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

LON DON, T UESDAY EVENING

No. 16,731.

THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND,
42, Moorgate-street.

TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P.
Baron L. IW. G. ScottPe
schild
, Esq.
Thomas Hankey, jun., Esq. th
TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Forms of, proposal for MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE, to meet
every contingency, Annuities, Endowments, Loans, &c., and the
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, with every information, may be had
at the Offices, where donations and subscriptions to the Benevolent
Fund are received.
April 29, 1846. THOS. MtLLINDER, Secretary.
MESSRS. WICKIIAM and CO.'s PUBLIC
SALES of RAILWAY SHARES, &c., are held at the Hall
of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAYS, at One o'clock.
Orders received until Four o'cloak of the day previous to each sale.
London, 1846.

NEWCA STLE-UPON-TYNE, EDIN-
BURGH, and DIRECT GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of the BANKERS' RECEIPTS for
SCRIP, of this COMPANY will be held at the Company's Office,
No. 11, Eldon-square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on MONDAY, the 18th
day of May instant, at Twelve o'c•ack at noon, when a copy of the
Bill new before Parliament, intituled " A Bill for making a Railway
from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the Hexham and Alemouth Turnpike
Road, at or near a place called 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 Ist day of May, 1846.
CHAS. A. MONCK, Chairman.
JAMES POTTS, Secretary.

AYRSHIRE and GALLOWAY RAILWAY.
A-SPECIAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of Scrip or of
BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP in the AYRSHIRE and GAL-
LOWAY RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at Gibb's Royal Hotel,
Edinburgh, en SATUIDAY, the 16th of May, 1846, at Two o'clock,
P.M., whereat a copy of the Bill will be submitted for the approval
of the Shareholders, in compliance with the resolutions of the House
of Commons there anent.
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.
ROBERT MACKAY, Secretary.
Union Hotel, Cockspur•street, London, April 29, 1846.
Form of note to be presented with the scrip at the meeting, or
transmitted together with Fcrip to the Secretary :
Name of person producing or transmitting scrip • .........A.B.
Addre 55........
Total amount of scrip produced or transmitted ..
No. of certificate. Denoting number of shares.
20 96 to 100
45 221 to 225
1,009 5,041 to 5,045

AM BER GAT E, NOTTINGHAM and
BOSTON and EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby giwm, that a Special Meeting of the Scripholders
of this Company will be held at the Exchange Hall, in the town of
Nottingham, 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,
intituled "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
submitted to the consideration of such meeting.
Dated April 29, 1846.

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

AMBERGAT E, 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, on 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, between 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 GoUGH, Secretary.

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK,
AND AYR RAILWAY.

In compliance with the resolutions or orders of the Houses of Par-
liament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the Shareholders or Stockholders
of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company, will
be held within the Company's Office, in Bridge-street, Glasgow, on
WEDNESDAY, tke 13th day of May next, at one o'clock in the after-
noon, when copies of the following Bills now before Parliament will
be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a note taken
on the said Bill as required by the said resolutions or orders, viz.:-
1. A Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr
Railway Company to alter their line near Kilmarnock, and to make
branches to Linwood, Swinlees, ead the Kilmarnock and Troon
Railway.
2. A Bill to amend the Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil-
marnock, and Ayr Railway, and to authorise the formation of
branches from Bushy to Irvine, and from Irvine to the harbour
thereof, with a subsidiary branch to Perceton Coal Works.
3, A Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock. and Ayr
Railway Company to make a branch from their railway near Blair
to Strathaven, and to amend the Acts relating to such railway:

By order of the Directors,
JAMES M'CALL, Chairman,
J. F. SMITH. Secretary.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE
RAILWAY.

In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Par-
liament, 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 11th 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 from 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.

MALTON AND DRIFFIELD JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the HOLDERS of SCRIP,
and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of the Mallon and Drif•
field Junction Railway Company, will be held on TUESDAY, the 12th
day of May next, at the Corn Exchange in New Mallon, in the
county of York, at One o'clock in the afternoon, when a copy of the
Bill for making the said Railway a:.d Branch to Frodingham-bridge,
will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, pursuant to
the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
And notice is hereby further given, that no person can vote at the
Dated this 29tclayjAofmArNprilD, luB N 41846.,
said meeting, unless he produces his Scrip or Banker's Receipts.
MORPETH, Chairman of the Provisional Directors.
BENJAMIN

LIVERPOOL and PRESTON and MAN-
CHESTER and SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the resolutions of the, two
Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or
of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of the LIVERPOOL and
PRESTON, MANCHESTER and SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS
COMPANY will be hold at the Palatine Hotel, Hunt's Bank, in
Maachester, on SATURDAY, 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 tke 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 consideration and approval.
Dated this first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six. By order,
H. BYNG HALL, Secretary.

OLDHAM DISTRICT RAILWAYS.
2(otice 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, will be held in the Town-hall in Oldham,
in the county of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, the Bth day
of May next, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon 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, fbr the considera-
tion and approval of the said Molders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts
for Scrip. .

JOHN DU-NCI:TT, Chairman.
EDWARD COCKRELL, Secretary.

Oldham, April 29th, 1846.

BEARD'S IMPROVED PHOTOGRAPHIC
PORTRAITS, so highly eulogised by all the leading journals,
are TAKEN DAILY, from Nine to Six, at 34, Parliament-street,
Westminster; 85, King William-street, City; and the Royal Poly-
technic Institution, Regent-street.
" The brilliancy and warmth of tone gained by the .Patenteo's
new method of colouring, add materially to the excellency of the
portrait."
" The portrait stands out in bold relief, clear, round, and life-like."
Licenses to practice the invention in -London, or the Provinces,
granted by Mr. Beard (sole patentee of the Daguerreotype), 85, King
William-street, City.

LOST, OR STOLEN.
ONE SCRIP of TWENTY SHARES, num-
bered 17,301 to 17,320 ; and one of FIVE SHARES, num-
bered 2,481 to 2,485, in the AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, and
BOSTON RAILWAY COMPANY, which were delivered at the
Sheffield Post-office, April 28th, but had not been received as directed.
Sharebrokers and Sharedealers are requested to stop the said
Scrips, and to forward any information respecting them to Mr.
Ebenezer Smith, Stock and Sharebroker, Sheffield.

STEAM TO NEW YORK.
The GREAT BRITAIN, steam-ship, Lieut. JAS. HOSKEN,
R.N., Commander, will start for New / ork, from the Coburg Dock,
Liverpool, at 9 o'clock, A.M., on SATURDAY, the 9th instant.
Fares, 25 aid 30 Guineas, according to the position of the berth ;
for a single-berthed room, 35 Guineas. Steward's Fee, I Guinea.
For freight or passage, apply, at Bristol, to W. M. Bennett, Secre-
tary, 35, Princes-street; at Liverpool, to Gibbs, Bright, and Co., 8,
North John-street ; at Glasgow, to H. B. Webb, Glassford-street ; or,
at London, to Mark Pinkerton, 65. Cornhill.