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with :---That the parties be permitted to present thelr:Petitlon ac-
cordingly."

" That, in the case of the Cork and Fermoy Direct Railway peti-
tion for extension of time to present a petition tbr a Bill, the Standing
Order ought not to be dispensed with."
" That, in the case of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr
Railway Amendments and Branches Petition, the Standing Orders
ought:to be dispensed with :—That the j:artles be permitted to pro-
ceed with their Bill on proving to the Committee on the Bill, that
the documents required by the standing orders were deposited at the
office of the session clerk, in the absence of the schoolmaster of the
parish of Leigh Kirk of Kilmaniock, on the 31st day of December
ktst."
"That in the case of the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port
Glasgow Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be
dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their
8111, en inserting a clause, restrieting, their power ofdeviating on the
property of Messrs. Brown and Mallock, so as to preclude the pos-
sibility of occasioning injury to the mill of those persons, and en cor-
recting the errors on the plans and sections."
" That the Commit.ees on this and the last preceding Bill do ex-
amine, in the first place, how far such orders have been complied
with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill."
"That, in the case of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-
upon-Tyne Railway petition, the standing erdere ought to be dis-
pensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Bill.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12.

Epsom and Dorking Railway--Second reading, Monday, Feb. 16.
East Lincolnshire Railway—Second reading, Monday, Feb. 16.
London and south-westeni Railway (Epsom Branch)—Second
reading, Monday, Feb. 16.
Staines and Richmond Junction Railway—Second reading, Mon-
day, Feb. 16.
London and South-Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham Branch)
• -Second reading, MOnday, Feb. 16.
London and South-Western Railway (London Bridge Extension)—
Second reading, Monday, Feb. 16.
London and South-Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch)—
Second reading. Monday. Feb, 16. ' -
North Kent Railway (City Extension)—Second reading, Monday,
Feb. 16,
North Kent Railway—Second.reading, Monday, Feb. 16.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway-7-Second reading, Monday,
Feb. 16. .

Grand Junction Railway (llnyton and Warrington Branch)—Se-
cond reading, Monday, Feb. 16.

LONDON. AND GREENWICH
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting of .this Company was held by the
shareholders at the London Tavern.
W. SHADBOLT, Esq., took the chair at one o'clock, and
introduced the business by calling on the Secretary to read
the advertisement of the meeting, and afterwards the half-

year's report of the directors. .
The report stated that the proposal made at the
last half-yearly meeting to pay off the mortgage
securities, Unless the holders agreed., to accept 4, in-
stead of 5 per cent. interest, had been -abandoned on
account of the state of the money market ; that the
sale to .the South-Eastern • ()over) Railway Com-
pany of the land not included in the lease had been com-
pleted, and the purchase-money (18,0001.) received, which
enabled the directors to liquidate the loan froth the bankers
of 15,000/. ; and that a dividend of 31. per share should be
declared on the unprivileged shares, payable at the Com-
pany's offices after the Ist of March next, by which a balance
should be left in favour of the Company of 2,102 L 9s.
It was moved by the Chairman, and seconded by Mr.
Josiah Wilson, that the report read should be received and
adopted.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The retiring directors, Alderman Hughes, and W.
Kennedy, Esq., were individually proposed for re-election,
and elected accordingly.
A SHAREHOLDER asked whether the business of the Com-
pany was such as to require five directors?
The CHAIRMAN said they had reduced the expenditure in
every respect to the lowest possible amount, but he was sure
if gentlemen knew the business that had to be transacted,
they would not doubt the necessity of at least five directors.
Alderman HUGHES said the Act required that number; if
it had been possible to reduce it further, he, for one, would
not have been the last to withdraw.

. _
Ihe CHAIRMA.N, in answer to another question, said they
had retained a balance in hand on account of their Parlia-
mentary expenses; but for these, they would have divided
every shilling. The last half-year's dividend was 4s. 6d.;
the amount of their rental on 36,0001. was ss. 9d. ; and
adding 544. for an additional thousand every year till the
tenth year, the shareholders would see what they had to
expect.
Mr. PARRY moved a vete of thanks to the directors, who
he was sure had used every effort to reduce the expendiOre.
The meeting then unanimously passed a vqte,of
„thanks to
the secretary and accountant, Mr. Adrco4.gpd. Itpriiediately
after broke up.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, FEB. 12

STOCK EXCELANGS.—The sales a:e —Bristol and Exeter, 89—
Ditto, New, 13—Birmingham and Gloucester, 129X—Caledonian,
144—Great Western, Half Shares, 92—Midland New, 294—Tatc
Vale, New, 1%