The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-31 00:00:00

No. 16,681. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING

MIDLAND. RAILWAY.
The Midland Railway Company are prepared to receive
LOA. NS on SECURITY of their DEBENTURES, for periods of
Three, Five, or Seven Years, In sums of not less than 1,0001. each,
at intarest after the rate of 41, per cent. per annum, papable half
yearly.
Applications to be made to the Secretary, at the Company's
Office, Derby

By order,

J. F. BELL, Secretary.

January 28, 1846.

NoRTEI WALES RAILWAY.
GENERAL MEETING. _ _

Notice is hereby given, that the Ordinary er Half-yearly GENE-
RAL MEETING of the SVAREHOLDERS of the North Wales
Railway Company will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishops-
gate-street, in the City of London, on THVESDAY, the 26th day of
February next, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, for the
transaction of the ordinary business of the Company, in pursuance of
the North Wales Railway Act, 1845, and of the other general Acts of
Parliament relating to railways.
And notice is hereby further given, that the Books for the Regis-
tration of Transfers will be closed on and after the 16th day of
February next, until such half-yearly general meeting shall have
been held

By order of the Board,
JOAN 31.4.8R1NER, Secretary
2, Guildhall Chambers, Basinghall-street, Jan. 29, 1845.

THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAIL WAY
COMPANY, FROM LONDON TO TORK.

COMMITTER OF MANAGEMENT.
The Hon. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's
Major Amsinck, 22, Upper 'Montagu-street, Montagu• square
William Scott Binney, Esq. 27, Bryanstoue-square
William Sprott Boyd, Esq. 1, Sussex. gardens, Hyde-park
John Brightman, Esq. 30, Cernhill
Samuel James Capper, Esq. 1, Adelaide-place, London-bridge
Robert Walter Carden, Esq. Gl, 1 hreadneedle-street
Edward Trust Carver, Esq. Forest-lodge, Tulse-hill
The Chisholm, 37, Chapel-street, Gros .enor-place
Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, ILA. Woolwich
William Morley, Esq. Blackheath
William Mountford Nurse, Esq. Kensington-gore
John Picker:Till, Esq. 8, Warnford-court
Robert Rodger, Esq. Glasgow, 30, Montagu-street, Montagu-square
ENGINEER—John Miller, Esq. Edinburgh
Sottmous—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65-,--hloorga_to-

street

PAELIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Webster, 26, Great George-street,

Westminster
GECRETARY— Mr. W. IT. Clark
Offices of the Company, 64, Moorgate-street.

EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MA...
NAGEMENT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS, DATED TILE
29T11 DECEMBER, 1845.
" By the scheme promoted by the Direct \"ortbera Railway Com-
pany it is proposed to bring York (to the n,,rth of which city there
is a population exceeding five millions) within the distance (as mea-
sured by tine), of four hours and a half from London; to reduce by
42 miles the distance now traversed by the existing means of railway
communication between those termiui ; to lessen the distance as
projected by the competing plan least favourable to the public) that
of the Eastern Counties Extension by Cambridge and Lincoln) by
21% miles, and as projected by the most favourable rival scheme
(that of the London and York) by ten miles ; and yet so to reconcile
this result with local wants, as to place, without in any instance
sacrificing the principle of directness, every town of importance in
the districts to be served by this Company's main line nearer Lon-
don, either by means of the main line itself, or of well-de,ised lateral
lines, than they are by the ..theme of the London and York, which,
for the sake of passing through certain towns, pursues a devious
route to York, thereby inflicting a serious injury on the country north
of the Huraber.
Thus the scheme of the Direct Northern Railway offers to the
^:orth of England, and to all Scotland, advantages presented by no
other project whatever. These advantages it also immediately con-
veys to Bedford, St, Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford,
Grantham, Newark, Lincoln, East Retford, Sheffield, Gainsborough,
Doncaster, Pontefract, Selby, and Hull ; whilst it lessens by twenty-
eight miles the route to Leeds, the great manufacturing capital of
Yorkshire, itself rapidly becoming the centre of an important railway
system.
With perfectly unexceptionable gradients, that in no case ex-
ceede.l 1 in 200, with upwards of sixty-nine miles of level on its main
line, with no works of any engineering difficulty or of peculiarly ex-
pensive execution, with only 3,900 yards of tunnelling in eight tun-
nels, with no opening or swing bridces, with only one viaduct, anci
that of 500 yards, and with remarkably easy curves, the Direct North-
ern It tilway, whilst its primary object is to unite in the directest
manner London and York, will at the same time serve a rich, fertile,
and populous country, will reciprocate the advantages of easy and
inexp. nsive communication between the manufacturing towns of the
north and the agricultural and grazing counties of eastern and central
England. and will connect by the shortest route the eolith of England
ai d the continent of Europe wills York, the north of England, and
gcotland.
The shareholder will observe the suggestion mede by Mr. Miller,
which proposes to int:2dUCC
a new element of safety, regularity, and
speed into ra lway travelling, 14-Y the gopveyance of passengers and
goods upon separate lines. This .."li6Veit" will, no doubt, receive
•0
the consideration due to its importance the ""--" gess'.
11
.inee Mportant
. " The Committee entirely concur with Mr. tite
!+ DitSO,
bearing which the Holborn Terminus project has
Northern. It is in effect, though under different managemek.;
tension of that line into the heart of London. By its means the Londu..
Terminus of tke Direct Northern Railway will be immediately avail-
able for the Post-office and the City of London generally (between
Furl-lives- inn and Gray's-inn-lane), and will itself form a portion
of one side of the widest thoroughfares In London, will be in the
immediate vicinity of the Courts of Law and Inns of Court, and
comes more into the heart of London, 'with less sacrifice of valuable
property, than any metropolitan terminus which has been suggested.
" In accordance, therefore, filth Mr. Miller's recommendation,.
and in pursuance of the powers entrusted to them by their proprie-
tary, the Committee have taken steps to secure control over this
project. satisfied that it affords the most central, and, at the same
time, the most accessible and least expensisre London terminus.
" The Committee refer the shareholders to the map accompanying
this Report; ft fully showS the course and relations of the Direct
Northern Railway, and its national character.

tip to the 30th of November, all the standing orders of Parlia-
ment have been complied with ; and the solicitors report their per-
fect ability to fulfil all that remains to be completed within th 3 time
limited by the Legislature.
" Thus prepared, an I with deposits paid, and the proper deeds
signed by a body of most responsible Shareholders, the Com-
mittee intend to make their application to Parliament at the earliest
possible day, confident that a project of such undoubted public utility
as the Direct Northern, in which the public service itself is deeply
interested, will there receive what it only needs to ensure its success
—a fair and impartial hearing."
The following tables, appended to the Report of the Company's
Engineer (John Miller, Esq.), will show the relative advantages of
the Direct Northern in point of distances, as compared with its com-
petitors for legislative sanction;-And-wittresslsting lines.
It may here be observed, that the distance between the cross of
St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, and the centre of the Great Tower
of York Minster, as measured along the earth's surface, is, according
to the Ordnance Survey, 920,108.7 feet, or very warty 17414 miles ;
an that the main line of the Direct Northern, between London and
York, is 176 miles.
Table showing Comparison of 11.
Northern Railway and by th

'stances by the proposed Direct
London and York Railway.

ALLIANCE BUILDING and INVESTMENT
SOCIETY.—On MESBAN'S PLAN.
Enrolled under Act 6 and 7 Wm. IV., cap. 32.
Shares 1301. Monthly Payments 12s. per Share. Entrance Fee 2s. 6d.
A Pubilc Meeting will be held at EXETER HILL on MONDAY
EVENING next, Feb. 2, at Seven o'clock precisely, to explain the
principles of, and advantages offered, by this Society, aid to enrol
members thereof.
Other Public Meetings will be held during the month at the follow-
ing places, for the same purpose, and at the same hour :
Cadogan Literary and Scientific Institution, Sloane-street, Chelsea,
Monday, Feb. 9.
Fitzroy Rooms, Little Portland-street, Portland-plac,e, Monday,
Feb. 16.
George Hotel, Aldermanbury, Monday, Feb. 23.
By Order of the Board,
E. R. MESBAN, Manager, 6, Fleming-street, Kingsland-road.
J. POCKNELL, Secretary, 11, Artillery-place West, Bunhill-row.
Of whom prospectuses may be obtained.
N B. Fixed Law Charges.

C OMPRESSED AIR ENGINE COMPANY.
( Provisionally Registered.)
No. 5, Pall-mall East, London.
Capital 400,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 10/. each.
Deposit 1/. Is. per Share.
TRUSTERS. tk,
Kenyon S. Parker, Esq., Q.C., Lincoln's Inn
Frederick Squire, Esq., 1, Pall-mall East.
DIRECTORS.
Sir James Carmichael, Bart., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
Charles Farebrother, Esq., Alderman, Lancaster-place; and Meat-
house, Stockwell
Lieut.-Colonel W. Fendall, Sevenhampton, Andoversford, Glouces-
tershire
Miles "Miley, Esq., Phillhnore-place, Kensington
Joseph Wilkinson, Esq., St. Mildred's-court, City
Thomas Earnshaw, Esq., Tulse-hill
(With power to add to their number).
CONSULTING ENGINEER AND PATENTEE—Arthur Parsey, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Henry Wickens, Esq., Old Burlington-street
Alex. F. C. Ridgway, Esq., Leicester-square.
BANKERS—Messrs. Ransom and Company, 1, Pall-mall East.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Davies and Son, 21, Warwick-street, Regent-street.
SIICRETART—D. E. Austin, Esq.
This Company has been formed for the purpose of obtaining from
the patentee the benefit of the patent right of his invention in Great
Britain and its colonies, by means of licenses, for its use.
By the present patent condensed air is applied in the most simple
mariner, so as to obtain an uniformly-regulated motive power, per-
fectly controllable; and capable of being instantly increased or de-
creased at pleasure, and is applicable in all cases where steam power
is now e..mpl9yed.
PrcispeetuseS and e've'ry inforMation, with cards to vlevrthe Work-
ing model, can be Obtained froin, and' applications for 'shares In the
usual form made to, the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, No. 5,
Pall-niallEast, LOndon, and Messrs. Davies and Son, Solicitors, 21.
Warwick-street, Regent-street.

MECHPS DESKS, WORK BOXES, and
TEA CHESTS, tio. 4, Leadenhall-street, combine all that
is superb and cheap, with the moat approved patterns, invented by
himself, and manufactured on kis own premises ; where may be seen
some of the richest specimens in the world of PAt'IER NACRE
Goods, Dressing Cases, Bagatelle Tables, Ivory Chessmen, and
Chess Boards, rich Card Cases, Tables, and, in fact, everything for
the work table and dressing toilet, disphyed in a style of elegance
not surpassed by any in this kingdom. Mechi is the sole and original
inventor of the Castellated Tooth Brushes, Magis Strop and PaSte,
the peculiar Steel Razor, the cushioned Bagatelle Tables, and various
improvements in portable Desks and Dressing Cases combined.

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TO RAILWAY PROPRIETORS AND SHAREHOLDERS.
MESSRS. WICK HAM and CO., Share
Auctioneers, Inform their friends and the public, that their
PUBLIC SALES OF RAILWAY SHARES, &e., are held every
MONDAY and THURSDAY, at the HALL OF COMMERCE,
Threadneedle•etreet, London, to which place, or to the office of the
Auctioneers, 2S, Threadneedle-street, all favours and instructions are
erinested to be addressed.

All Scrip and Share Certificates must be forwarded to or deposited
at the office of the Austioneers, as above, at least the day preceding
the day of public sale, and advises of the result of the sales will bo
forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme-
diately disposed of according to Instructions.

SCALE OF CUARGE.i.—Under 201., Is. per share; under 60/., la. 6d.,
under 1001., 2s. 6d. ; and 6s. for all above.

(a.; TAITORDSH fRE POTTERIES and LIVER-
POOL and MANCHESTER DIiRECT RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that, a MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
of this Company, will be held at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester. on
THURSDAY, the sth of February next, at Twelve o'clock at noon,
for the purpose of receiving a statement of the affairs of the Com-
pany. JAMES C. KEMP, Secretary.
1, Hope-street, Piccadilly, Manchester, Jan. 16, ISM

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In the neighbourhood of the extensive Wareroems, 114, Regent-
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similarity of name, intending to impose upon strangers some trashy
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preserved ; and they further offer a Reward of Fifty Pounds for the
detection of a Positive Infringement.

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