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London, England, 1846-12-25 00:00:00

VONTRACT for CONVEYING the LONDON
1,_,/ • DISTRICT YOST LETTER BAGS.

Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's Postmaster-General
will 'be ready to receive Tenders en or before the 22d day of
JANI:AAT next, for conveying the London District Post Letter
Bagg, twice a day, to Woodford Bridge, and twice to Woodford, by
mail-carts, stage ceiches, omnibuses, or any other carriage conveying
passengersor parcels.

- The conditions, and full particulars, may be seen on application
to the Superintending President of the London District Post-office,
General Post-office.

Tenders are.to be scaled up, and addressed to "Her Majesty's
Postmaster-General," and endorsed, " Tenders for conveying the
London District I'ost Bags," and delivered before Twelve o'clock on
the 22d January nest.
General Post-Office, Dec. 22, 1846.

REFORMATION IN CLEANING CHIM-
NEYS.—The use of the PORTLAND PATENT SPRING
BRUSH and CHIMNEY-SWEEPING APPARATUS obviates all
the annoyance and inconvenience consequent upon the present dis-
gusting plan. 'By it a Hue is completely cleansed without one
particle of soot entering the apartment. A short time ago
an• experiment was made with.-this apparatus at the House of
Common,, the success of which was complete. Sheets of writing
paper 'Were. placed upon the chimney-piece, and in various ether
harts of the room, and after the completion of the sweeping not one
particle of soot was discernible upon any of the sheets of paper.
To be seen at 69, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square.
N.B. The Proprietor is willing to grant licenses for the use of the
patent invention in the provincial towns of England.
Agents for the Metropolis are required.

THE •
SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION,
(aided by Voluntary Contributions.) for the Cure of Stricture
of the Urethra, and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous,
Local, and General Debility.

SURGEON—F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L., 2, Chandos-street,
Cavendish-square.
To sm&11 tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes
generally, this Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical
Assistance, and in others medicine also free of expense.
Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence.

In Weekly Numbers, price 3d..
THE CHESS - PLAYERS CHRONICLE.
NEW SERIES. Edited by IL STAUNTON, Esq.
The first Number will be published on the Ist of January, 1847,
and will contain three first-rate Games, a Chapter of Elementary
Lessons and Four Problems on Diagrams.
11. Hurst, 27, King William-street, Strand. To be had of all
Booksellers, Newsvenders, &c.

BOSTON, STAMFORD, and BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY, (STAMFORD TO WISIIECH,)
At the first ordinary Meeting of Shareholders under the Act of In-
co poration, held at the Company's offices, No. 18, Abingdon-street,
Westminster, on Tuesday, the 22d day of December, 1816,
THOMAS MACAULAY, Esq., of Leicester, in the Chair,
The report having been read by the Secretary, the following resolu-
tions were proposed and unanimously adopted :
It was moved by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. MIDDLEroN, and

carried unanimously,

" That the Report now read be received and adopted, and pr:nted
and circulated amongst the Shareholders."
It was moved by Mr. BADGER, seconded by Mr. WATKINS, and carried
unanimously,

" That the terms offered by the Great Northern Railway to this
Company, as speeified in the Report, are approved of by this
Meeting."
It was moved by Mr. CRADDOCK, seconded by Mr. Wri.sex, and
carried unanimously,
_ _

" That the following gentlemen be chosen or re-elected Directors
of this Company:—
Edmund Denison, Esq., M.P., Doncaster.
James Arbouin, Esq., 3, Brunswick-square.
Rolsert Gill, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts.
Captain Laws, R.N., 20, Sussex-square, Hyde Park.
William Skinner Marshall, Esq., 4, Hyde Park-square.
George Hussey Packe, Esq., Caythorpe, Grantham.
Francis Parker, Esq., Manchester.
Archibald Frederick Paull, Esq., 33, Devonshire-place.
William Wilberforce Pearson, Esq., 28, Chapel-street, Belgrave-
square.
William Atkinson Gardner, Esq., 4, Suffolk street, Pall-mall.
Charles llolte Bracebridge, Esq., Athcrstone Hall.
Thomas Macaulay, Esq., Lele.ster.
It was moved by Mr. GATTIE, seconded by Mr. HAINES, and carried

unanimously,

" That 1,0001. be allowed to the Directors of this Company, as a re-
muneration for their services during their ensuing year of office,
the same to be divided in such a manner as they shall deem ex-
pedient."
It was moved by Mr. GARDNER, seconded by Mr. PEARSON, and
carried unanimously.

"That Edward ,Tames Hawker, Esq., of 4, Wilton-street, Belgrave-
square, and Ashford Lodge, near Petersfleld ; and William Thomas
Preston, Esq., of 2, Figtree-court, Temple, and FlasbY Hall, Gar-
grave, Yorkshire, be appointed Auditors of this Company's Accounts,
at salaries of 201. each ; and that Mr. George Seward be appointed
Secretary, at 1501. par annum."
THOMAS MACAULA Y, Esq., Chairman.
It was moved by Mr. WILSON, seconded by Mr. BOWMAN, and
carried unanimously,

"That the thaaks of this meeting be tendered to the Chairman and
Directors of this Company, for their services in obtaining the Act,
and in conducting tho affairs of the Company."
GEORGE SAWARD, Secreta-y.

L ONDuN AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY (SOUTHERN DIVISION).
ALTERATION OF TRAINS.
NOTICE.—The pu slie are intormed that on and after the Ist of
DECEMBUR next, the f allowing Alterations will be made in the Trains
on this Railway