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London, England, 1846-07-02 00:00:00

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No. 16,781.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, COENHILL LONDON.
Capital X 500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
hal, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meat other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
rates

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid
on each Polley effected on the Profit scale.

The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in
Deeember of the present year.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND
GENERAL FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
ADELAIDE-PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE;
THISTLE-STREET, EDINBURGH ;
And WASON'S-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL.
The SECOND QUINQUENNIAL BONUS (averaging 30 per cent.
on the premiums paid) has just been declared on the Life Policies
effected at this office prior to 1843, and the holders of them have the
option of a reduction in their future premiums, or an equivalent
amount added to the sum assured. The particulars in eaclrcawluive
been farmshert to the parties interested.
On all new Policies one half the premiums may remain on interest,
if required, for Ave years, and in the event of a death happening
within that period, the arrears then due will be deducted from the
claim.
The Directors beg to remind their Mends whose Fire Insurances
become due at Midsummer, that no extra charge is made for the
transfer of Policies ; they may be effected for any period of time, and
if for seven years, the premium and duty wiil.only be charged for six.
June 30, 1846. J. T. CLEMENT, Actuary.

THE CATHOLIC, LAW, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square.
TRUSTEES. •
The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers,
Cheadle. Staffordshire.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Traquair, Traquair House, Feeble-
shire, North Britain. •
The Right Hon. the Lord Stafford, Cossey Hall, Norfolk.
A. H. Lynch, Esq., Master in Chancery, 33, Queen-square.
Thomas Barnewall, Esq., 15, York-terrace, Regent's Park.
Thomas Eyre, Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath.
DIRECTORS.
The Right Rev. Wm. Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex,
The Hon. Edward Petre, 26, Wilton-crescent.
Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. East India
Company. and of the London Joint-Stock Bank.
The Very Rev. Mons. A. Magee, D.D., 9, Romney-terrace,
Westminster.
Rev. Thomas Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark,
Henry Clark Duppa, Esq., Quarry House, Boughton.
Francis M'Donnell, Esq., Usk, Monmouthshire.
James Rea.de, Esq., 13, Lower Berkeley-street, Director of th
National Bank of Ireland.
William Seymour, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-square.
AUDITORS.
E. Jerning,ham, Esq. I James Marshall. Esq.
Co:aux:rpm PHYSICIAN—James Copland, M.D., F.R.8., 5, Old
Burlington-street.
CONSULTING Straczox—William Teevan, Esq., 23, Bryanstonc-
square.

STANDING COUNSEL.
England—Mr. Serjeant Shee, Sergeants' Inn.
Edm. Wales, Esq., Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn.
Ireland—Sir Colman O'Loughien, Bart., Merrion-square, Dublin.

SOLICITORS.
England—Messrs. Norris and Sons, 2, Bedferd-row, London.
Ireland—Messrs. P. and D. Mahony, 23, William-street, Dublin.
CONSULTING ACTUARY—WiIIiam Lewis, Esq.
BANKERS.

The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury, and Henrietta-street,
Covent-garden.
The London Joint Stock Bank, 69, rail-mall.

&ma-rear—Witham Norris, Esq.
The Deco! of Settlement of this Company having been approved
of by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, is now lying for Sig-
nature at this Once, and will remain until Saturday, the 13th inst.,
inclusive, from Ten, a.m., to Four, P.M.
June 4, 1846.

FREEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.

DIVIDENDS.
Notice is hereby given, that from and after the 9th instant, the
Half-yearly Dividend to the 30th ult. will be in course of payment
:o the respective Shareholders.
JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary.
11, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, July 1, 1846.

BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL.
The CALLER Y, with a selection of PORTRAITS of EMINENT
PERSONS, is OPEN every Day from Ten till Six.
Admission, Is. • Catalogue I.
is.
BARNARD, Keeper.

R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
I.IIIJ- A New and Interesting LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, on the

PHENOMENA and EEFECT of HEAT and COLD, at Half-past
Three daily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, at Nine o'c'ock. Professor Bachhoffner's LECTURES on
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant experiments, daily.
MACINTOSH'. RYWOLVING ENGINE,' COLEMAN'S PATENT
LOCOMCITiffstE•.-ENGINE for &MIER; find descending Inclined
Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAILWAY, the ATMOS-
PHERIC RAILWAY, all in action. PORTRAITS of Distill
guished' Men in the GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE,
magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN
MICROSCOPE. exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects. A.
beautiful Picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CA-
THERINE'S, Jerusalem, .rfr Mr. Charles Smith, is one of the Series
of DISSOLVING VIEW,Mast introduced.
. _ _

Admission, la. ; Schools, Half-price.

THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
CAUTION TO BANKERS AND OTHERS.

L,OST-inMANCHESTER. between the hours
.11U1 of Twelve at noon and Five in the afternoon, on TUESDAY, the
Ist day of April, 1845, a 5001. BANK of ENGLAND NOTE, dated
London, January 12, 1844—T F 94,911, Parkins, 5001.—payment of
which is stopped.
The above reward will be paid upon restoration of the Note to Mr.
Richard Beswick, Chief Superintendent of the Manchester Police,
at the Town-hall, Manchester ; or to the Superintendent of the City
Police, chief offices, Old Jewry, London.
Manchester, April 18, 1846.

" Every hour, every minute of Lerd Snowdon's time was now oc-
cupied in preparations for the reception of the royal party. Edging-
ton was summoned in the marquee and tent department."—Love and
Pride.

DANCING in the OPEN AIR, to AVOID the inconvenience of

HEATED ROOMS.
BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street,
Borough, and 208, Piccadilly, respectfully informs the nobility
and gentry, that by a new arrangement, his Marquees and Tents are
completely ventilated, and the most delightful coolness is felt also in
the Pavilion, or temporary room.
. .

Accommodation :o any extent on hire at moderate coat, and erected
with great dispatch.
Rick-cloths, with poles, &c., complete.
Orders per post, to 2, Duke-street, Borough, will have immediate
attention.

EARLY HARVEST.-RICK CLOTHS, with
Poles, Pullies, and Lines, complete.
"No farmer should be without a good rick cloth, for it is
certainly one of the most useful things he can have oil his pre-
mises. It is not only in hay time and harvest time he wants it—the
benefit of it in one awkward day with the threshing machine is
equal to the cost."—Gargener's Gazette.

Rick Cloths, both New and Second-hand, at a reasonable cost,
at BENJAMIN EDGINGTON'S, 2, Duke-street, Southwark.
Early application will ensure prompt attention. A Warehouse at
208, Piccadilly. Marquees, Tents, Flags, Netting and Bunting for
Fruit Trees, &c.

66 miles long.. He certainly believed that their expectations
on that point would be more than realised. He said
the directors had never laid before the meeting the
means of forming a correct judgment as to the
state and prospects of the railway, and they were anxious
that the shareholders should take every opportunity of mak-
ing themselves acquainted with the merits of the line by
consulting the original documents, which were lying at the
company's office. The Chairman concluded with moving
that the report now read be adopted, printed, and circulated.
Mr. KITTRICK seconded the motion.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what extent of the line
had been already formed, and when any part of it might be
opened ? . . _

The CHAIRMAN said the first portion of the line inclusied a
tunnel of great extent, and they were busy with their opera-
tions in it. There were about 2,000 men employed on the
whole line. The mineral branches, which were the most
important, extended about 30 miles up in the direction of
Morialme, but these will not be in operation till September
next year, and the whole line in about twelve months after:
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what was the probable
rate of interest which the line would bear, and whether the
capital would be sufficient, and what were the estimated
receipts?
The CHAIRMAN referred the gentleman to the report of
the estimated receipts. He said that increase of capital woald
be necessary, because a double line of rails had been laid down
instead of a single line, as at first projected—an increase
which was made to meet the increase of traffic, and which,
he was sure, would be looked upon as the most prudent step
the directors could have taken.
Mr. THOMPSON HANKEY, a director, said, that as far as
they could judge of the estimate receipts, the income would
be far larger than anything originally contemplated.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to another gentleman, said, he
did not expect that any call would be made on thei share -
holders for some time to come.
The motion was then put and carried mlammously. •
The Hon. H. BROWNE moved a vote of thanks to the
Chairman and directors.
Mr. Cnnin. seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged the honour they
had done him and his colleagues, the meeting broke up.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting, of the shareholders of this Company took place
this day, at 38, earliament-street,. for the purpose of having
an agreement entered into by the directors with the Trent
Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction Company submitted
to their approbation. The meeting was very thinly at-
tended, and at half-past eleven o'clock the chair was taken
by Mr. Foster.
Mr. WAGSTAFF read the agreement, which stated, that
under the arrangement as now completed, the shareholders
in the Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Company
will have an interest to the extent of four-ninths of the
actual capital of the united company, • the remaining five-
ninths being taken by the proprietors of the South Stafford-
shire 'Junction Railway. The arrampments as to the
line are, in substance, that the Trent Valley, Mid-
lands line shall be adopted from its commencement
at the proposed junction with the Birmingham and
Derby branch of the Midland Railway, and shall
pass through Lichfield, to or near Walsall, from which point
the line of the South Staffordshire Company will be adopted
to Dudley. The South Staffordshire Junction Company are
to make their two communications with the Grand Junction
Railway, called the Darlaston and Birmingham Branches,
and the Trent Valley Midlands and Grand Junction Railway
Company, their branch communicating with the Trent
Valley Railway. The line, as now proposed, will consist of
about thirty miles of railway, through a rich and
most important district of country. It will form
a direct communication from Dudley, Walsall, and
Lichfield, and the south-west of England, to the
extensive Midland districts of the east to which
numerous lines made or in progress extend. With Wolver-
hampton: the communication will be effected by means of
the Portobello branch of the Grand Junction Railway. In
accordance with the agreement, and with the requirements
of the consolidated scheme, the capital of this company has
been reduced to 420,0001., and the amount of the shares has
in consequence been reduced to 121. per share. The shares of
the South Staffordshire Junction Company have been reduced
in the same proportion.
A resolution having been unanimously agreed to ap-
proving of the agreement, the meeting separated.

TRENT VALLEY, MIDLANDS, AND
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. SPECIAL
MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the holders of scrip and bankers' re•
ceipts for scrip in this Company took place, at No. 19, Great
George street, Westminster, at two o'clock this day, for the
purpose of having a Bill submitted to their consideration, a
copy of the proposed Bill to authorise the construction of
the railway.
Colonel Anson took the chair at two o'cloek.
The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening
the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN briefly adverted to the advantageous posi-
tion which the company had assumed by their agreement
with ,the South Staffordshire Junction Railway, which we
have already laid before our readers.
The Bills having been read, resolutions adopting them
were moved and seconded, and declared to be carried una-
nimously.
The number of shares assenting, as represented at the
meeting, were 17,175, without one dissent, and the number
required to authorise the further prosecution of the Bill was
6,900.
The meeting then separated, baying passed a vote of
thanks to the Chairman.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Six o'cLocic.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
5 to 1 agst Mendicant
9 to 1 agst My Mary
12 to 1 agst Satyr
12 to 1 agst Highwayman
20 to 1 agst Intrepid

GOODWOOD STARES.
10 to l agst The Hero
20 to 1 agst Jenny Wren
25 to 1 agst Petitioner
25 to 1 agst Giantess
25 to 1 agst Orion
25 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild
25 to 1 agst Maynooth
25 to 1 agst Glossy
25 to 1 agst Camera Obscura
30 to 1 agst Footstool

ST. LEGER.
5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes
6 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First
DERBY.
40 to 1 agst Red Hart
50 to 1 agst Reiver
50 to 1 agst Gabbier
50 to 1 agst War Eagle

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

Leeds, nearly six miles nearer than by the London and
line to Lincoln.

His Lordship was cross-examined at considerable length
by Mr. PAGET as to the necessity and advisability of this
line, and with a view to show that a better line might have
been chosen. It Was stated that the chief markets for tfie
produce of the district, are London, Leeds, and Sheffield.
The chief country markets for this produce, are Doncaster,
Epworth, and Haxey. The potatoes, the princiral export,
went generally down the Trent, from Gainsborough to
the Humber, vessels of 300 tons being able to get up to
Gainsborough. The examination was continued to show
that all the means of communication necessary for the dis-
trict are always provided for by the River Trent and the
Great Grimsby, and Gainsborough Railway.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER, M.P., confirmed Lord Worsley's tes-
timony as to the nature of the country and the necessity for
the line, especially speaking of the culture of onions, for the
growth of which, the soil being exceedingly rich, and four or
five feet deep, the district was particularly adapted. Having
the advantage of railway transit, this produce would be con-
veyed to distant markets in a sound state.
Sir Robert Sheffield also confirmed the testimony. The
navigation of the Trent is open, and much used, the land on
the banks of the river being exceedingly fertile, and the
main portion of the population residing upon it; but there
still is a considerable number of inhabitants residing west of
the proposed line.
On cross-examination, Sirß. Sheffield stated that, generally
speaking, the line would be about five miles within either of
the Ouze or the Trent, the navigation of the former river,
being like that of the latter, both exceedingly open and
free, giving access to Hull and York, and by canals
to Wakefield, Todmorden, and the whole of the manufactaring
district.

On re-examination, the witness stated this line ran
directly through the district and. was, in his opinion, the
hest. that could be delisecl...,
Lord de Maulay being obliged to attend another Committee,
their Lordships adjourned until to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XLVIII.
TAPP VALE.

The Committee on this group met again to .day, at twelve
o'clock, Mr. Aldam,:chairman.
The promoters proceeded with the evidence for the preamble
of the Bill.

Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE appeared for the Aberdare Rail-
way Company, the Bill for which passed into law last year.
Sir. T. PHILLIPS was heard at some length against the
locusstandi of the opponents.