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London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

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No. 16,739• LON DON I 7 URSDAI
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SEE THE DAILY NEWS of JUNE 1
Daily News Office, Whitefriars.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, MAY 13, 184 G.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE,
That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said Company will
be held at their House in Leadenhal!-street, on FRIDAY, the 15th
blatant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub-
mittins, to the Proprietors of East India Stock for confirmation, a
resolution passed unanimously by the General Court this day, approv-
ing the unanimous resolution of the Court of Directors ot: the 29th
April, 1846, granting to Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable
Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Governor-General of India, an annuity of
Five Thousand Pounds (5,0001) upon the grounds therein stated; also,
for the purpose of submitting for confirmation a ftirther resolution like-
wise passed unanimously by the General Court this day, approving
the unanimous resolution of the Court of Directors of the 29th April,
1846, granting to General Lord Gough, G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief
of the Forces in the East Indies, an annuity of Two Thousand Pounds
(2,0001.) upon the grounds therein stated.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE
JUNCTION RAILWAY.
In terms of the Resolution of the Rouse of Commons, of date the
23d ultimo, the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian and Dum-
bartonshire Junction Railway Company hereby call a GENERAL
MEETING of the Scrip-holders, and holders of Bankers' Receipts,
in this undertaking, to be held within the Court Hrll of the County
Buildings, in the Town of Dumbarton, on TUESDAY, the 26th day of
May current, at One o'clock P.M., when a Copy of the Bill will be
submitted to the meeting for their consideration.
At this meeting such further instructions as may appear necessary
will be given to the Acting Committee of Management.

Ist May, 1846.

By order of the Committee,
R. D. MACKENZIE, Secretary.

FEMALE SERVANTS' HOME SOCIETY
Established 1836.
Homes —2l, Nuiford-place, Edgeware-road, and 118. Hatton-garden
Patronesses—H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent ; H. R. H. the Duchess of
Cambridge.

The ANNUAL MEETING of the above Society will take place at
the HALL OF COMMERCE, Threadneedle-street, City, TO-MORROW,
May 15, at half-past Six o'clock. JOHN LABOUCHERE, Esq., in
the chair. _

2,200 Servants have been received into the Homes since their coin,
mencement, and 5,300 have registered free of expense.

ITD LEY, MADE LE Y, BROSELE Y, and
IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY, with EXTENSION to
SHREWSBURY.
This Company being now fully amalgamated with the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham Railway Company, the Business relating to the
Dudley and Madeley line will in future be carried on at the Offices of
the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, 3, Moorgate-street,
London.

By order, W. S. DARKLY, Secretary,
3, Moorgate-street, London, May 8, 1846.

SHEFFIELD, BUXTON, I, E 14_1 POT-
TERIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY:

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the Sessional Orders
of the two Houses of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of
Holders of scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, in the SHEF-
FIELD, BUXTON, LEEK POTTERIES, and CREWE RAILWAY
COMPANY will be held at the Albion Hotel, in Manchester, in the
county of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, the 22d day of May instant, at
Twelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose of submitting a copy of the
Bill now before Parliament, relating to the said Railway, for their
consideration.

And Notice is hereby farther given, that all holders of Scrip or
Bankers' Receipts for Scrip attending the said Meeting will be re-
quired to give their names and addresses, to produce their Scrip or
Bankers' Receipts, and permit the denoting numbers thereof to be
correctly taken before the votes can be received.

The form of voting paper may be had on application to the
Secretary, at the Company's OfficeS in Leek. A statement of the
proceedings and prospects of the undertaking will be submitted to
the Meeting.

Leek, 7th May, 1846

THOMAS CARR, Chairman.
R. Y. CLARKE, Secretary.

THE LEEDS AND TIIIRSK RAILWAY
COMPANY BEANCHES AND EXTENSIONS.

Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of the Resolutions and
Stinding Orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Holders of Scrip
or of Bankers' Receipts for scrip of the Company, for the Shares
issued for the Branches and Extensions, will be held at the
Court House in Leeds, in the county of York, on TnuasneY, the 28th
day of May instant, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose
of giving or withholding their sanction to the further proceeding with
the following Bills, at present before Parliament, the preambles of
which have been declared proved, that is to say :-
Ist. A Bill to enable the Leeds and Tieirsk Railway Company
to make certain deviations in the line of the Saint Helen's branch of
the said Railway.
2nd. A Bill titenablo the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company to
extend their railway over the river Nidd at Knaresborough, and for
other purposes.
3rd. A Bill for making a branch or extension railway from the
Leeds and Thirsk Railway, near Wath, in the county of York, to or
to communicate with Haridepool, in the county of Durham, with
brancliea therefrom.
By order,
SAMUEL SMILES, Secretary.

Leeds, May I►, 181 G.
N.U. The holders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts for Scrip must
produce those documents at the Meeting ; and it is requested that
each Proprietor will, at the same time, hand in a statement of the
numbers and amount of his Scrip or Receipts, with his name and
address in full written on such statement, in order to facilitate the
taking of the votes, and to save the time of the Meeting. Forms
for this purpose may be had on application at the Offices of the Com-
pany, 5, South Parade, Leeds.

LONDO g and YORK RAILWAY.
Shareholders who approve of the Amalgamation concluded
between the Committee of Shareholders and the Eastern Counties
Company, are reminded thdt, to secure the benefits of this arrange-
ment, they must personally attend with they Scrip at the Com-
mittee's Offices, In order that it may be stamped accordingly.
By order of the CommHitteeEN,
RY PHILIPPS.
4, s!se4ane, May 1!, 1846,

LONDON AND
A3tALCI
Directors versus Committee. 1'
Judge.
The Directors have amalga I The Committee have amalga-
mated with the Direct Northern, mated with the Eastern Counties
a line at adl count, the share- Company, and obtained a 15/.
holders in which are less able to' I share in a Company whose stock
pay their calls up than those in
if is at more than 50/. per cent. pre•
the London and York.
Go with the Directors, help them to get the 8111, and you must
lose all you hive paid, and 51. or 10/. per share more. Go with the
Committee, and you can lose nothing ; and if they succeed, you will
at 'nee realise Si. or 101. per share premium, with 4 per cent. interest
during the construction of the line. Who can hesitate? Nobody.

YORK RAILWAY,
AIIATIONT.
A'llo are the Shareholders' friends ?

HE LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY
T AND THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

/11. MULL,
The Directors of the London and York Company and the Directors
of the Direct Northern Company have the satisfaction to announce
to their respective Shareholders that arrangements have been con-
eluded, subject to the approval of Parliament, for an amalgamation
of the two Companies, by which a Parliamentary contest may be
avoided, and the capitals of both Cempanies_be applied to the con-
struction of the Line. The effect u;on the stock ( f the respective
Companies under these arrangements, when completed will be :-
Ist. That the London and York 501. Shares, upon which 21. 10s.
each, or 51. per cent. deposit has been paid, will become 251. Shares
in the amalgamated Company, the 21. 10s. paid being credited as 101.
per cent. deposit on such 251. Shares.
2d. Th It the Direct Northern 251. Shares, upon which 21. 10s.
each, or 10/. per cent. deposit has been
pail, will be exchanged in the
proportion of THREE existing Shares for TWO Shares in the Amal-
gamated Company, upon which the 21. 10s. paid on each of the three
Shares will be credited as 31. 15s. paid on each of the two Shares,
being equal to 151. per cent. deposit, such Shares not being subject
to any further call until 15/. per cent. has been paid on the reduced
London and lork Shares. . _

3d. The London and York 251. Extension Shares will not be
affected by this arrangement, but will continue of the same amount
as at present. •
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The Directors of both Companies are pledged to endeavour to ob-
taiu.,Porlinnflitary sanction to thesearrangetnents. . Iu the mean-
while, the Directors request the "sTilieholders In each Company forth-
with to send their scrip to the attest of the respective Companies,
that IL may be endorsed in accordance with these arrangements, and
bcr.oine negotiable upon that basFs.
Datej this sth of May, 1846. _ _ .

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WILLIAM ASTELL,
Chairman of the London and York Railway.
Company's Offices,'. LQthbury, London.
S. J. CAPPER,
Chairmari of the Direct Northern Railway.
Company's Offices, 64, MoorgAte-sireet, London.