The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-06 00:00:00

PRTTTION! PETITION!! PETITION I I
A T a SPECIAL MEETING of the COUN-
:- CIL of the NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE,
field on TIIIIRSDAT,JaIIIIary 29, 1846, it wa.s unanimously resolved—
' That the announcement of a new Corn-law renders it desirable
t that the friends of Free Trade throughout the kingdom should be in-
'W to oricinate Petitions for the Total and Immediate Abolition
of all Laws imposing Duties on Foreign Corn and Provisions."
Ey order of the Council,
JOSEPH HICKDT, Seeretary,
Manchester, Jan. 29, 1846.

uIICE.-ALTERA'FION OF 1,11/1E ANL
tut d railway REDUCTION OF FARES. GRAVESEND for 6,1. or 9d.,
an
included. The STAR and BLACKWALL
I",keEETS are now running dt the above reduced fares from the
..retunvickl;zrzi, Blackwell, at 9%, lON. 12, 1%, 3%, and 4M, .
Ban days. 12 awl 3% excepted. ' From the New Terrace Pier,
uravcsend, at 8%, 9%, 11% 1,2%, and 4. Sundays 9% and 1 ex-
, ePted. Fare : Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway, 6d.; Saloon
aza First Class, 9d.
Star nm
Gravesend, Fec. 2, 1845.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Gt,,, Notice' is hereby given that the neat HALF-YEARLY
...,,,r4BEAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY
hokien ill London, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the
T;lington Station, on THURSDAY, the lah of February next, at
bitt ve for One o'clock* precisely for the ELECTION of FOUR
~,_.FCTORS, In the place of the same number, who will retire by
"t,r6h, and for other purposes of business. •
'he Chair will be taken at One o'clock nreeiselr. . .

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-- -
CHAS. RUSSELL, Chairman.
The Directcra retiring are re-eligible ui..ler the provicions of the Act.
Jan By order, C. A. SAU.NDERS, Secretary.
• nary 15,1846. _

_DIRECT EAST and WEST JUNCTION
. AIL WY.
shthe Directors of this Compßany havAe the pleasure of informing the
i,,4lfholders that they haVe made advantageous TERMS' of
WORCESTERSHIRE
with the I:MEM-SHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, and
'4CESTERSHIRE RAft IVAY • COMPANYt
By order of the Board,
J. A. J. 3POREGOR, Solieltx;r to the Company.
____2.2.2:torgate-street, Feb.s, 1846.

31' PROVISIONALLY REGJSFEUED.
pLyMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCK
COMPANY.
Capital, 150,0001., in 7,500 Shares of 251. each.
LiabDeposit, 11. 2s. 61- per Share.
Posit• limited to the amount of subscription. The whole do-
tileir :6
Act be returned in the. event of the Company not obtaining

The r PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Earl of Mount Edgecumbe
'lades Russell-,
Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Great Western Rail-
PrwelaY CMPanY
"lc' Prot Barlow, Esq., a Director of the Great Western Rail-
cliVra3' COinpany
B,trt"Pl-te, ilarris, Esq., Nasal Bank, Plymoun.
ble
u
Er,,„ °;;"Qr, Esq., Plyrnpton
J— —a Clark, Esq., Eflbrd Manor
Kl 6
Tbom 11-u —ead, Esq., Upland . .
C." (1111, Esq., M.P.,Chairman of the south Devon Railway
P'ttilneit TY
JuL_ _ -idler, Esq., M.D.; I Directors of the South Devon
ha‘tl! ttundle, Esq. Railway Company
itutZl,.,nerlT, Esq.,' Devon and Cornwall Bank, Plymouth
Jue , Nl`Calmon Esq., London
wilauander Beattie, Esq., London
Gen mu 1)0:gal Christie, Esq., M.P.
-rge 'William Soltau, Esq., Little Efford.
ENGINEER—T. K. Bruncl, Esq.
BANKERS.
.14esIrS. Harris, Mudge, slid Co., Naval Bank,
~.",el'ort and Cornwall Bank, Plymouth
!_lle.se National Provincial Bank,
x srs. Bodge and Norman, Dev onport
Messrs. Gill and Rundle, Taristock
Ilessra• Glyn, Ilallifax, and Co., London.

SOLICITORS.
—ars. Whiteford, Bennett, and Tucker, Plymouth
Messrs, W. 0. and W.llunt, 10, Whitehall, London.
Posi
The
nonti of the port of Plymouth, its facility of access in all
otattions of weather, and at all hours of day and night, the eaten,
Maitse,"churage, and the security of the harheur, which have long
or I;tened its pre-eminence as a naval station, promise to obtain
enctilh the improved state of its land communications, the same
oa as a comercial port.
it Z. the completion
of the South Devon Railway, Plymouth will,
Of v: course of a few mon•hs, be brought within six hours' journey
the metropolis. The distance of the port from Birmingham
.is
lesa than from London •, and the Bristol and Exeter Rail-
coriri' and its extensions eastward and northward, afford a ready
edit
anntlicatien with the manufacturing districts of the north ;
y> 01, ,I,°°_allY, the projected Tavistock, Launceston, and North
01 ""ovrays, will effect an immediate connexion with the whole
orth and Central Devon, and the ports in the Bristol Channel. -
They "'vantage to passeneers of embarking at a port from which
bei ,ean proceed directly to sea in almost any state of wind, and el
es landed almost at the entrance of the Channel, can scarcely be
ever. e
etigintaetnedea,
aandatrheents.aving of expense to the shipowner in both
Thels
llaving of p
tipme in the transit of goods is equally important,
of tena '3' in these branches of in which the utmost acceleration
aevnves often essential to e preservtion o the crgo, or its
seeZnutgSeousage i
sale. From commuth a nications which have been had
commercial houses in London engaged in the fruit, and the Le-
eat and Mediterranean trades, it appears certain that a large pro-
rine of their imports will, oa the completion of the South Devon
xii.leg,iabneclrnded at Plymouth, and conveyed by railway to all parts of
tacilte the event of war Plymouth would obviously receive an im-
Th_ryseerianafiruax4f shipping of all descriptions.
,
Port charges, and the rates of pilotage and lighte are
;am low, the latter being only 2d. per ton. The numerous builders'
tent B.ln the port afford the means of repairing shipping to any ex-
- that may be required. Provisions of every descriptioa are
r, and the markets abundantly supplied.
artarbi,ta very advanced position in the Channel, and the extent to
Plymouth possesses all the requirements of a public mail-
station, its station, its large Government establishments, its dockyard
calor• .", nal, and as the station of naval and military e
torn can hardly be doubted that this port will, wi7bemnemotie:rtaehilewieey_
en,...ntnnication with Bristol and London is complete,
.e
of cket compaxios conveying
th.the vessels of the great steam-
y , reniasular, Mediterranean,
°lra' Mails. East steam-packet
West India, and other
it
growth and development of the population and trade
Of the
nation Pert are indicative of a high degree of prosperity. The popu-
" llYmouth has nearly doubled within the last twenty years ;
1"-- 'AM Inert • in the assessable value of property subject to tho
.ocal rates has exceeded that ratio. New streets and buildings are
rapidly extending in every direction, and numerous joint-stock and
rivate trading and manufacturing companies have been recently
timed, and are in successful operation. The trade of the port for
. Year 1544 is given bylm official return as follows:—Inwards,
▪ 439 vessels goods, 450,626 tons ; outwards, 2,124 vessels; goods,
227,815 tons.
To meet the rilegnirements of a trade and commerce thus advancing,
cannlidaTlese.ceruerseeians,
for which tihtei,advantaßc.s which thea capacious
coiaf
uPslywme
to udthas,owpi
with
proposed to provide
exte.ntivremraanigones eafusdvngynfearga , cellar fo t*
advantages. Millbay, by its position, pe-
circUtestances, presents extraordinary
Millbay occupies a position perfectly central to the three towns of
eDteennvoninpuosrto,f Stenehouse, and is in immediate Vox"
imPlYmity°tacittl%
the prevailing southerly wile* bSoutyl pevon
Millbayßailway. p
of Which is excellent anchoraarea of
11
and Drake's Island, it end the
thSehßelreteraekiwfartoemr,
half oses an pwards of eighty acres,
g in ri can one to ten fa thorns
water, at the lowest state of tide. Frome the peculiar form and sin-
. y sheltered position of the bay, it constitutes a safe dock, almost
ineuatitt,tsabatt natural state, and is capable, with works of very moderate ex-
being converted into an extensive floating basin, with every
to takeeiaccessorY. The Entrance Lock admits of being formed so as
'n, even at low water of the spring tides, vessels drawing
eixteen feet of water; and the depth of water within the basin will
De upwards of twenty-two feet.
0 The basin is designed to be.upwards of twenty acres in extent ; and
Eider
the basin, but within the shelter of the existing pier, a eon-
able space will be appropriated to the reception of steamers
kite
!sad ther vessels touching at the port, and not requiring to enter
dock.
The Millbay branch of the South Devon Railway is designed to
ding along the sides of the dock, so that the embarkation and
and removal of goods can be conducted without the expense
se cartage, and with the greate;t facility.
4,7110 considerations already adverted to are sufficient to establish
se remunerative character of the work, and these views will derive
;anditional force from considering the identity of interests between a
~°PlPany firmed for the purpose of this undertaking and the power-
at combination of railway interests which have been so successfully
engaged
ere. in promoting the South Devon line, and to whom the in-
of traffic with the port is manifestly of the greatest 4n-
...eta/tee.
the whole of the land required fer the undertaking', the consideration
eleilnrg Made payable, in great
aes, part, in the form of rent-
ges, secured on the property of the Compaity. TI annual
is arrange-
nttnt, and a careful revision ef the estimates, have enabled the Com-
Dosetee to make a considerable reduction in the amount of the pro..
Ad claeltal.
o, 21
rarli Act of Incorporation will be ap, lied for in the ensuing
session
,ament, and as the Committee have complied with all the re-
4pnmetnents of the standing orders, and entertain no doubt that the
elalication will be successful, they feel justified in engaging that if,
te„'n any unforseen circumstance, the Bill should fail to be carried,
shareholders shall be entitled to receive back their deposits,
wlthout any on for expenses.
Ohlewer will be sought by tile Act to allow interest at 41. per cent.
o-h 'lle deposit anl paid up calls, until the opening of the dock, and
anbscriber wiltincur liability beyond the amount of his sub-
•atiPtion.
4Pinications for shares in the form subjoined (accompanied b a
tl'factory reference where the par.ties are not personally known t
I,„.Oeels of the Provisional Committee), may be addressedto theo
ieril-,-"ra, or to the following sharebrokers :—Messrs. Westropp,
14-ceP, and Method°, 75, Old
Broad-street. ;MAefaessrasr.s.nSoupt,tovone,dGarinhd-
O' and Sutton,
rs. Tyeth Royalxchange, London ,
iiinswer, or Messand luscombe, Plymouth, of whom copies
prospectus may be obtained.
t-w"GtehnetiPmroevnisional Committee
of
Company.
the Plymouth Great Western Dock
,—I request that you will allot to me shares of
trump
Pounds each in the proposed Plymontat Great Western Dock_
ni°l.-d-PanY, on the terms and conditim of the prospectus,
and' sign t 10
,ccestaike to pay the deposit of 11.:3, 6d. per, share, and, I
1).7_.3' deeds. when required.
"'"t tkis day of , 1846

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Profession ••••••••• • .. • • • • • •
Place of Abode • • • ....... • • • •
Reference .• •••••••• • • • • • • • •
Address of Referee

Itt U``, --....-
I'm, , L AND'S °DONT();
°-4(1 by A or, PEARL DENTIFRICE.
'Whit and the Queen, and the Royal Family of Great Britain,
tost ,-e liowd several Sovereigns and Courts
oft Europe.
t and
qui tLethereh.e,rf or the Teeth, compounded the choices
Albll''' Of ei e ingredients of the Oriental Herbal— the leading re-
.„ degre, eanliness and efficacy being present in the highest, pos-
,isUres „ , It extirpateS all tartarons adhesions to the Teeth, and
7Atic an whiteness to the enamelled surface. Its anti-
!eeit3' 0"in!'• 41W-scorbutic properties arrest the further progress of
eath _Pie Teeth, and induce a healthy action of the Gums. The
or. '4'so attain, a fragrant sweetness truly grateful to its pos-
°e Most
eil°:loi'n, ilow efficient and fragrant aromatic Tooth Powder ever
Isf D'ed a dist. LAND'S ODONTO has for a long series of years oc-
slinky v_lnguished place at the toilets of the Sovereigns and the
ktneun,..lughout Europe, while the general demand Sr it at once
" 1 e favour In which it is universally held.
eADT
kiss! i°N.--To Price 2s. 9d. per Box.
.1,4,..0ner, of ...,. Protect the public from Fraud, the Hon. Cornd-
en to be 'tamps have directed the Proprietors , an Name
A. engraved on the Government Stamp, thus—
titOeNZAD:Dtoras:id SON, 20, Hatton-gardent
. -
Sold by the
and which is OD' ed on each Box.
arli .by Chemists end Perfumers.
*** All others ar4 fraudulent Imitations.

tI t-BROWS,
4r4wn
"r6llBl)r°duceed .13' a kW weeks br using an essential Spiroit_
sent in 484' known
-IdOUSTACHES, and W HIS-
Nthich ar‘l:l,_Choic Aromatic HMS, the peculiar properties i
• 'Ally to the in'ttntor, and although perfectly
d bv weak-
Thaegs or itself,
produce
"here
Hair on bald places, cause f
na.
lent r I tutianN tu e has not bestowed this or .
0 th., - ,or a r
f the Nobt-
ty and - - httman figure. It has been known to many o info-
ter Ty, (dentry upwards of eleven years, some of whom the Inven-
ee.,i'at sincerely thanks for their attestation of its merits, in the
..t.re,,MY of restoring Hair and giving it additional lustre auld
IN _-1`.... Its virtues are manifold—it prevents the Hair from flu-
irfloor::eort the '
~ ruing gray ; a few drops on the crown of the head w.
lteride,, ..,e m est distressing -pain in that part produced by or
~,Th.
_-, wtth faintness ; and is aeltnowledg( d by the Faculty as the
4,
e',pecille known to cure that disease of the head called Iporit go
aNdielavana (which causes the Hair to come off in patches) ; a evt:
I,l4,nppne removes (landfill. This wonderful discovery is fullyex
new i',4 ,lo a Pamphlet containing testimonials to its regenerating
Ore,;`!•lr uPon bald places, entitled, " Three Minutes' Advice on the
xn,,,_,orand Preservation of the Human Hair," by W. Grintstone,
ptairl%, oaf the Aromatic Regenerator for the Growth of the Human
tenet 'La_ certain preventative of headache and fainting , also_ a
tate., „vearrndon
one nearing the Inventor's signature, HerbarY, HIP-
o
att 43 . laold only '
Y in triangular bottles, with name, Sm. dm., cast thereon,
retail, 73., and lls. each, Government stamp included, wholesale and
appointZenatll Chemists, Druggists, and Perfumers, and by special

I,tessrs.ffit/iat/
orTrzlgoilLo:viret:.juAemGEistttTS3 rot LONDON,
Regent-street
_easusd Ifewlond-street.
Itf.
_ars. Fisher and Toiler, Chemists, Conduit street, Boni-street.
eaNirsilger, Chemist, &c., 150, Oxford-street.
141,—* Hannay and Co., Chemists, &c., 63, Oxford-street.
'"". Barclay and Son, Patent Medicine Warehouse, Farringdon-
., street.
4 hos ii. .•
1:. pd_ aulllC, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's-churchyard. ,
T. roller,ar"'
Patent Medicine Warehouse, 67, St. Paul s-ehurchyard.
in. I'atent Medicine Warehouse, 4, Chrupside.
"81'3. W. Sutton and Co., Patent •Medicine Warehouse, Bow-
It.lnzehyard.
atpx,°).,:• tre', Patent Medicine Warehouse, 6S, Cornhill. '
net r,n, Broberg, and Scott, Wholesale Druggisig, 22-, Th. me •
lie, .
_-i s•strcet. 225 and
447. raw and Hayward, Wholesale Druggists, Great Trinity-

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