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

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed' early
walk yesterday in Claremont Park. her Majesty al id her
Royal Consort took an airing in the afternoon.
The Earl of Aberdeen left Claremont yesterday mon ling•
The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay also took his ch tpar-
ture.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alf. 'red,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, rode out on poll ies
yesterday in Claremont Park.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took a carriage drive
yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Glou—
cester House.

The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Railway Termini
had a meeting yesterday, at the office of the Woods and
Forests in Whitehall-place. There were present Vise 'tint
Canning, the Right Hon. J. C.- Herries, the Lord Mayor, and
Sir Frederic Smith.

The Earl of Lincoln arrived in town yesterday morning
from Scotland. The Noble Earl had an ;.nterview with Sir
Robert Peel.

Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps a;ld Taxes, had as
interview with the Chancellor of the Exche,luer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Walker had an interview with Sir G. Clei'lk yesterday►
at the office of the Board of Trade.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colo-
nial-office for the Governor-General of Canada, and Also for
the Governor of the other North American provinces.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.'
TATTERSALL'S.—YEsTErmax.
The absence of the principal speculators at Chester rend 'erect
the attendance thin, and business very flat.
LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
8 to 1 agst Best Bower—t. 18 to 1 agst Connaught
9 to 1 agst The Magnet ger
10 to 1 agst Clumsy 30 to 1 agst Ruff—ta ten
11 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 40 to 1 agst Little Mu-futon
12 to 1 agst The Baron—t. —taken
14 to 1 agst Miss Burns—t. 40 to 1 agst Billy Puri its.
CHESTER RACES.
CHESTER, MONDAY MORNIN 'O.
Latest Arrivals, &c.—Corranna, Wolfdog, Ruff, and Vi
lerian.
The Produce Stakes (Tuesday)—Louis Philippe and J Oli-
vine have paid.
The Two years old Stakes—Projectile and the Laner iO
filly are scratched.
The Queen's Plate (Wednesday)—Wolfd.Og
entered.
The Dee Stakes (Thursday)—Ennui, Dal% •dle! Mr. Ma ns.
field's Dicked in the Nob, and Tibthorpe have' been struck
out.
About 30 expected to start for the Cup. has been I osi

NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND.
Notice is hereby given, that the Eleventh Annual General
Meeting of the Proprietors of the National Bank of Ireland will be
held on WEDNESDAY, the 27th day of May instant, at Twelve
o'block at noon, at the Office of the Society, No. 13, Old Broad-street,
London, when, pursuant to the deed of settlement, four of the pre-
sent Directors are to go out of office, which will create four vacan-
cies In the office of Director to be filled up, and when the one pre-
sent vacancy in that office may also (if the Proprietors think fit) be
supplied.
And further notice is hereby given, that every Proprietor (not
being a Director) Intending to become a candidate, or to propose
some other Proprietor as a candidate for the office of Director, must,
atleast fourteen days before the day on which the annual general
meeting is to be held, signify by some writing under his or her hand,
to be left at the Office of the Society in Old Broad-street, London,
either his intention to become a candidate, or the name and place of
abode of the candidate intended to be proposed by him or her, but
the four Directors going out of office by rotation are immediately re-
eligible, and will be considered as candidates without giving notice
of their intention.
By order of the Court of Directors,
• N. S. KING, Secretary.
13, Old Broad-street, London, Ist May, 1846.
N.B. The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely.

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Constituted by Act of Parliament.
Established 1895.
London-82, King William-street.
Edinburgh-3, George-street.
Dublin-66, Upper Sackfleld-street.
GOVERNOR.
His Grace the Duke of Bucelench aid Queensberry.
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR,.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine.
LONDON BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Cuarasfss—George Frederick Young, Esq.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Matthew Forster, Esq, M.P.
The Right Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P.
Sir James Eyre, M.D.
James Gadesden, Esq.
William Haigh, Esq.
' Edward Thomas Whitaker, Esq.
At a General Meeting of this Company, held on the 27th of March
Rat, the third Division of Profits was declared, and the Bonus Addi-
tions made to Policies are shown in the following table :
TABLE OF BONUS ADDITIONS
"LS!

r..... .
1,,.,"" ti BONUS ADDITIONS.
,9 Sum in These Additions
Policy and are the following
sl,4° a 4'' ---------,,_, Bonus per centages on
.. col. .5 Tom Additions. Sum Assured.
4'.:1 Z i 1835. 1840. 1845. BAodi 117 .
43A tions.
.-- --
x. x. 0. X. 0. Z. s. Z. s. X. s. d.
182 1000 137 10 200 0 262 10 600 01600 0 0 60
1
per cent.
182 1000 125 0 187 10,250 0 562 1011562 10 0 56M per cent.
1827 1000 112 10 175 01237 10 525 011525 0 0 52% per cent.
1828 1000 100 0 162 10:225 0 487 101487 10 5,,0 48% per cent.
1000
1833 1000 3/ 10 100 0,162 10 300 0 1300 0 30 per cent.
1834 100, 25 0 87 10'150 0 262 10 1262 10,4 2614 per gent.
1835 1000 12 10 75 0 137 10 225 0 1225 Cro 224 per cent.
1
111288332201
11000000000
568027
11000
111251250
10001401572
11000
533745075
1000
111333475075
3743345
li per
pp
ee
rr
cent.
nun
ttt
...
183 1000 75 0 137 10 200 0 412 10 1412 10 4114 per cent.
1836 1000 62 101125 0 187 10 1187 10 0 18% per cent.
1837 1000 .. 50 0,112 10 162 10 1162 10 0 1614 per cent.
1838 4000 .. 37 10100 0 137 10 1137 10 0 13% per cent.
1839 1000 .. 25 01 87 10 112 10 1112 10 0 1114 per cent.
1840 1000 .. 12 19 75 087 10 1087 10 0 8% per cent.
1841 'lOOO .. .. 62 10 62 10 1062 10 0 6 M per cent.
1842 1000 .. .. 50 050 0 1050 0 0 5 per cent.
1843 1000 .. .. 37 10 37 10 1037 10 0 3% per cent.
1844 4000 .. .. 25 •25 0 1025 0 0 2% per cent.
1845 ,jOOO .. .. 12 10 12 10 1012 10 0 114 per cent.

For example, a Policy opened in 1825, for 1,0001., were it now to
become a claim, would, in addition to the sum assured, have a bonus
of 6001., making the sum to be paid under the Policy 1,6001. instead
of 1,0001.
The Company have never disputed nor compromised a claim.
AMR report of the proceedings at the General Meeting together
with every information, can be obtained at the Offices of the Com-
Pop or at the different Agencies.
By order of the Directors,
PETER EWA.RT, Resident Secretary.
82, king William-street, London, 4th May, 1846.

SOLICITORS' AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
57, CHANCERY-LANE, LONDON.
(Registered.)
Capital, One Million.
DIRECTORS.
Bowstead, Joseph, Esq., Temple Mourlylan, Joseph Noakes, Esq.,
'Cox, E. W., Esq., Temple Gray's Inn
Donne, S. E., Esq., New Broad-st. Murray, W. Esq., London-street
l'onblanque, J. S. M., Esq., St. Symons, Jelinger Cookson, Esq.,
John's Wood Temple
zones, William, Esq., Crosby-sq. Torr, John S., Esq.,Chancery-lane
3lsiynard, J. A. Esq., Temple Withal', W., Esq., Parliament-st.
J.M., Esq., Moorgate-st. Wordsworth, C., Esq., Temple.
AUDITORS.
Airto4l, W. S., Esq., Dorset-sq. I Jones, Joseph, Esq., Welshpoor,
'Church, J. T., Esq., Bedford-row Reeves, John Frederick, Esq.,
Band, R. W., Esq., Stafford I Taunton.
Pwrsictax—David Lewis, M.D., Finsbury-plabe West.
Ruaot xm— Bransby B.Cooper,Esq.,F.R.S.,New-street,Spring-gardens.
BA: SEERS—London and Westminster Bank, Bloomsbury Branch.
SoLicrroas—Messrs. J. and W. Galsworthy, Ely-place.
Tht I Society is now completely registered, and prepared to tran-
lact al l the usual business of Life Assurance.
The,society is based upon a principle which will combine the
benem Cs eof Mutual Assurance with the guarantee of a subscribed
Capital. of one million sterling.
Whilst perfect security is thus given, the number and character of
the Sh areholiwrs (consisting of nearly 500 members of the legal pro-
fession), will command a large amount of business, and consequent
*drat, Cages will arise to the Assured.
Tabl es Of pre
moms have been prepared expressly for this office,
139 F P
F.L.S., and will be found to afford peculiar
. P. Nielson gS(I-,
encouragement to the assurance of young lives. They embrace par-
tieipati
.ng and non >j scales.
In thee Partating class, the Assured will be entitled to four-
fifths o f the profits, withoat any deduction for interest of capital, or
for a gl otyantee fund.
age and interest will at any time, on satisfactory proof, be ad-
Therad apolicy, and never afterwards disputed.
Assu ranees may be effected through any respectable solicitor, or
by writ Jog to the Secretary, from whom prospectuses and all other
requisit'a information may
CHAR be obtained.
ES JOHN GILL, Secretary.

NI4._TIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, COENHELL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This institution offers important and substantial advan-
tages rith respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The as: Aired has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex-
Pebse o r forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see tat Is) ; also the option of selecting beneflts, and the conversion
of his in I erosts to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances
for term s • of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFIT•:.
s ecess and increasing prosperity of the Society hag enabled
tors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third
crying from 30 to 75 tiler cent. on the premiums paid on
cy effected on the Prolt scale.
EXAMPLES.

The e
the Dir
Bonus,
each Po]

IBonus
Premium. P 2 i added.
:1

A 1 A s. t
1000 74 3 4

am
Bonus in Pt El
cash. 0
13 s

1837 £l9l 13 5 EB7 13 51E13 17 1
1838 165 13 0i 74 13 10' 11 8 6
1839 138 13 6 61 14 3\ 9 210
1840 89 0 0 41 13 4 60 0

04*
o'l.l
4LI
~i,

£395 Il 1
346 2 3
296 13 4
247 4 5

The di. asion of profits is annual, and the next Will be made in De-
cember 01 'the present year.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUI, See.

BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, and
STOUR VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY.

in compliance with the sessional orders of both Houses of Parlia-
ment, notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET-
ING of the Holders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip of this
Company, will be held at the Waterloo-rooms, Waterloo-street, Bir-
mingham, on SATURDAY, the 23d day of May instant, at Twelve
o'clock at noon, when the following Bills now before Parliament will
be submitted to the meeting for their approval or otherwise, viz. :
A Bill for making a railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton
and to the Grand Junction Railway, in the parish of Bushbury, with
a line diverging therefrom to Wolverhampton, and a branch to
Dudley.

A 'fill for making a railway from Smethwich, in the parish of
llarborne, in the county of Stafford, to Stourport, in the county of
Worcester, with branches therefrom.
The votes will be taken, as required by the said sessional orders,
according to the amount of Scrip, or Bankers' Receipt for Scrip,
produced at the meeting; and every party producing such Scrip
will be required, before attending the meeting, to exhibit the same
to the Secretary, and to furnish him with a written memorandum of
his or her name and address, and also the denoting numbers of the
said Scrip or Bankers' Receipt for Scrip.
ROBERT SCOTT, Chairman of the Committee of Management.
(By order) HENRY MORGAN, Secretary.
Birmingham, 28, Waterloo-street, May 1, 1846.

BIRMINGHAM and OXFORD JUNCTION
Notice is hereb RAILWAY COMPANY.
WEDNESDA y given, that a meeting is proposed to be held on
Y, the 13th day of May next, at half-past two of the
clock in the afternoon, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, of the
Holders of Scrip (see Note) in the above-mentioned Company, at
which meeting the Bills hereinafter-mentioned will be submitted for
the consideration and approval of such Scripholders, that is to say,
" A Bill for making a Railway from Birmingham to Join the lines of
the proposed Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton Railways, and to be called The Birmingham and
Oxford Junction Railway ;' and a Bill for making a Railway into
Birmingham, in extension of the proposed Birmingham and Oxford
Junction Railway.
Dated, 29th April, 1846.
. .

HATHERTON, Chairman.

Note.—All persons producing scrip at the above meeting will be
entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to the 31st March
last, but no vote can be accepted in respect of any scrip not actually
produced. In cases where the deposits on shares allotted has been
paid prior to the 31st March last, but the scrip for such shares has
not been issued, the production of the banker's receipt for the deposit
will be accepted in lieu of the scrip.

BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, and
DUDLEY RAILWAY COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING is proposed to be held
on WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of May next, at eleven of the o'clocklin
the forenoon, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, of the holders of
Scrip (see note) in the above-mentioned Company, at which meeting
the Bill hereinafter mentioned will be submitted for the consideration
and approval of such Scripholdors, that is to say, "A Bill for making
rAilways from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and Dudley, to be
called The Birmingham and Dudley Railway."'
Dated 29th April, 1846.
HATHERTON, Chairman.
Note.—All persons producing Scrip at the above meeting will be
entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to the 31st of March
last, but no vote can be accepted in respect of any Scrip net actually
produced. In cases where the deposits on shares allotted have been
paid prior to the 31st March last, but the Scrip for such Shares has
notbeen issued, the production of the Banker's receipt for the de-
posit will be accepted in lieu of the Scrip.

. .
RAILWAY.
AI ANC 11 ESTE R AND BIRMINGHAM
Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be held, at the Com-
pany's °faces, in London-road, in Manchester, on THURSDAY, the
7th day of May, 1846, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when
copies of the undermentioned Bills, now pending in Parliament, will
be submitted to the Proprietors for their approval; under which Bills
it is proposed to authorise the Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Company either to construct or to beeome the proprietors of, or to
contribute towards the formation of, the railways therein mentioned,
that is to say—

A Bill to empower the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Coal-
pany to make certain Branch Railways.
A Bill for consolidating the London and Birmingham, Grand Junc-
tion, and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies.
A Bill for making a Railway from Newtown, in the county of
Montgomery, to Crewe, in the county of Chester, with Branches,
and for other purposes connected therewith.
A Bill for making a Railway from the Chester and Crewe Branch
of the Grand Junction Railway, at Calveley, to Wolverhampton, and
for other purposes connected therewith.
A Bill for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Stafford, with a
Branch to Stone, and for other purposes.
A Bill for making:a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham
Railway at Cheadle, in the county of Chester, to or near to the
Ambergate Station of the Midlands Railway, in the county of Derby,
to be called the " Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands June
tion Railway.'9

A Bill for„ making a Railway from the Manchester and Birming
ham Railway, in the township of Gorton, in the county of Laacaster,
to Hyde, in the county of Chester.
The Chair will be taken at three o'clock precisely.
Dated this 29th day of April, 1846.
J. P. WEST HEAD, Chairman a of the
ROBERT BENSON, Jun., Deputy-Chairman S Directors,
isy order, JOHN LATHAM, Secretary.

COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUD-
BURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of
SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of the COLCHES-
TER, STOUR VALLEY, SUDBURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY
COMPANY, will be held at the Offices of the said Company, No. 1,
High-street, Colchester, Essex, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of May,
1846, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of submitting
a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, to incorporate the said Com-
pany and construct and maintain the said Railway for the considera-
tion of the said Scripholders and Holders of Bankers' Receipts for
Scrip. Dated this 27th day of April, 1846.
GEORGE BAWTREE, Secretary.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE and OXFORD and
BLETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

In pursuance of the Sessional Orders of both Houses of Parliament,
notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of
the SCRIPHOLDERS of this Company, that is to say of the Holders
of Scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Company, will be
held on SATURDAY, the 9th of May next, at twelve o'clock at noon,
at the London and Birmingham Railway Station, in Euston-square,
London, for the purpose of approving (or otherwise) the following
Bills now before Parliament, viz. :
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Banbury, in the
county of Oxford (Tring to Banbury).
A Bill for making a railway from Oxford to the London and Bir-
mingham Railway, at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham (Ox-
ford to Bletchley). .

The Sesslonsd Orders, before referred to, require that one-third I
of the capital proposed to be raised by the Bill shall be represented at
the meeting by persons producing thereat scrip of bankers' receipts
for the smile, and the holders of such scrip or receipts are therefore
requested to attend accordingly.
The Directors take this opportunity of announcing that both the
above Bills have been read a second time ; the latter is now in Com-
mittee, and wholly unopposed ; the Committee on the former Bill is
not at present named.
The Secretary will afford such information and assistance to the
shareholders as they may desire with reference to their scrip or re-
ceipts, and the prodection thereof, and the voting thereon at the
meeting. Communications may be addressed to him at the Com-
pany's office, No. 29, Great George-street, Westminster.
As ao parties will be entitled to vote at the meeting until his or
her name and address, and the denoting numbers of all the scrip or
receipts are first recorded, shareholders are particularly requested,
with a view to the convenience of the meeting, either to send their
scrip or receipts to the Secretary, or to any of the Committee of
Management,* at the offices of the Company, or to furnish a state-
ment of the denoting numbers of the scrip or receipts to the Secre-
tary forthwith, as otherwise the proceedings of the meeting will be
greatly delayed by the necessary preliminary investigations.
HARRY VERNEY, Bart.,
Oberman of the Committee of Management.
WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary.

Dated 29th April, 184 G.
Offices of the Company, 29, Great George-street, Westminster.
* The following gentlemen are the Committee of Management :
Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Claydon House, Bucks.
The Hon. Philip Sidney Pierrepont, Evenley Hall, Brackley, Nor-
thamptonshire.
Captain Edw. Dewes, Buckingham.
Humphrey Humphreys, Esq., Buckingham.
Jonathan Samuel Browning, Esq., Oxford.
Timothy Rhodes Cobb, Esq., Banbury, Oxon.
Zacharias Daniel Hunt, Esq., Aylesbury, Bucks.
George Carr Glyn, Esq., London 1
Joseph Frederick Ledsam, Esq., Birmingham Directors
Edward Cropper, Esq., Liverpool
of the
Thomas Smith, Esq., Reigate Lodge, Surrey
London
Thomas Young, Esq., Albany, London
Ross Donell Mangles , Esq., M.P., London and
y
Birmingham
Captain Constantine Richard Moorsom, R.N., Bir-
Railway.
mingham
Robert Benson, jan., Esq., Fairfield, Manchester

LONDON and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET-
ING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the
Euston Station, London, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of May now
next ensuing, at 12 o'clock, when copies of the undermentioned Bills
now pending in Parliament, will be submitted to the proprietors for
their approval, by which Bills it is proposed to authorise the London
and Birmingham Railway Company, either to construct, or to become
the lessees or proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation
of the railways therein mentioned, that is to say—
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford. to Banbury, in the
county of Oxford.
A Bill for making a railway from Oxford, to the London and Bir-
mingham Railway at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham.
A Bill far making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the county of War-
wick, to the town of Banbury, in the county of Oxford.
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the county of
Warwick, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in the parish
of Ashchurck, in the county of Gloucester.
A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company
to make a branch railway from the London and Birmingham Rail-
way, near Coventry, to the Trent Valley Railway, in the parish of
Nuneaton.

A Bill for making a railway from or near the city of Worcester, to
the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Weedon, in
the county of Northampton, with a branch to Alcester, in the county
of Warwick.

A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company
to make a branch from the said railway, to the Blisworth and Peter-
borough branch thereof. _

A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway
to extend their line at Leamington, and to enlarge their s Companyi a
Coventry and Rugby. and for other parposes
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, to or near to Navigation-street, in the borough of Bir-
mingham.
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, in the parish of Rugby, in the county of Warwick, to Leam-
ington and Warwick, in the county of Warwick.
A Bill for carrying into effect certain arrangements between the
London and Birmingham Railway Company, and the Company of
Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigation, and for granting
certain powers to the said respective Companies.
A Bill for making a railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton
and to the Grand Junction Railway in the parish of Bushbury, with
a line diverging therefrom to Wolverhampton, and a branch to
Dudley.
A Bill for making a railway from Sinethwick, in the parish of Bar-
borne, in the county of Stafford, to Stourport, in the county of Wor-
cester, with branches therefrom.
A Bill to consolidate the London and Birmingham Grand Junction
and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies.
A Bill for making a railway from Blisworth, in the county of
Northampton, to Ashchurch, in the county of Gloucester, to be called
"The Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway."
A Bill for making a railway from Blisworth, in the county of
,heNorthampton,Nerthamtpoteeand Banbury Banbury,Ba eibntheßacioluwnatyy.t?f Oxford, to be called
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A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company
A Bill for vesting the Aylesbury Railway in the London and Bir-
mingham Railway Company. C om-
A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway
pany to make a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway,
near Watford, to St. Albans and Dunstable, with a branch to Luton.
A Bill to authorise an improvement of the line of the West London
Railway and the Extension thereof to the river Thames.
A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com-
pany to enlarge their stations in London, and for other parposes.
The chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely.
Dated this 22d day of April, 1846.
GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman, Of the Board
JOSH. FREDERICK LEDSAM, Deputy Chairman, of Directors.
Dr order, DICILUID °REED, Secretary.

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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, MAT 4

STOCK ExcniNGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 11—
Caledonian, 12%—Ditto, New, 2—North British, NOW, 10% —North
Staffordshire, 4 11-16 p.—South Midland, 2% p.

EXETER, MAY 4.

STocit Excnimoz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 24%—Ditto,
York Extension, 2—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 1% —Devon and
Central Cornwall, I%—Bristol and Exeter, New Shares, 11.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 4.
__ _

NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—The impulse given to the Share Market
by the improved tone of monetary affairs, noted in our last, has
continued unabated. Registered Stocks have advanced considerably,
owing to the desire of capitalists to invest at present prices. Scrips,
which a short time since were even at a discount or only at a small
premium, have, under the same influence, improved materially, and
a large business has been transacted to-day at still higher prices.
The sales are—Ambergata, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junc-
tion, 10s. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 2%
p.—Birmingham and Oxford, 1% p.—Backinghamshire, par—Ches-
ter and Birkenhead, 54—Ditto, Halves (at 5 dis.), 27—Ditto, New
Shares (33 dis.), 36 p.—Ditto, 201. Shares. 1% p.--Clitheroe Junction,
4—Derby and Crewe, 5 p.—Direct Northern, 251. Share, % dis.—
Eastern Counties, 24%—Ditto, New Shares, 8% p.—Ditto, York
Extensions, I % p.—East Lancashire, No. 2,3% p.—East Lincoln-
shire, Is. 6d. p.— Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 9% p.—Ditto,
New Quarters, 18% Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.—Glasgow and
Greenock, Halves, 8% —Grand Junction, 227 ex d. and n. —Ditto,
New Quarters, 30 p. ex d.—Grand Union, 10s. dis.—Great Western,
Half Shares, 1% dis.—Ditto, Fifth Shares, 35% p.— Goole and Don-
caster, 17s. 6d. p.—Huddersflel" and Manchester, % p.—Huddersfield
and Sheffield, 5% p.— Lancaster and Carlisle, Third Shares, 5% p.—
Leeds and Dewsbury, 3% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 3 dis.—Leicester and
Bedford, 10s. dis.—Leicester and Tamworth, 1 dis.—Liverpool and
Bury, 8% p.—Ditto, New Shares, 2 p. —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and
Preston, 1% p.—London and Birmingham, Fifths, 5 p.—London and
South-Western, 81—London and York. % dis.— Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 82—Ditto, Quarters (C), 8% p.—Manchester, Bolton. and
Bury Extensions, 1% p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 10 p.—Man-
chester, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p.—Manchester, Midland, and
Great Grimsby, 10s. dis.—Midland, 401. Shares,ls% p.--Newcastle
and Berwick, 10% —North British, Carlisle, 1% p.—Northumberland
and Lancaster, % dis.—North Staffordshire, 5% p.—North Union
(A). 211—North Western, 4s. p.—Nottingham, Mansfield, and Mid-
land, par—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 2% p.—Ditto, ditto (B),
% p.— Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 1,5% p.—Ditto. Quar-
ters, No. 2, 3 p.—Ditto, Quarters. No. 3,1% p.—Shrewsbury, Os-
westry, and Chester, 1% dis.—Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and
Birmingham, 1 p.—South Eastern, 39%—Ditto, New Halves, is. p.
ex d.—South Midland, 2% p.—Uiverstone, 'Lancaster, and Carlisle, 1
dis.—West Riding Union, 3 p.—Welsh Midland, 1% dis. —Belfast
and Ballymena, 5% dis.—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 2 dis.—Dub-
lin and Cashel, 6% p.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 265. p.—Dutch
Rhenish, 2%
_p.—Great Central Sardinian, %—Great, Luxemburg,
dis.

MANCHESTER, Max 4.
SrocK Excastroz.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos-
ton, &c., % dis.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction,
1,4 Chorley, and Liverpool, 19s. dis.-Blackburn, Dar-
-16
% 4i p
-
wen, and Bolton, I dis.-Buckingham and Bletchley Junction,
p.-Clitheroe Junction, dis.-Derby and Crewe, 4 p.
-Direct
% dis.-Eastern Counties, 24%-Ditto, Perpetual (No. 2),
7-East Lineolnshire, 7-16 p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and Westp
%
Rid-
ing
Junction, dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, % p.-Goole,on.
by
Don-
caster, Sheffield, &c., p.-Grand Union, 7-16 dis.-Great Grimsby
and Sheffield Junction, 2 dis.-Iludderstield, Halifax, and Bradford,
2U p.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, I%p.-
Huddersfield an Sheffield Junction, M p.-Lancashire
and North
Yorkshire % dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3 dis.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and
Manchester, 3% p.-Liverpool and Bury, 9 p.-Ditto, New Shares,
2 3-16 p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 p.-Liverpool, Pres-
ton, Manchester, and Southport, % p.-Liverpool, Warwick, Man-
chester, and Stockport, 11-16 dis.-London and Manchester (Ras-
trick's), I c. dis.-London and York, par c.-Ditto, Extension,
par-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, arid Midland, 1M p.-Manches-
ter and Birmingham, 82-Ditto, Quarters (B), 914 p.-Ditto, ditto
(C), 8% c. p.-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation, &c., 17s.
dis.-Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, Bs. 6d. dis.-Manchester
and Hyde, % p.-Manchester and Leeds, Sixteenths, 9 M -Ditto, Ex-
tension, 3% p.-Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, %
cheater and Southampton, 4s. p.-Northumberland and Lancashire,
153. 6d. dis.- North British, Carlisle Branch, 2 p.-North Eastern,
1M dis.-North Staffordshire, 5M p.-North Wales, 1% dis.-North
Western, % p.-Nottingham and Mansfield, % dis.-Preston and
Wyre, 30 - Ditto, Halves (B), % p.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Junction, 16s. 6d. p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 1% p.-Shreivs-
bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 1 dis.-Shropshire Union Railway and
Canal, 7s. Gd. dis.-South Midland, 3% .p.-South Eastern and
Dover, Halves (No. 4), 6s. 3d. p.-Treat Valley and Midland Grand
Junction, % p.-West Riding Union, 3 3-16 p.
LEEDS, Max 4 •
STOcK Ezell/rum-The sales are-Eastern Counties, 24%-Ditto,
York Extension, 295. p.-East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington),
3)4 p. -Great Grimsby and Sheffield Docks, 1% dis.- Ditto, Exten-
sions, % dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 21s. p.-Ditto, Ex-
tensions, % dis.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% p.-Leeds and Brad-
ford, 291 i p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 3% p.-Ditto, Branches, 17s.
Gd. p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dis.- Manchester and Leeds, Quar-
ter Shares, 9% p.-Ditto, Extensions, 3% p.-Newcastle and Ber-
wick,
11 p. -North British, Carlisle Branch, 335. p.-York and North
Midland, East and West Riding, 10 p.- Ambergate, Nottingham, end
Boston, 13s. 6d. dis.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 14s. die.
-Birkenhead, Chester. Mold, &c., 275. 6d. dis. -Buckinghamshire,
Is. p.-Chelmsford and Bury, 16s. dis.- litheroe Junction, 9s. die.
-Essex and Suffolk, 16s. dis.-Grand Union, Ils. Gd. dis.-Glasgow
and Dumfries, 7s. Gd. dis.-Goole and Doncaster, 10s. p.-Great
Eastern and Western, 28s. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland,
2s. 6d. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 12s. dis.-Leicester, Tamworth,
Coventry, &c., 255. dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle
Junction, 1M p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, land Preston, 2s. 6d. dis.-
London and Manchester (Rem.), 325. 6d. dis.-Manchester, Bux-
ton, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p. -Northumberland and Lancashire
Junction, 17s. 6d. dis.-North Staffordshire, 6% p.-North Western,
ss. p.-South Midlands, 2% p. -Welsh Midlands, 235. dis.-West
Riding Union, 5-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, I% die.
HULL, MAY 4.
STOcK ERCHANGE.-Our market has been particularly buoyant to-
day, and a large quantity of scrip has changed hands. North Staf-
fordshire and South Midlands in great request, and higher prices de-
manded at the close. The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, 425. 6d.-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, 235,-Brad-
ford and Wakefield Midland, 31s-Derby, Gainsborough, and
Grimsby, 13s. 6d.-East Lincolnshire, 275. 6d.-Glasgow and )3fun-
fries, 2% -Grand Union, 165.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 2L45.
-London
on
-Leicester and Bedford, % -Leicester and Tamworth, 2
and Manchester (Rem.), 1-London and York, 4 _ Manchester,
Buxton, and Matlock, 3s. 6d.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland,
th Staffordshire, 71. is.--
2% -North British, Carlisle, 21. 175.-
North Western, 25s 6d.-NottinghamN..saildianAdir
311.-eldyv,
es2tl.
Sudbury and Birmingham, 3% -
Riding
Union, 4%-Yorkshire and GlasgoruUtinlion,
.2.65. 6d.
SHEFFIELD, MAY, 4
STOCK EXCKATME.-The sales are-Grimsbdy. andDeSrhbeyfflaenldd EGxatient.-
sion, 7s. dls.-Clitheroe Junction, 13s. 6d. is.-
borough, 14s. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, dis.-North
piNeNoterrt
umbe,thuld ittnlLancitahir 01 Junction, 1,1

PARLIAMEN TA R Y BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, MAY 4.
The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the 13Ms
ordered to be brought in by the undernarned Hon. Members :
Goole and Doncaster—Mr. B. Denison and Mr. Parker.
South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal—Mr. B. Denison and Mr.
Parker.
Furness Extensions —Mr. C. Cavendish, Mr. G. Cavendish, and Mr.
G. W. Hope.