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thirty - • CutI.:J.„GENERAL COURT of the' said COMPANY i I T W..
t before
„As , iit, et Et._ House in Leadonhali-street, on FRIDAY. the Gth : 1 - .! '
red the "- lately the e_op,e: o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of laying \ - .4
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ridenCi ely ~,,.rr ri tors Documents relative to the brilliant Victories
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nee .e„ . the 'left Bank of the Sutlej •, and Resolutions of
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by the Court of Directors.
Ile (let tile inspection e.ntionedDocments and Resolutions are now open for ""14'2--"''1"--**'''''s."-.--''"."'''''''''-"1"""'""r"'m""ili"""mgr'r
'gait?, the, ' , f the Proprietors at this House. - !
tfeo JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. .
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LONDON, '1
t, bzid '4- II pRo. AND TAVERN KEEPERS I.`‘ O. 16,679.
7.,,,,-:-'.:tige:P' li IDENT INSTITUTION, for Relief of Necessitous
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1 bell Rvoeyna,l Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Bill, "The that the Seventh Annual General Meeting -up RITISH . INSTITUTION, - PALL-MALL
Ally ..,- of Members
eosree.
receive the '
_i. . tio„.., . .of this Institution will take place at the London IL* The GALLERY, for the EXHIBITION and SALE of the
it, °Pe'..t; P eciselr '''' Ludgate-hill on MONDAY, March 16, at Twelve for One. WORKS of BRITISH ARTISTS, is OpEN DAILY from Ten till
IYing •
PP • A /11/ t:rro;08 ^ice
di,o'rtt,
anti Annual Report of the Committee, the Andl- FlYo.
elect officers for the year ensuing ;also to receive d
,tlani. , •alteration in the and Regulations of this Institution. Admission, Is. Catalogue, Is.
nod' WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper.
t the lac 0. Craven Hotel _ STEPHEN EDWARD TAP
STER, lion. Sec.
were aPP/eir , STEPHEN EDWARD
Strand. A RT-UNION OF LOND ON
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se. ell ' President—His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE.
NOTES, fo,r the use of
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eifectingstit "Wirt Continent. These Notes are pa) able at every Subscribers will receive for each gainea paid, besides the chance
main, e -I).4towianthtoPele.necoilt Europe, and thus enable a traveller to vary his
la of obtaining a valuable work of art, an Impression of a line-
s il of
titani`.',,, 1_ n
.nwvehtence ;no expense is incurred except the price engraving by Mr.'P. Lightfoot, from the picture by Mr. H. O'Neil,
et it ocUbe jet e 0:;,,,..a.,.U.en
fcashed no charge is made for edminission. " Jeplitha's Daughter," and, in addition to this, a series of designs
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iative-..' eel esgthb at the Zad",
og a the public, these notes May be obtaiued in outline, made expressly for the Society by Mr. G. E. Hicks, Mas-
co of the London and Westminster Bank, in
.1,,: seuril.Lor, ai the Branches of the Bank, YU. :
esl§ °" be tragve of Campbell's " Gertrude of Wyoming."
,e 1 blida the "3. In, '"'s sdeuare • GEORGE GOD WIN, Hon.
high f"r We ‘l' Holborn I 4,' Stratford-place, Oxford-street
13, Wellington-street, Borough . LEWIS POCOCK, j Secretaries.
e charier 13 $7, High-street, Whitechapel. i ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
F order of the Board, •
' JAMES WILLIAM GILBART, General Manager. Lectures on CHEMISTRY, with Brilliant Experiments,
JE-----iir7.,
.. by Dr. Ryan, daily at Half-past Three, and on the Evenings 01
ILAN EASTERN: JUNCTION RAIL- 'Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine o'Clock. During
The h. WAY: . % „ Lent a series of LECTURES on ASTRONOM r, by Dr. Bachhoffner '
on the Mornings and Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-
.
letzli Toeelhledta_.tien which, accompanied by Mr. George Stephensiin,
S 191' , br
'days, illustrated by a beautifhl DISSOLVING ORRERY, accoom-
e li3V eil t. . ster .. ss, to Belgium for the purpoee co, settling with the
"kilw '4 Public Works ' - ' . •pa i led by Dr. Wallace on Grove's Melodian, a new' Musical
ch °f "el tlii_ ay, Anti
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_. the law for the Belgian Eastern Junction . Instrume.it, and on Rrahy's CALOTON E. ' A daily LEC-
n °it I±eotiett„.. or Making ass inspection of the line, has returned to i TURF on the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, illustrated by 'a
'pa
er " hoit;
10 s atlelog s of Directors has received from' Mr. Stephenson a most Working Model carrying Visitors. A New and Powerful Working
i'e biliei ba_t9le of the respecting the resources, population, and easy Model ot, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, which
l'keesy ~~`
,41,
PHYSIOSCOI,E, OPAQSE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING
,puff' etit! or ,(,'s , Bich he tells them may be constructed at an unusually low
'be 0 Pee mile) la to pass. The Directors expect that the law VIEWS, CIIIIOII 'TROPE, Bt.e. Experiments with the DIVING
CS" 1. As 80:1„e of the first introduced into the Chambers. BELL and DIVER. Open from Eleven to Half-past Five, and
sires er rem," ad Mr. Stephenson has submitted his written report, the from Seveff to Half-past Ten in the Evening.
i Oil to 'mine „t will take the earliest opportunity, consistent with due notice _ Admittance. One Shilling. Schoolsaialf-price.
Ts.; tittle .
,keeti:7,?ea to the Shareholders, of calling them together at a general
'tate " and I r VIM HUMAN TRIPOD, or the THREE-
ueitille oori
inein , aYing beforethem the reports of their engineers, and a
of the affairs and prospects of the Company. .1. LEGGED CHILD and FIRST BIPENIS EVER SEEN or.
/
Pt 2:,
i, , Essen By order, .W. G. BICKNELL, Secretary. HEARD OF. • '
i the 01)0 p_____ a-street, March 2, 1846. The nobility and gentry, and the lovers of natural sciences, are re-
al th.. 00
,Illit-----X spectfully invited to view the following unprecedented phenomenon
'st,, bu!„1 p, ,_ RMY OF THE SUTLEJ, and the of a Male Child, Six Months old, by name JOHN BAPTIST DOS
? Iseir Wee '`Tlcip , SANTO-, a native of Portugal, having THREE LEGS and
he Pr • fa 4.0. itze . ATLD CAMPAIGN in the PUNJAUB, OF-
littel.,4 TWENTY FOES, and being otherwise a wry fine, well,made,
gull t, sd, Irp ALLED to JOIN THEIR REGIMENTS, BRITISH or
lia °belie ttlyese-7,:te respectfully informed that they can, at the subjoined healthy, and lively boy. He is a bipenis as well as a trisceles, and
at
beOA ijn. tialf„LPlace advantageously and promptly all deficiencies in
liii!Plied tip and accoutrements, or those newly in the "Gazette" the causes of this extraordinary gemination of limbs and organs, and
the probabilities of their future growth and developMent, may well
ths.trcOr est to ett....l.he whole necessary equipment complete, and accord- afford ample field for the speculations of the learned. ,
al r ' 14'D1eu,,,17,11ed regulation. By paying cash' on the satisfactory Exhibited every day (Sunday excepted) from 'Eleven fo Five,
amid from Seven to Nine o'clock, at No. 56, QUADRANT, REGENT-
ik,:lteetee r the order, a saving of not less than 35 per cent. can STREET.
At', hag' acrd materials of the best description, for which this
Admission, Half-a-Crown. - •
: f 4/ 61 ,s,,,,,jeve ,n alone-established name. The saving comprised in , ~,,„ Child wll he AbiA-ru ..awn.o ,vb MtIILOS at the same address.
bust es/s1 (iii N.
olriannein, this advertisement equally applies to this . __.l-- -1 '- - - ' -------------
rAlt Tlir tette;vtry branch of either service, together .applies
UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY
dot "itti thet 4t.
'mate of uniform (only necessaries therein stated),
Capital, 160,000/., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share.
de pi rDM
ii ,Ces, will be forwarded on applieation to Deposit, 2s. per Share. in accordance with the Act.
es J.
.t 1"----....:el: and D. NICOLL, 114, Regent-street, London. '(Provisionally Registered.)
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SONS' AND GENERAL LIFE • ' next ensuing.
N.B. The allotment of Shares will take plaae on the 16th of March
er Ju°- -AL ASSuRA Professor Ryan. M.D., LL.D.
,41...5t ~,:, , NCE COMPANY, 11, WATERLOO-PLACE,. William Stiles, Esq.
eed.,lool Robert Nicholson, Esq.
4_ld itt—elt. London.
of the
Otlr 4,er transacted in all the Branches and for all objects of Life
-`teree,,,`, Endowments, and Annuities, and to secure contingent Henry Franeis, Esq., Patentee
Captain Kenyon
Dominique Causse, Esq.
Henry Ault, Esq.
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_,, '''''' C. Information' and prospectuses furnished by Joseph PeDl°w' Esq.
Charles Brooke, Esq. John Kissick, Esq.
0111°7074 • l JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary. Solaciron—J. F. W. Fesenmeyer, Esq.
, tile
s„ . BANKERS.—Mr Claude Scott, Bart., and Co.
et ler i; i --lONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR 41'
iDuct;6l-' patent) for an
This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying out, and bring-
ANCE SOCIETY,
c loheic 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. • mp roved manufacture of gas of a superior quality, and at much less
ng into general use, au invention (secured by letters
rrr' ' °IS ot, Capital4soo,ooo.
available in
access building
expense than the usual cost, by an apparatus so simple in construe-
,is!, - tir edge ,_ Empowered by Act of Parliamext.
. 00 • tion, and so compendious in form, as to be
(scene or forfeit
The
mtrittltion offsrs important and substantial advan- or situation where the ordinary snpplies of gas are not ble.
e licintofie
eve stee-of iet'esissarciredaPteet both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. Full details in prospectus, which may be had at the offices of the
Drury-lane, with forms et application for shares, and
to o.,,Jr,:,,reonofalit)eccraosi,Tys,
tt,,,,h.e,
.ptoi:,;adr too 1 btohrre
premiumwitho utp
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hme rpea mn 3411b9;seen the apparatus at work, and the brilliancy el the
he rrittils'
001°1, r'otrl ta,
1,414; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion gas exemplified. Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary, to whom must
te,na, rests to meet other conveni4nceo or necessity. Assurances be made all communications, post ttee.
We ° 0'
es r° Ic/6 Of Years are granted on the lowest possible rates. - -
Ile, .013 i DIVISION OF PROFIT..
UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.--
Illro 101' mCe
CONTRACTS TAKEN for lighting up with a superior GAS,
Cos- It: 111:,._eee and increasing prosperity of tee Society has enabled
L!'lls, ~''''", at the last annual investigation, to declare a third and at a reduced rate, towns, villages, lighthouses, dockyards, hos-
t'(a Vet pitals, theatres, public offices, manufactories, printing-offices, prisons,
p, 0, -'''it lieli.,a-rYtog from 30 to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on
t_ ,e/..At tri -1" effected on the Profit scale. barracks, railway-stations, asylums, schools, and other large build-
"t.:lPc' lOb .s---....________ EXAMPLES. ings,-where the ordinary gas is not accessible. Letters to be ad-
dressed to Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary, 159, Drury-lane.
ito De, ee i; .-0 0 5-
Lot,co-,,, 0
1:' =9' 4 I' ''' WALLSEND COALS BY RAILWAY
e Dirtj, De 4„: Premium. '','„< Bonus Bonus in 11 e.t.a; ni w t
.92
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
011•`,011,,, ' I !4 adde;l. Cash. E• ii h 4 s
s te, tli., 1 SIR—We beg, through the medium of your paper, to Inform the
me, "-,"
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. --_____ 61. A a .4 57, public that the METROPOLITAN is the only Coal Company who
deliver the Best Screened Sunderland Walisend at 255. per full ton,
!Ir Ot
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unmixed with inferior sorts ; Prime Newcastle, commonly sold for
• Itta,,, t e , 1837 £l9l 13 5 £67 13 5 £l3 17 1 £395 11 1
rreZi 010
I '''' it i ';' 1838 tee 13 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 346 2 3 best, 235. screened ; Coke, 17e. Delivered free of extra charge
within five miles.—Your obedient servants,
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. ' 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 9 210 2% 13 4
H. BEARDSWORTH and CO.
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tier vi, 279, High Holborn.
. ...I a.., el ri.....,

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER
BANKING COMPANY.
The proprietors of this Company held their usual annual meeting
terday at their offices, Lothbury, for the purpose of declaring a
dividend, the re-election of three directors who go out by rotation,
and the disposal of general business.

pTAhTenctheaKii
3wlAuxwtaßkLet? esti, ()EtwleAOß;T;l:oikstib„y
who
said,
that before sub-
mitting to the meeting the report of the proceedings of
this bank for the year 1845, if they would allow him, he
would say a few write to recal to their minds some of
the characteristics of the year 1845, as the _results of establishments
of this kind.- He was aware that, in great commercial bodies like
this, dispatch was the life of business, and thereksre he would not
detain the meeting by making a long speech.(Hear, hear.) The
year 1845, it would be remembered, was characterised by a great
abundance of money, a circumstance fraught with great danger to
inexperienced banking establishments, inasmuch as they often cape-
being
ioot oe amount
u deso
those
thdo securitylasnet duty,..t
andic thanh
cheap,
fromnj fromnarked
thekh ead which riewed great difficulty in procuring money to pay their dividends, by
reason of their having placed their money out of reach, by investing it
Imusualhie h
seemthey sties. But
to obtaintho o
closing a
its
become opening;
scarce, the year 1845 was characterisedo by circumstances diametrically op-
positeand
almostm on
amountinge
to
pressure on the market. But suck were the principles ripen which
the directors of this bank had conducted the business that they had
secured ample funds wherewith to meet all just demands upon them
with liberality to those to whom they were due '
and wills satisfaction
to the proprietary ; while in no instance had they ever violated their
established rule of never re-discounting ' a bill. (Hear, hear
Judging, then, front the satisfactory state of their affairs for the.)
past year, it might bo said that they could have afforded to pay a
higher dividend than 6 per cent, but the directors had thought it
their duty to the proprietary to still adhere to the usual rate of 6 per
cent., and place the overplus to the credit of the reserved fun d
(Hear.) And the result of that fund was that it *—
enabled the directors
to keep up a uniform payment of six per cent., while in years of
scarcity or reverses, which some time or other attended all human
affairs, they had that fund to fall back upon, which in years of pros-
perity it had still continued to accumulate.—(Hear, hear.) Ti
e
the
balance sheet of the rep rt would now be laid before
meeting,
and it would be found that it had been made
out in con-
formity with the wishes of the proprietors, and upon a
plan, which in the humble but decided opinion of the directors,
was decidedly the best, namely, that struck out by the Government
as the form for the balance-sheet of the Bank
of England.—(Hear,
hear.) By that balance-sheet it would be seen that the Company
had a paid-up capital of 800,0001., which had been sub-
sctibed by about 1,000 contributors, which fact gained
them increased confidence from the public, and as it was lodged
in Government security, they had it as a sheet-anchor to windward,
against the storms which might assail them.—
the proprietors should taXe tkriarrworlid be timid to have beet►fltlly
.t.laVrsritrslTglised. (Cheers.) Thare was one other poixt to which
he would wish to allude, as having been the cause of what
was technically called by monied men a "tightness" in the
money market during the year 1845. He meant those gigantic
operations called railway schemes. and the necessity for those en-
gaged in them paying up the dividend required by Government.
When this arrangement was made, it never could have been contem-
plated that those railway schemes would amount to the vast extent
they had reached, but the effect of the Government
requiring this amount of deposit was that seine of the oldest and
most respectable bankers in London waited upon the Government
with a view to induce them to alter the rule, and substitute
Government security or Exchequer-bills instead of money ; but this
was refused, and the consequence was that, not taking into
account either Scotland or Ireland, the amount of deposits subscribed
in England alone was, he believed, about 11,000,0001. He asked of
the Government in his place in Parliament, that the money should be
lodged in the Bank of England instead of with the Chancellor r f
the Exchequer ; but all alteration of the rule was refused, aid the
consequence was that a large sum of money was withheld from cir-
culation, to the great injury of the prosperity of this great commer-
cial community. And here he should observe that, but for the liberal
conduct of the Bank of England, this difficulty would have been
greatly increased, and therefore this establishment was greatly in-
debted to them. —(Hear.) The byegone difficulties they had had with
the Bank of England had all long since been satisfactorily arranged,
and all was now peaee.—(Chcers.) They had peace without and
plenty within, and if that was not a good item to carry to the debit
side of profit and less, he was merely a mammon merchant, and not a
moralist at all. He had now to announce that Lord Wm. Douglas
had been compelled by other engagements to resign his seat in the
direction, and they had elected Mr. Thomas Chapman in his
stead.—(Hear, hear.) And in a very little time he hoped
to see other additions made to it from amongst the first com-
mercial companies in this great empire of commerce.—(Cheers.)
The SECRETARY then read the report of the directors, by which It
appeared that the balance-sheet exhibited a very prosperous state of
the Company's funds, and that they had on hand, at the end of the
year 1845, a balance of unappropriated profits to the amount of
over 88,000/. The report then went on to say, that—
" The profits of the bank during the past year, after defraying the
current expenses, and making provision for all bad and doubtful
debts, amounts to 66,344/. is. Out of these profits the directors paid,
last September, a dividend at the rate of six per cent. per annum,
for the half year ending the 30th June, and they now declare a divi-
dend at the same rate, for the half-year ending the 31st December.
After the payment of these dividends, making together 48,0001.,
there will remain &surplus of 18,344/. Is. to be added to the reserved
fund, which will then amount to 88,2481. 16s. 4d.
" The three Directors who go out by rotation, are Joseph Esdaile,
Esq., Sir John Kirkland, and John Stewart, Esq., M.P., all of-whom,
being eligible, offer themselves for re-election." '
Mr. TITE proposed the adoption of the report. He felt that there
were many present who could lay claim to greater importance and
higher standing than himself, and to whom he ought, perhaps, to
give way ; but as he had ventured at their last meeting to suggest
that the directors should alter the form in which the accounts
usually app. ared, and to give such a statement its the one they had
published, he fait that he might be permitted to propose the adoption
of the report and accounts which had been submitted to them. He
begged to thank the directors, on behalf of the proprietors, for having
adopted that suggestion, because he thought that a favourable result
could not fail to ensue from the publication of a
clear and simple statement of their affairs, and that
such an " exposure "—if he might use the term—would do
more than anything to destroy any unfavourable impres-
sion which might exist in any quarter, with respect to their esta-
blishment. If such impression did exist, he was`cenvinced that the
statement which the directors had put forward would destroy it,
because it showed how large a sum had been invested to meet un-
expected contingencies, and how large a sum they had in hand.—
(near, hear.) In fact, the perspicuity of their financial statement
was much to their credit. The usual dividend of 61. per cent, was
exceedingly satisfactory, and they might congratulate the directors
and themselves on there being no probable chance of its diminution.
No doubt the directors had exercised a wise discretion in proposing
the payment of the usual amount, instead of devoting a portion of the
proceeds to the payment of a higher divi ;end, but if they had proposed
71. per cent. instead of 61., carrying 6,000/. instead of the sum pro-
proposed to the reserved account, he should have felt more satisfied
—(Hear)—but as he had said, he had no doubt the directors had
excellent reasons for not proposing such an alteration.
The motion having been seconded,
Mr. JOSHUA Watarea wished to make a few observations before
the chairman put the motion to the meeting. In the first place, he
wished to congratulate the proprietors on the splendid statement
which had been submitted to them, by the directors, and which re-
flected great credit not only:on them, but on the managers and others.
—(Hear, hear.) He had no idea of the wealth and power of the hank
until he entered into all the particulars connected with it. He happened
to possess one of the first reports, and as he had taken some trouble
to compare its statements with those in that now submitted to them,
and as he thought it could not but be interesting to the meeting, in
order that they might perceive the great progress which had marked
their establishment from its commencement, he would state the re-
sults of his investigation. The capital in 1834, which was the first
year in which any statement was published, was 182,000/., whilst is
1846 it had increased to 803,000/. The deposits in 1834 were
180,0001. ; in 1846 they were 3,590,000/. That was a very large sum
to have reached in that short time. The profits in 1834 did not ex-
ceed 3,540/. ; in 1846 they amounted to 66,3441. They had no re-
served fund in 1834, but in 1846 they had a reserved thud of 88,300/.
—(Cheers.) He observed also that the gross or net profits made by
the bank during the 12 years it had been established amounted
to 496,175/., out of which the proprietors had received 407,9361. in
the shape of dividends.(Hear.) This was a startling result in so
short a period, and showed the great degree of public confidence be-
stowed on the bank, and the unremitting attention of the directors
and other officers to their affairs.—(Cheers.) Be also observed that
in 1845 they had only one branch. which was in Westminster; they
_ .

• •11a,
444 tr j „ilt. ion of profits is animal, and the next will be made in. De-
ue present year.

NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA. CLOTH,
registered 6 and 7 Vie., cap. 65. Patronised by the Prince
Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &c.
1 This overce,t recommends itself to the Public generally by its
peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence
against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain.
To bo had In London only of the Patentees. 114, Regent-street.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. See

LINEN TRADE.—An Irish House in
ta s M
tooi" coanufacturing and Bleaching Trade, having at present an
Doted',nnexion in London and the West of England, Is dis-
t. Lo makee arrangements with a Gentleman conversant with the
ttApplica,tllduct the sale of their goods in those districts.
ear °ns by letter, with real signatures, addressed C. Ireland,
ocreferee
" Messrs. Daw, sous, 74, Cannon-street, City, and giving
enabled 0:3 as to respectability, &c., &c., as the writers may
174,W think necessary, will receive due attention.

wtt,,nl-, ATE MR. THOMAS JACKSON.
aaV~i"`..tr. AS the late Mr. THOMAS JACKSON, formerly of
Zed eo„ the County of ;zalop, but at his death of Ludlow, in the
`se 7,,""1Y. did in and by his last Will and Testament, dated
%qv daY of February, 1831, give the residue of his personal
ty47_, after payment of certain legacies, to be equally divided bc-
' Vrfartbe several lawful children of his sisters Mary. Elizabeth,
144_ et and Ann, and the lawful children of the Testator's half-
)^rit, '4l Henry Jackson, and Adam Jackson ; and of his half-sister
t!‘thee'!. within one year after the death of the said Testator's wife,
hilm rine Jackson, who died on the sth day of December, 1841, pro-
aDulication was made to the trustees appointed by the said
Z,n, :11,11,in one year next after the death of the said Catherine Jack-
in order that the parties entitled should have proper notice,
If "I's, Tatar directed that his said trustees should give public notice
std ilaYinent of the shares of the said children, by advertising the
~ioTti,T,atiner therein mentioned.
17,‘etio; is therefore hereby GIVEN, that we, the under-
the ~," Charles Wilding, of the Dairy-house, near Welshpool,
.111, UntY of Montgomery, and Joseph Newell, of Lydbury
h,,,,,,11 the said count of Salop, Gentlemen, the trustees naed
"1/142'111 of the said Thy omas Jackson, do intend on or before the
• tetid4,f Of December, 1846, to make an equal division of all the
of the said Thomas Jackson's personal property, unto and
444 hf.hetween such of the lawful children of the aforesaid sisters
tipsr, ;1, brothers and sister of the said Thomas Jackson, as shall
th, IThcation to us, make it appear that they are legally entitled
14 811%11411'e ; and all such nephews and nieces of the said TestWor
it,ar
to us us that ton or before the said sth day of December next, ake it
rL4tu hey are entitled, will be excluded from any
ender the said Will, agreeable to the directions of the said
aced
this 20th day of February, 1846.
(Signed) CHARLES WILDING.
JOSEPH NEWELL.

fir. IN HANOVER-STREET.
IRS' far-famed MAGAZINE of ART and his FAMILY
RESIDENCE adjoining.
4It•GEORGE ROBINS respectfully male;
)tteiate known to the Public, and more especially such as ap-
~at
h FINE ARCHITECTURE AND THE FINE ARTS',
;le aleattvill SELL by AUCTION on the Premises, on TUESDAY.
t,,4!its instant, at One o'clock, in consequence of Mr.
%,7asivaving taken, in conjunction with Mr. Meakin, the
halt Premises, No. 139, in New Bond-street, lately, and
Zroe a century, in the occupation of Mr. Turner, LTphol-
f_qb.,llo the Royal Family, with the intention of continuing
Zage7' Of decorating with the useful appendage ef a thorough know-
TRe. ;:f *lashing 'houses in various styles suited to the present
laer-p2,. R. is instructed to sell the abode in which so much of the
,-m,Y fair fame of Mr. Fairs bas been acquired,
0%7.: 2, IN HANOVER-STREET, HANOVER.S.QUARE.
a lucid description of all its claims to admiration, both in
lrior and the interior, would necessarily occupy too large a
a public announcement; it is, therefore, suggested that all
an,,,,, ,ained to this first-rate situation should go and judge for
es, when the moderated account that is to be attempted in
little detail will be confirmed.
THE ORDER OF ITS ARCHITECTURE
b,_4l IS OF THE EARLY ITALIAN SCHOOL.
-,141()tt ", very much more imposing than anything contemporw-
eti and the expense of accomplishing this has necessarily con-
z> ti:t large capital but its prepossessing appearance amply re-
tiat great outlay incurred, as well as the tact and anxiety,
ep
I;:!arked its progress and completion. It may be well,
kdd;to
to observe that the situation is so pre-eminent that it
Itted t 7 to the highest works of art ; indeed, it is fearlessly as-
-group, at both within and without there is nothing to surpass it
, exit
klug t THE METROPOLIS OF ENGLAND ;
coy veie'meaething in a more humble sphere cannot fail, in a peen-
Itiseeverpuzzled
pursuit that would hear a comparison with It, and
rdai
kijTHE MAGAZINE AND SHOW ROOM
111 7 he rendered worthy competitors with the Show Rooms of
ll'reet.4lllY-respectable successors to Storr and Mortimer, in Bond-

had now five, and he found by the Bankers' Almanac that in 1835 the
batik had no country agents, whereas at the present moment not
less than 150 local banks and branches were connected with them.—
(Cheers ) He found also on inquiry that whilst in 1835 only 20
clerks were required, the services of 117 were required in 1846.—
(Hear, hear.) He did think that as these things showed such rapid
and extraordinary progress in their undertaking that they could
not fail to be interesting, and that they would not object to hear them.
But there was one thing which struck him very forcibly, whether
during this rapid increase of prosperity and business, and c ,nse-
quently increased labour to the directors any additional remuneration
to that originally agreed had been voted to them.—(Hear.) It did
seem to him that they ought to give their attention to the subject, as
that increased labour required additional remuneration.—(Hear.)
In 1834 the directors declined to receive any remuneration whatever,
and in 1835 a sum of money was voted to them in consideration of
their services. He would make no further comment on the subject;
but he could not help anxiously inquiring whether any addition had
been made to that sum commensurate with the additional
labour which the rapid increase of the business of the
bank had imposed upon them ? The Chairman had stated
that an increase of directors was contemplated. Ile was glad
to see Mr. Chapman one of that body, because he had known him
and his wealthy connexions for several years, and he did not think a
better selection could have been made.—(Hear, hear.) Me hoped
that the directors, in making any additions to their body, would select
gentlemen from that body of merchants of which Mr. Chapman was
a member, because he believed, that by doing so, they would acid to
the influence of the bank, and consequently promote its prosperity.
Mr. LEVY would have no objection to receive 71. per cent., as re-
commended by Mr. Tite ; but, as the directors were of opinion that
they ought not to pay more than 6 per cent., he should support
their determination, because he had the greatest faith in their
discretion. If they had a sufficiently reserved fund let them have
the additional sum which they proposed to add to it, but the di-
rectors were the best judges, and they were in favour of paying no
more titan the usual per centage. The subject of increasing the
remuneration of the clerks in the bank ought to be left in
the hands of the directors, as lie considered that the
proprietors had not the opportunities of testing their respective merits
as the directors. However, he could state that the department of the
bank in which he principally transacted business was as well, and
perhaps better, conducted, than any other bank in the kingdom.—
(Hear, hear.) The directors must excuse him if he referred to
what was, in his estimation, a " sore place."—(Laughter.
Now he did not like the election of Mr. Chapman to this
office of director. He was, no doubt, a very respectable man, and
if he had been canvassed, he, perhaps, should have voted for him ;
but he regretted (and the more so because the Chairman wa Fa
Liberal to the backbone)—(Laughter)--that the proprietor-
had not been consulted in the election of Mr. Chapman, or
of any other director—(Hear, hear)—and he hoped when
a vacancy again occurred in the direction that they would be ap-
pealed to. Ile did however not mean by this to detract from the
merits of their directors, for he believed that a more competent
body, than the one which presided over their affairs, could not he
found—(Hear, hear)—but he wished the power to be vested in the
proprietors, as he disliked a " home list," andas they had elected Mr.
Chapman, they might elect anyone else they pleased.
A PROPRIETOR expressed his willingness to second any motion
which might be submitted to the meeting embodying the sentiments
enunciated by Mr. Levy.
Mr. Tux rose to order. The only motion before the meeting was
for the adoption of the report.
Mr. LEVY declined to put his sentiments in the shape of a motion,
as he considered that the suggestion he had offered would have the
desired effect.
The CHAIRMAN explained that the right of electing directors was
vested in themselves by the Act of Incorporation ; and that the prac-
tice of filling up vacancies, which occurred between the annual meet-
ings, had been continued since the establishment of the Bank.
However, they were at liberty not to confirm the report.
A rotatory principle was adopted by which three of the directors went
annua ly out of office, and the proprietors might propose directors
during the six weeks before the Ist of March. There was no " home
list," but they acted on a home principle for the benefit of the under-
taking.
Mr. DONALDSON expressed his satisfaction at the way in which
the accounts were made out, and congratulated himself on having
been the fit st to recommend the adoption of the improved plan. The
right of electing directors should be vested in that body, and while
they had confidence in the directors there was no necessity for the
proprietors to meet to fill up any vacancies which might occur. When
the principle was abused, they might take steps to effect a change.
A PROPRIETOR considered that they ought to meet twice instead of
once a year, in order that they might have the pleasure of hearing
such satisfactory information as that afforded by the directors to-day
oftener. The number of directors originally intended was 24, but
they never had a greater number thou 16 or 18. The present
number was 13. New as the busines of the bank ha 1
increased they ought to have an an additional number, Last year
the profits amounted to 51,0001., this year to 66,3441. ; showing an
increase of 15,3431. 195.--(Hear) -- which was bight) satisfactory, awd
ps
„he
charitable
tiottiaelcebubl :roc;
psouotts.cheim
which
cohthul
y,gehtth
the visitation
showed that the directors had performed their duties In an efficient
ed,
s
ect
manner. He considered that as they had in a measure superseded
devote
ofa Providencepo r tion of their
manypr fits
disastersto
wouldlateilbroematatQourieoblelye,rtehdeocfeadmbinyethi
contri-
butingn Ireland,
a small sum out of their large profits to the sufferers.
Mr. LEVY—That would take away our 71. per cent. with a ven-
geance._

1141°141 r t THE PRIVATE RESIDENCE
1
eerk:- .5 full of taste and comfort, and iA prodective of a large
' It is held for a period of 18 years, subject to a low Annual
4114 eatl be
viewed, by tickets, ten days antecedent to the Sale,
'oet, ars then had on the Premises ; and at Mr. George Robins's
10;14.1;e' t-gard en, with the lithographic drawings attached.
b feuZeudid Decorations within that Emporium of Taste will be
oen .lays after the sale of the residence ; they comprise a
~Gtpcobit,bination that cannot fail to delight the learned in taste and
the 1 or the
,Tralter convenience, they will be removed and sold
roonr, (n flovent-garden.
hf‘GESS'S _NEW SAUCE, for general pur-
l'''. It -w§es
St4elith; aving gaintio. such great appr,oba,tion, and, the demand
uing increases JOHN BURGESS and ON beg most
tthelfll7 to offer thus their best acknowledgments to the Public
4:_ht auboral patronage of the same ; its utility and great convent-
co edlilates have recommended P. to the most distinguished
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tlig...nlick-.GESS and SON'S long-established and much-esteemed
Tres ANCHOVIES continues to testapad by them alter
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- Mr. BROWN said, with regard to the suggestions which hail Just
been made, he thought that the proprietors had better follow the
usual course of private bankers, which was to give money iu their
Individual capacity. He did not find that the Union Bank or any
other joint-stock bank had made any grant trent their corporate
fluids. Then, with respeet to tale matter of the directory,
he thought any increase In the number of directors,
the usual meetings were quite sufficient for making any alteration.
Ile would suggest that some attempt should be made to get Into
the clearing-house. If there was plenty within and peace without
with the Bank of England, he thought it would be better to extend
those-peaceful relations with other banks, and he would suggest that
ionic attempt elwaltl 1?e gutde to accomplish that object.

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No. 16,679. LON DON) THURSDAY
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The Custastas that persevering
become members.
- e clearing-house, but all they could at present:
do Was to knock lily at the door until they.did, as he was sure they
ultimately would; n admission. Then with regard to the suggestion
respecting charitie did not with it to go forth to the shareholders
. that their moneyappropriated without their consent to purposes
to which they m attempts had been made to
which the busines
west strictly applicable. lie did not, however,
*is!' it to g 9 ferule Christian public that the directors did not
sometimes smuggtortion of their cash for the relief of misfortune
and unexpected caty. —(Laughter and cheers.)
Mr. KEmesreensed to exprese his thanks Mr the manner in
vote of thanks to
s ectors for their conduct, and to include in that
Tote the name of NhapmauSwho, although young in the manage-
Ought to be increase
manage-
ment, was enainenSmitled to the respect and good-will of the
she bank had been conducted, and to move a
shareholders: He coincided in the opinion that the directory
tors, among whom tom of 2,500/. were divided.
for enlarging th sectors.,
The motion havirsen seconded.
Mrs LEVY said, the thought it would be better that any pro-
posalHe found that there were navr thixteen
tion for the sereicef the gentlemen now constituting the board,
should come free the hoard itself. He thought thatliabl
they were gcntlan of too high character to be
e
to any false smsttion respecting their motives..
was sure' they 'ould not he mealy-mouthed: —(Loud
and fsr increasing the compensa-
Ile
tion
When t 1 wanted money they had not hesitated to
ask for it.—(No, no; thing has ever emanated Irom the board.)—
whis circulation and give it effect.—(Cries of
All there was a whisr—(l.aughter)—and there were always friends
ready, to put a Panto
"No, no.")
Mr. WARREN Objeetithat there were insuffielent statements of the
expenses of the brancisnkss and proceeded during the expression of
much disapprobation, State that he had understood that an advance
of from 1,0001. to 2,4/. had been made to the managers of the
different banks, and 1 was not surprised at it when he saw the
elegant mansions while were engaged for those branch banks; but
he thought tills altogetsr unnecessary when lie observed the little
business that was doe at those branch banks.. Ile thought that
whenever a vacancy ii the direction occurred, a special meeting
ought to be convened, s that it might be tilled up by the votes of the
shareholders.
Mr. Tin had read Of man of one idea, and there was an illus-
tration of the fact in theiresent instance. He had heard the gen-
. tleman who had just sat lowa snake the same speech three times
over within the last fortrght, and always with the same result, and
that was, that he cencludd without a seconder. And with regard to
the suggestion of an alteration in the direction, so that each and all
should be subjected to occlusion from office for a twelvemonth,
it was both inconvenient, inexpedient, and illegal. From the nod
of the solicitor he' was convinced that such was the case.
He thought that the naninstio new directors was most properly
left is the), ,
evisjStatseetaea givetrlsv-theiii; tor one was quite ready to give
lus cordial assent and Support to any motion which had that ob-
ject.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN had done his best to cleanse other bodies from the
evil of self-election, and no one had a greater objection to such a
plan ; but the deed of settlement bound the 'directors to the system,
and by that means they retained the services of the most efficient
men. The gentletnan who had just sat down had displayed a total
ignorance of the whole business of the bank. With respect to the
exclusion of gentlemen front office, he could assert that
there was only one bank in England which followed that plan
—he meant that of Preston—and he believed that a
worse clause had never been • • inserted in any deed
than that which compelled that bank to pursue such a course. As
to what had fallen from Mr. Warren concerning the indolence of the
directors; he thought 'a sufficient reply had been given by the terms
of the report, but he might ffirther state that the directors were
responsible for the conduct of the branch banks as well as
for that' of the principal establishment. Three directors sat
every day during working hours as a committee, and' once every
week the whole board met to revise their proceedings,
and he could assure the proprietor that if he inquired more closely
he would' find that, instead of the directors being a set of drons+s, who
consumed the honey of the bees, they were very industrious peorle.
The motion for the thanks•of the shareholders to the Chairman and
directors was then passed unanimously.- •
John Esdalle, Esq., Sir John Kirkland, and John Stewart, Esq.,
who went out of the direction by rotation were then re-elected.
Mr. WARREN then proposed that the 48th clause of the deed of set-
tlement, which allowed the directors the right of electing members
of their board in the case of a temporary vacancy, should be expunged.
The CHAIRMAN said that the motion wovld, if carried, alter the
constitution of the Company, and that notice ought to have been
given beforehand.
Mr. WARREN said he hadinquired of the Secretary whether such
notice was necessary or not, and had been informed that it was not.
After Some conversation and after great opposition, at the request
of the board of directors the motion was put, and with the exception
of the mover and seconder, it was unanimously negatived.
Thanks were then moved to Mr. Gilbert, the general manager,
and to the several gentlemen who were managers of the different
establishments.
In seconding this proposition, a SHAREHOLDER said that as this
was a day for 'complaints he should complain also, not of the
directors or the chairman, but of the proprietary ; for if the
shareholders exhibited as much zeal and energy in bringing accounts
to the bank, as the directors had shown, the affairs of the Company,
prosperous as they were, would be more prosperous still.
The motion was passed unanimously and with much applause.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman with acclamation.
Mr. 1'; M. STEWART begged to thank them for the very handsome
complinient which they had just paid him. So long as he held a seat
at that board he should always be happy to give his best services ti-
wards the interest of the shareholdt rs.
The Hen. Gentleman concluded amidst groat applause and the
meeting seperated.

BRISTOL and EXETER RAILWAY.
BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.—
The half-yearly General Meeting of the proprietors
of this Company was held yesterday, at the White Li m,
Broad-street, at one o'clock. The chair was taken by
James Gibbs, Esq., chairman of the board of directors.
The SECRETARY read the following report
" The amount of Rent and and Share of Toll stated by the
Great Western Railway Company to be due to this Com-
pany for the half-year ending on the 13th of December
last, is as follows viz :
Fixed rent of the line from Bristol to Exeter,
from the 14th of June to the 13th of De-
cember, 1845, at 71,9571. a year £35,978 10 0
Share of toll on 305,599 pas-
sengers, conveyed 9,633,927
miles, at id. per mile £10,035 6 10
On merchandise, 59,174 tons
7 cwt. 3 qrs. 10 lbs., equal to
one ton conveyed 2,423,766
miles, at id. per ton per mile 2,524 15 2

12,560 2 0

48,538 12 0
" The gross earnings on our line during the year 1845,
were very nearly 190,0001.
" The arrangements for encouraging traffic by return
tickets, and a liberal reduction of fares of passengers and
carriage of goods, adopted by the lessees of the liee, have
operated the more favourably upon our proportion of toll, as
it has not been subject to any corresponding abatement, and
does not therefore contribute to the increased ratio of work-
ing expenses.
After deducting the balance of income-tax, it will be
seen that the last half-year's revenue does not justify any
present increase of dividend; and your diectors therefore re-
commend to you to declare the usual dividend of 11. Bs. per
share on the 15,005 whole shares, free of income-tax, for the
half-year ending on the 6th of April next.
,‘ Interest on the deposit of 2/. per third share, to the date
of the second call (the 15th of January), will be remitted to
the proprietors who stood registered for these shares at the
closing of the books on the 21st of February.
" Under the authority of your resolution of the 28th of
August last, measures have been taken for obtaining in the
present session of Parliament an Act for constructing a branch
from Yeovil to Crewkerne, with a view to secure the traffic
from that Dart of Somerset and Dorset.
" The Bill has been read a second time. The cost of this
branch will be provided for out of the capital authorised by
the Act of last session.

" Agreements for the purchase of land for the branches to
Clevedon, Tiverton, and Yeovil, are in acive progress, and
in a short time contracts for some of the works will be adver-
tised.

" The difficulty of procuring adequate engineering assist-
ance during last autumn, precluded greater promptitude in
these arrangements, except at an extravagant expense, and
at great risk of their being perfect.
" The construction of a branch to the city of Wells has
been postponed until the issue of other measure shall be as-
certained, which have been proposed for the supply of rail-
way accommodation to that district.
" The Bill for the North Devon Railway, based on the ar-
rangements adopted and confirmed by you at your last half-
yearly meeting, is now before Parliament ; and it is hoped
that the acknowledged importance of that undertaking, and
the unusual degree of support which it has received from the
landed proprietors, will secure its success.
" A draft of this Bill, as well as that for the branch to
Crewkerne, will be submitted to a special general meeting.
" The Bill for for the Cornwall Railway is fully expected
to pass into a law in the present session. The alterations re-
commended by the engineer, in accordance with the sug-
gestions of the Committee of the House of Lords, both for
general improvement of the line and fur facilitating the com-
munication between the two counties, having called for an
increase of capital, your directors could not hesitate to agree
to subscribe for your proportion of the new shares in that
Company, and a resolution will accord ugly be submitted to
you to confirm the subscription for 1,500 half-shares, at 251.
each.

"The opening of the South Devon Railway is still delayed :
but the directors of the Company confidently expect that a
portion of the line will be available for public traffic in the
early part of the summer.
"The instalments paid on your 4,000 shales in that under-
taking, including a call of 10/. per share on the 25th of
January last, amount to 140,000 e
" The Exeter and Crediton Railway, under lease to this
Company, will be opened within the present year; and there
is every reason to believe that it will be beneficial to this
Company.
" Parliamentary authority for the lease has been given in
the Act of Incorporation. The 301. per share remaining to
be called for upon your 100!. shares, being reserved for pay-
ing off the loan notes as they successively fall due, and a
portion of these being payable on the 21st of the present
month, a call has been made for Si. per share, payable on
the 18th.
" A resolution will be submitted to you to empower the
directors to borrow on debenture the sum authorised by the
Act passed in the last session for constructing branches.
"On the subject of the rejected provisional agreement for a
perpetual lease of your line to the Great Western Company
atof athreenltBteh fhaorgFb
charge, your directors refer to their special report
February, a copy of which has been sent to
every registered proprietor.
rillart.te Frederickrlydepu Ricketts, for so many years chairman,
and deputy Chairman, of this Company, having re-
signed, your directors have elected in his stead, as their col-
league, Mr. James Hibbert Wanklvn, of Manchester.
.. A very short period elapses before you have an oppor-
tunity of confirming the choice of the board, as, iu the room
of Mr. Ricketts, he is one of the four who retire by rotation.
" The other three are Messrs. W. D. Wills, William Mor-
gan, and Francis Parker, whe are also candidates for re-
election.
" It was heretofore your 'wish to reduce the number of
maximum of twelve; and
resignation or death, that
but recently a desire has
object
bsejeens
c.directorsatecxahi; toacrsei
es
ssbeedi,3e thean
by Parliamentary
curpllticaanumi
many
re
eonvdfti
,ea
twrbhyy:e
proprietors to restore the
maximum of sixteen.
" In this proposition your directors readily concur, and it
remains for you, if you approve this measure, to elect three
gentlemen duly qualified for the office.
n
show you that the balance
1,277/. 135.. 3d. of December, 1845, was
hThehee smtbankers'aottei statement
ftoorf
bands, on
h
the accounttadoption
et
will
of the report was being
moved when I was obliged to close my parcel.
I have the best authority fur saying that yesterday
deputations from the joint Committees of Manchester
and Bristol had a long intervi‘w with the Directors, the
object being to arrive at an amicable adjustment of the
several matters in dispute..

The deputation submitted certain proposals to the
directors, which were discussed at considerable length,
but were not favourably received, and the parties sepa-
rated without anything definite being resolved upon.
This day, at eleven o'clock, a second meeting took

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