The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

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No. 16,7 3 9 . LONDON, THURSDAY 4,„
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SEE THE DAILY NEWS of JUNE 1
Daily sews Office, White&tars.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, MAY 13. 1846.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY 1)0 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE.
That a SPECI L OF.NERAL COURT of the said Company will
be held at their House in LeadenhaP-streer, on FRIDAY, the 15th
instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub-
mitting 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 of 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 (5,0801) upon the grounds therein stated; also,
for the pnrpose of submitting for confirmation a further 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.

CIALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE
) JUNCTION RAILWAY.

In terms of the Resolution of the House 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 Hrli of the County
Buildings, in the Town of Dumbarton, on TUESDAY, the 26th day of
May current; at One o'clock ?Ai., when a Copy of the Bill will be
submitted to the meeting for their consideration.

At this meeting such further instructions to; may appear necessary
will be given to the Acting Committee of Management.

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

Ist May, 1846.

DUDLEY, MADELEY, BROSELEY, awl
IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY, with EXTENSION to
SHREWSBURY.

This Company being now ftilly amalgamated with the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham Railway Company, the Business relating *o" 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. DARKIN, Secretary.
3, Moorgate-street, London, May 8, 1846.

HEFFIE LD, BUXTON, LEE K POT-
TERIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that iu pursuance of the Sessional Orders
of the two Houses of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of
Holders of Scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts Air 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 further given, that all holders of Scrip or
Bankers' Receipts for Scrip attending the said Meeti-g 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 THIRSK RAILWAY
COMPANY BRANCHES AND EXTENIONA

Notice is her by given that, in pursuance of the Resolutions and
St .nding Orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Holders of Scrip
or of Bankers' Receipts for Fcrip 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 THURSDAY, 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 BB's, at present before Parliament, the preambles of
which have been declared proved, that is to say :
.

. .
Ist. A Bill to enable the Leeds and Tlsirsk Railway Company
to make certain deviations in the line of the Saint Helen's bran, h of
the said Railway.
2nd. A Bill to enable 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 Hartlepool, in the county 'of Durham, with
branches therefrom.

By order,
SAMUEL SMILES, Secretary.
Leeds, May I', 1846.
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.

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LONDO g and YORK RAILWAY.
Shareholders who approve of the Amalgamation concluded
between the Committee of Shareholders and the Eastern Counties
Company,
merit, they must personally attend with their Scrip at the Com-
are reminded that, to secure the benets of this arrange-
mittee's Offices, In order that it may be stamped accordingly.
By order of the Conunittee,
HENHY PHILIPPS.
4, S'se•lane, May I!, 1846.

LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.
AMALGAMATION.
Directors versus Committee. Who are the Shareholders' friends?
Judge,

The Directors have amalga
mated with the Direct Northern,
a line at a di-count, the share-
holders in which are less able to
pay their calls up than those in
the London and York.

The Committee have amalga.
mated with the Eastern Counties
Company, and obtained a 151.
share in a Company whose stock
is at mure than 501. per cent. pre-
mium.

Go with the Directors, help the
lose all you hive Feld, and 51. or 1
Committee, and you can lose !loth
at 'lice realise Si. or 101. per share
during the construction of the line.

em to get the Bill, and you must
V. per share more. Go with th,
lug ; and if they succeed, you will
premium, with 4 per cent. interest
Who can hesitate? Nobody.

TfIE LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY,
AND THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
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
cluchd, subject to the a; proval of Parliament, for an amalgamation
of the two Companies, by which a Parliamentary contest may he
avoided, and the capitals of both Companies be applied to the con-
structi n 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. I Os.
each, or 51. per cent. depAit has been paid, will become 251. Shares
in the amalgamated Company, the 21. 103. paid being credited as 101.
per cent. deposit on such 25/. Shares.
2d. Th t the Direct Northern 251. Shares, uron which 21. 10s.
each, or 101. per cent. deposit has been pai will be exchanged in the
proportion of THREE existing Shares for TWO Shares in the Amal.
gamated Company; upon which the 21. 10s. paid en each of the three
Shares will be credited as 3/. 15s. paid on each of the two Shares,
being equal to 151_ percent. deposit,suhh Shares not being subject
to any further call until 151. per cent.-hasbien paid on the reduced
London and York 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.

The Directors of both Companies are pledged to eroeavour to ob-
tain Parliamentary sanction to these arrangements. In the mean-
while, the Directors request the Eharshelders in each Company forth-
with to send their scrip to the offices of the respective Companies,
that it may be endorsed in accordance with these arrangements, and
become negotiable upon that basis.
Dated ibis sth of May, 1846.

WILLIAM ASTELL,
Chairman of th London and York Railway.
Company's Offices, 7. Lothbury, London
S. J. CAPPER,
Chairman of the Direct Northern Railway.
Company's Offices, 64, Moorg tte-street, London.