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London, England, 1846-05-02 00:00:00

COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION

W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &c., Alderman, Chairman.
William Morley, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Samuel Haines, Esq. I Joseph Thompson, Esq.
Frederick Hewitt, Esq. John Wheelton, Esq.
John Pickersgill, Esq
The Directors have the satisfaction to announce to the Sharehold-
ers of the Company, that, on Tuesday last, the 28th instant, the
Committee on Standing Orders reported to the House of Commons
that they had been complied with, and the Bill was on the same day
read a first time ; and they hereby give notice that a meeting of the
Shareholders will be held in the Large Room, at the Commercial-
buildings, in Leeds, on Saturday, the 9th day of May next, at twelve
o'clock at noon, precisely, to receive a copy of the Bill, and a report
on the present state and prospects of the Company.
No person will be admitted without delivering in, in writing, his
same and address, together with the numbers of the Scrip Certifi-
cates which he holds.
By order of the Board,
THOMAS BUTLER, Secretary.
Offices, 5, Gresham-street, London,
April 30, 1846.

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK,
AND AYR RAILWAY.
In compliance with the resolutions or orders of the Houses of Par-
liament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the Shareholders or Stockholders
of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company, will
be held within the Company's Office, in Bridge-street, Glasgow, on
WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of May next, at one o'clock in the after-
noon, when copies of the following Bills now before Parliament will
be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a note taken
on the said Bill as required by the said resolutions or orders, viz. :-
1. A Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr
Railway Company to alter their line near Kilmarnock, and to make
branches to Linwood, Swinlees, and the Kilmarnock and Troop
Railway.
2. A Bill to amend the Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil-
marnock, and Ayr Railway, and to authorise the formation of
branches from Bushy to Irvine, and from Irvine to the harbour
thereof, with a subsidiary branch to Perceton Coal Works.
3, A Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock. and Ayr
Railway Company to make a branch from their railway near Blair
to Strathaven, and to amend the Acts relating to such railway.
By order of the Directors,
JAMES M'CALL, Chairman,
J. F. SMITH, Secretary.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE
RAILWAY.
In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders ofthe Houses of Par-
lament, a SPECIAL. MEETING of the holders of Scrip or of
Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle Railway Company, will be held within the Black Ball Motel,
in Glasgow, upon MONDAY, the Ilth day of May next, at two o'clock
afternoon, when a copy of a Bill now before Parliament, entitled
" A Bill for making a Railway Nut the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar-
nock, and Ayr Railway, near Cumnock, to the Caledonian Railway
near the crossing of the river Sark, to be called The Glasgow, Dum-
fries, and Carlisle Railway, with Branches,' " will be submitted to the
consideration of the meeting, and a vote taken on the said Bill as re-
quired by the said resolutions or orders.
By order of the Ordinary Committee of Management,
JOHN LEADBETTER. Chairman.

'I.IHE NEW ASYLUM for INFANT .011-
PIIANS, STAMFORD-HILL. For Orphans under Eight Years
of Age, without distinction of sex, place, or religious connexion.
The SECOND ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this Charity will be
held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the
27th of May.
The Right Hon. Lord Viscount MORPETU, M.P., in the Chair.

STEWARDS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Cla- Sir Geo. De H. Larpent, Bart.
rendon William Ewart, Esq., M.l'.
James Pattison, Esq., M.P. Charles Lushington, Esq.
Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. James Harmer, Esq.
Henry Vyner, Esq. S. M. Peto, Esq.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. Robert Lush; Esq.
S. P. Arnold, Esq. William Leavers, Esq.
Francis Bennoch, Esq. John Remington Mills, Esq.
Edward Brown, Esq. Robert M`Cabe, Esq.
Domenic Braggiotti, Esq. William Mawby, Esq.
Josiah Conder, Esq. James Peek, Esq.
James Carter, Esq. John Relic, Esq.
Isaac Circuit, Esq. Charles Reed. Esq.
Joseph Crane, Esq. Robert Rymill, Esq.
Joseph Davis, Esq. George Simmons, Esq.
John Finch, Esq. James Smith, Esq.
Edward Edwards, Esq. George Thompson, Esq.
William Groser, Esq. Henry Thompson, Esq.
Edward Healey, Esq. William Thot nborrow,Esq.
John W. llarker, Esq. William W. Tyler, Esq.
Charles Jones, Esq. William Wilkinson, Esq.
George T. Kemp, Esq. David W. Wire, Esq.
P. C. Leckie, Esq. John Wilks, Esq.
Christopher Lund, Esq. Captain Weller.

Tickets, One Guinea each, ma:
Offices of the Institution, 32, Poult
Tavern.

Ly be had of the Stewards; at the
!try; and at the bar of the London

JAME

SHERMAN, Hon. Secretary.

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