The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-30 00:00:00

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NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.-EXTEN-
SION pf LANCASTER BRANCH, ABANDONMENT of
WILLIAM LANDS BRANCH, NEW ROAD to SETTLE STA-
TION, EXTENSION of TIME for PURCHASE of LANDS, and
CONSTRUCTION of WORKS.
Notice is hereby given,' that Application is intended to be made to
Pa liament in the next Session for an ACT to alter, amend, extend,
and enlarge, or to repeal some of the powers and provisions of
"The North-western Railway Act, 1846," "The Morecambe Har-
hour and Railway Act,• 1846," and "The North-Western Railway
(Diversions at Skipten, Casterton, Sedberg, and Bulk) Act, 1848,"
and to enable the North-Western Railway Company to make an ex-
tension of the Lancaster Branch of the North-Western Railway, to
commence at or near the Lancaster station of the said North-Wes-
tern Railway, in the township of Lancaster, in the pariah of Lan-
caster, in Ihe county of Lancaster, and to terminate at or near the
Castle station of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, in the town-
ship of Lancaster aforesaid, there to form a junction with the Lan-
caster and Carlisle Railway, which said extension line of railway
will pass fives, in, through, or into, or be situate within, the town of
Lancaster, borough of Lancaster, bormlgh and town of Lancaster,
parish of Lancaster, and township of Lancaster, all in the said county
of Lancaster.
Ant it is also intended by the said Act to authorise the said North-
Western Railway Company to abandon the formation of and to re-
linquish to much of tke branch railway, commencing from the main
line of the Morecambe Harbour Railway at or near Poulton-le-Sands,
and terminating by n junction with the Lancaster and Carlisle Rail
way, at or near at illiam Lands, in the township of Slyne-with-Heat
as authorised to be constructed by the said Morecambe Harbour and
Railway Act, 1846, as will become useless and unnecessary in conse-
quence of the construction of the extension. line of railway herein-
before mentioned:
And it is also intended by the said Act to authorise the said North
Western Railway Company to make a new road, a commence at or
near Beggarwaith-bridge, o herwise Beggarwife-bridge, in the parish
of Giggleswick, in the West Riding of the county of York, at or near
to the point of junction of a certain road or highway there, which
leads from or towards Peley-green, in the parish of Giggleswick
aforesaid, with a certain other road or highway, in the said parish of
Giggleswick, which leads from the village of ltathmel, in the said
last-mentioned parish, to or towards the village of Giggleswick, in
the said parish of Giggleswick, and to terminate at or in the town
of Settle. In the parish of Giggleswick aforesaid, at or near to the
point of junction of a certain yard there, called Clarkson's yard,
with the main street, otherwise called Duke-street, otherwise called
Duck-street, in the town of Settle aforesaid, which said road will
pass from, In, through, er into, or be situate within the parish of
Giggleswick, in the several townships of Giggleswick and Settle, all
in the said best Riding of the county of York.
And it is alsa proposed by the *aid Act to take power to stop up,
alter, or divert, whetter temporarily or permanently, all such turn-
pike and other roads and highways, railways, tramways, aqueducts.
-canals; streams, and rivers, within the aforesaid parishes, town-
ships, and extra-parochial or other places, or any of them, as it
may be necessary to stop up, alter, or divert, by masers of the con-
struction of the said railway, road, and works, or any or either of
them.
And it is also intended by the said Act to take powers for the pur-
chase, by compulsion or otherwise, of lands and houses for the pur-
poses of the said intended railway, road, and works, and to alter,
vary, or extinedish all existing rights and privileges conneceed with
such lands and houses, or which would in any manner impede or in-
terfere with the construction, maintenance, and use of the said in-
tended railway, road, and works, and to confer other rights and pri-
vileges, and also- to levy tolls, rates, and duties for or in respect of
the use of the intend, d railway and works, and to confer such
exemptions upon the payment of such tolls, rates, and duties as may
be thonght expedient.
And notice is hereby further given that maps, plans, and sections-
of the said intendeelrailway, road, and works, and of the lands
and houses proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof, together
wills books of reference to such plans containing the names of the
owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees and occupiers of
such lands and houses, and describing such lands and houses respee-
tively, and a• copy of this notice as published in the " London
Gazette," will be deposited on or before the 30th day, ot November,
in the present year, with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of
Lancashire, at his office in Preston, andwith the Clerk of the Peace
for the- West Riding of the county of York, at his office in Wakefield,
.and that a copy of so much of the said plans and sections, and books
of reference as relates to the several parishes in or through which
the intended .raihray, road, and works, are proposed to be made,
and also a copy of this notice, as published in the "London Gazette,"
will on beforelbeisaid 30th day of November, be deposited for public
Inspection with the parish clerks of those parishes at their respec-
tive places of abode.
And notice Is hereby also given, that it is intended by such
Act to extend the time, or to revive the powers granted by "The
North-Westedt Railway Act, 1846," "The Morecambe Harbour
ant Railway Act, 1846," end "The -North-Western Railway
Diversions at Skipton, Casterton, gedbergh, and Milk) Act,
1848," for t,e compulsory purchase of • the lands and honks
anthorised to he taken under the provisions of such Act or
Acts . within the several parishes, townships, and extra.paro-
chiaror other !daces followinai or some of thene(that is to say), Long
Preston, Hellifield, "'aerial, Newton, Little Newton, Arnford,
Arnsford, Aredfor I, Artiford with Little Newton, Giggleswick, Settle,
Clapham, Clapham-with-Newby, Newby-with-Clapham, Nearby,
Newby Coats, Newby Cotes, Newby Cote, Bentham, Ingleton, Cold
Howgill-with-
Coates, Cold Cotes, Twistleton, Thornton, Thornton-in-Londale, Bur-
ton, Burton-in Loasdale, Black Burton, Masongill, Moorgath, West-
house, High Westlionse, Lower Westhouse, Westhouses, Sedbergh,
Marthwaite, Howgill, Upper Bland, Nether Blana,
Bland, Soobank, FTOSirOW, Frastrow, Cautley, and •Dowbiggin, all in
the West Riding of the county of York, and Lancaster, Poulton,
Bare, and Torrishohne, Poulton, Heysham, Thornton, Tborntonan-
Leasdale, Ireby, Ireby-witb-Tathana,,Tathans-with-Ireby, .Tunstall,
Cantstield, Leek, High Leek, Low Leek, Burrow, High Burrow, Low
Burrow, Over Burrow, Overtown, Overborough, and Burrow-with-
Burrow, all in the county palatine of Lancaster, and Kirby Lonsdale,
Casterton,-High Casterton; Low Casterton, 'Batton, Beckfoot,- Bar.
bon-becktoot, Mansergh, Middleton, Killington, Firbank, Firhank
High, Firbank Low, Kendal, Kirby Kehdal, Kirby-in-Kendal, Dan-
cer, Dillicar Smithy, Bretherdale,.Borrowdale, Langdale, Whinfell,
Orton, and Tebay, all in the county of Westmoreland, and also to
extend the periods limited by the said Acts respectively, for the com-
pletion of the works thereby authorised. •
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Dated this 6th day of November, 1648.
JOHN SHARP, taneaster.

QCOTTISH HOSPITAL
ST. ANDREW'S DAY, the 30th of November, 1848.
The 183 d ANNIVERSARY DINNER, at the London Tavern.
The Right Hon. Sir JAMES DUKE, M I'., the Lord Mayor,
in the Chair.
The CIIISHOLM, of Chisholm, Treasurer, Vice-Chairman.
STEWARDS.

The Earl of Auckland, G.C.B.
The Earl or Fife, K.T,
The Earl of Zetland, K.T.
Lord Campbell
The Hon. I. T. L. Melville
Sir Charles Forbes, Bart.
W. T. Copeland, Esq , Alderman
31. P. •
James Quested Finnis, Esq., Al.
dermal' and Sheriff
Benj. flood Cabbell, Esq., M.P.
J. Masterman, Esq., ALP E.I D
Alexander Raphael, Esq., M.P.
Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm
Sir Will am Burnett, R.N., KM,
General Dttimotte, C.B.
Samuel Wilson, itsq., Alderman
J. E. Goodhart, Esq., Sheriff
M. Foster, Esq.,
George Moffatt, Esq., M.P. -
M. T. smith, Esq., 31.1'., E.I.D.
F. Warden, Esq., E.I.D.
Deputy Bedford.
„ Dixon
„ • Evans
„ Hayward
„ Obbard
„ Peacock
J. A nder ton, Esq.
J. M. Barnard, Esq.
R. C Eucknall, Esq.
D. Dewar, Esq.
J. Duncan, Esq.
T. H. Fox, Esq.
J. H. Gibson, Esq.
N.. 1. Isherwood, Esq.
111: Laurie, Esq.
G. W. Lees, Esq.
J. J. Millard, Esq.
J. T. Norris, Esq.
S. Ridley, Esq.
Richard Taylor; Esq., F.R.S.,
F.S.A.
Thornis Turner, Esq
G. Virtue, Esq.
D...W. Wire, Esq. - .
T. Young, Esq.
John Aird, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Archer
J. A. L. Barnard, Esq.
W. Beattie, E4q., M.D.
James Boyd, Esq.
Mark Bo.) d, Esq.
Major G. Campbell
P. Campbell, Esq,
W. Carlile, Esq •
J. Cavan, Esq.
R. Christie, Esq,
J. N. Collyer, Esq.
Capt. W. Cook
James Crichton, Esq.
W. Dallas, Esq.
Capt. W. C. Dalyell,
Alex. Davidson, Esq.
,Professor Donaldson
J. Don, Esq, M.D.
J. Duckworth, Esq.
Duncut Dunbar, Esq.
George Dunlop, Esq.
T. R. Edrldge, Esq.
Peter Ewart, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Fletcher -
Charles Forbes, Esq.
George Forbes, Esq.

J. Stewart Forbes, Eq.
J. A. GallOway, Esq., C.E.
Alex. Gillespie, Esq.
Wm. Gladstone, Esq.
Capt. Percy Grace, R.N.
Robert Grant, Esq.
3, Ilex. Grant, Esq., of Abeilour.
lohn Gray, Esq.
i• Arthur Hall, Esq.
4.C. Hall, Esq.
Josiah Harvey, Esq.
►. Daniel Henry, Esq.
G. Hepburn, Esq.
John Hill, Esq.
t. K. Hutchison, Esq.
fabez Jackson, Esq.
John Jaffray, Esq.
Andrew Jardine, Esq.
Daniel Keith, Esq.
John Kennedy, Esq.
William Kirk, t sq.
Captain Lamont, R.N.
John Laurie, Esq.
Lieut.-Colonel Lawrie
EL H. Lindsay, Esq.
W. S. Lindsay, Esq.
John Macgregor, Esq.
Thomas Macgregor, Esq.
Alex. Macintosh, Esq,
Rev. C. Macintosh, M.A.
John MalKenzie, Esq.
John Maclaren, Esq.
James Meek, Esq., R.N.
Duncan Menzies, Esq. -
Robert More, Esq.
Alex. Morrison, Esq.
Capt. P. Morrison, ILA.C.
W. Morrison, jun., Esq.
James Muir, Esq.
John Murray, Esq.
Thomas Murray, Esq.
, Robert Muller, Esq.
Thomas Napier. Esq.
William Noble, Esq.
James Parker. ESQ..- . ---
G. S. Pedler, Esq.
David Ritchie, Esq.
P. F. ROberison, Esq.
H. Prendergast, Esq. .
William Rodger, Esq.
Hector Rose, Esq.
Daniel Ross, Esq.
H. F. Sandeman, Esq.
Edward Scard, Esq.
T. G. Shaw, Esq.
A. Freer Smith, Esq.
George Smith, Esq.
Rtv. Dr. Stebbing
R. Stephenson. Esq.
Richard Stevens, Esq.
C. J. Stewart, Esq.
W. Forbes Stewart, Esq.
George Tayler, Esq.
Laurence Thompson, Esq.
George Train, Esq.
James Tulloch, Esq., F.R.S.
John Underwood, Esq.
J. Walker, Esq., LL. D., F.R.S., L

and E. -
James Watson, Esq.
George Webster, Esq.
Dr. George Webster
E. A. Wilde, Esq.
Thomas Young, jun., Esq.

GUILDHALL, NOVEMBER 27, 1848.

COMMITTEE fdr.LETTING the CITY'S
LANDS will MEET at GUILDHALL on WEDNISDIT, the
13th day of _December next, at One o'clock precisely, to receive
TENDERS for LETTING on LEASE, for twenty-one years from
Christmas next, a House, Nd. 14, on the north side of Broad-street-
buildings ; a House, No. 28, on the south side of Broad-street-build-
ings ; a Ho•ise, No. 8, on the west side of New Broad-street; Pre-
mises, Nos. 1 and 2, en the south side of Liverpool-street, at the cor-
ner of Blomfteld•street ; and a House, No. 38, on the south side of
Upper Thames-street. • • •
Also, to receive TENDERS • for- LETTING on LEASE,
for nineteen years (less three days), from Christmas next, a House,
No. 82, on the south side of Chiswell-street.

Further particulars may be obtained,-and planS seen, by applying
at tho Office of Works, Guildhall.
THOISIAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller.

GRESHAM 'LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
; FOR ORDINARY AND DECLINED LIVES,
37, OLD JEWRY, LONDON.
This Corporatio, assures the Lives of persons which have been de-
clined by other Offices,. at FAIR and EQUITABLE RATES.
Commission allowed to parties introducing business.
.THOMAS ALFRED POT", Secretary.

MATIONAT; PROVIDENT INSTITUTION,
48, Gracechurch-street, London, Noy. 27,1848:_

Notice is hereby even, that the ANNUAL MEETING of MEM-
tiEns of .this INSTITUTION will. be held at the London Tavern,
llishopsgate-street, on FRIDAY, the 15th day cf December next. at
Eleven for Twelve o'clock precisely, to receive and consider the
general statement of the Funis and Effects, and the Report of the
state and prospects cf the Institution ; and for the transaction of the
other matters specified in the 23d Rule and Regulation of the Inst.!
tution.

JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary.

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