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NOTICE.
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OF GEORGE THE SECOND,
EDITED BY THE LATE LORD HOLLAND,
Wil be published on Saturday nest, July the 18th, in 3 TOLI. Bvo.,
with Portraits, price 365. boand, and printed uniformly with the
Memoirs of George edited by Sir Denis Le Merchant.
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RAILWAY SHARES EY PUBLIC SALE.
MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND
LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their
Friends and the Public for their continued support and patroaage,
and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.,
take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the
Hall of Comsneree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
requested to be addressed.
All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least
one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results
will be forwarded by the first post 'after the sale, and the proceeds
Immediately disposed of according to instructions.
Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London.

PORT OF W ISBEACH, PETERBOROUGH,
BIRMINGHAM, AND MIDLAND COUNTIES UNION
RAILWAY. . . _

All persons having any Claims against the above Company are
requested forthwith to send in the particulars thereof to the under-
signed, at his Otlice2, 3, Crown-court, Old Broad-street, London, in
order that the same be examined by the Committee appointed for the
investigation and discharge of all just demands against the said
Company.

RICHARD FORD, Solicitor to the Committee.
Dated the 26th Jane, 1846.

C ONFLAGRATION AT ST. JOHN'S,
NEWFOUNDLAND.
At a meeting held at the London Tavern, this day, July 15th, the
Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the chair,
The following resolutions were passed unanimously:—
Moved by Gamma RICHARD RosixsoN, Esq., seconded by C. Davi-
sox Kass, Esq.;
I. That this meeting has heard with the deepest regret of the late
calamitous tire at Bt. John's, Newfoundland, by which nearly the
whole of that town was destroyed, a million of property estimated on
the spot to have been lost, and more than 10,000 of the inhabitants
were rendered houseless and destitute.
Moved by Captain RESIT PRESCOTT, R.N., C. 8., late Governor of
Newfoundland, seconded by Jamas Cavan, Esq. ;
I. That distress so general and extensive can only be met by very
partial and inadequate relief in the island ; and, therefore, this
meeting, sincerely sympathising with the inhabitants under the great
calamity, which has fallen with such dreadful weight upon them,
appeal to the liberality of the British public in their behalf.
Moved by WLLTZB BRINE, Esq., M.P., seconded by Fammucz

Hunt, Esq. ;
3. That a subscription be now opened, and that books be left
at all the banking houses in the metropolis, with a request that they
will receive contributions for this object.
Moved by RODZIT ALEXANDER GRAY, Esq., seconded by ROBERT

Gif.a.xsPix, Esq. ;
4. That the following gentlemen be appointed a Committee for re-
ceiving subscriptions, and remitting them from time to time to the
General Committee of Relief, appointed by the public meeting at St.
John's, Newfoundland, with power to increase their number, and
that three members of such Committee be a quorum :
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor Mr. Alderman Yarebrother
The Right lion. Viscount Sandon, Robert Bradford, Esq.
M.P. for Liverpool Thos. H. Brooking, Esq.
Lieut.• Gen. Sir Howard Douglas, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq.
Bart., M.P. for Liverpool Robert Carter, Esq.
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop James Cavan, Esq.
of Jamaica E. H. Chapman, Esq.
Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, R.N. James Coster, Esq.
Capt. Henry Prescott, R.N., C. 8., Robert Cotesworth, Esq.
late Governor of Newfoundland John Dillon, Esq.
Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., M.P. James Dowie, Esq.
Sir Moses Monteflore, Bart. Robert Gillespie, Esq.
John Masterman, Esq., M.P. Alexander Gillespie, Esq.
George Lyall, Esq., M.P. Nathaniel Gould, Esq.
James Pattison, Esq., M.P. Robert Grant, Esq.
Mr. Alderman Hunsphery, IMP. Robert Alexander Gray, Esq.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Joseph Hombre, Esq.
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Robert Harrison, Esq.
Walter Bailie, Esq., M.P. John Helbert Halbert, Esq.
John Benj. Heath, Esq., Governor Gurney Hoare, Esq.
of Bank of England Robert Newman Hunt, Esq.
Wm. R. Robinson, Esq., Deputy Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.
ditto Charles Hunt, Esq.
Frederick Huth, Req.
Crawford D. Kerr, Esq,
Francis Le Breton. Esq.
Mich. M'Chery, Esq.
Robert M'Calmont, Esq.
Philip Winter Nicolle, Esq.
John Sparke Prowse, Esq.
George Pemberton, Esq.
Cabel Roope, Esq.
Ewen stab!), Esq.

George R. Robinson, Esq., Chair-
man at Lloyd's
Right Rev. Dr. Flemming, Raman
Catholic B !shop of N ewfo undland
James Crowdy, Esq., Speaker of
Nouse of Assembly, ditto
Thomas Bennett, Esq., Member
of Executive Council, ditto
Jamie Tobin, Esq.. Member of
Legislative Council, ditto
Rev. Arthur Brooking, Boving'i
don, Herta
Moved by JOHN DILLON, Rsq., seconded by THOMCON HAMLET, JIM..