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London, England, 1859-02-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1859.

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aREAT WE-STERN RAILWAY.—NOTICE
‘A. IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY
GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company
will be held in London, pursuant to .Act of Parliament, at the
Paddington Station; on FRIDAY, the eleventh day of- Feb.
next, at One o'clock precisely, for the Election of Five Direc-
tors in the place of A. K. Baker, Esq., John William Miles,
Esq., Henry Simonds, Esq. , Rowland Jones Venables, Esq.,
and John Williams, Esq., retiring by rotation, and for other
general purposes of business.
It is also intended that the said General Meeting shall be
made Special, for the purpose of submitting agreements en-
tered into respectively with the Directors of the Bridport
Railway Company and with the Great Western and Brentford
Railway Company, for the consideration and approval of the
Proprietors upon terms and conditions for the lease and
working severally of the said Bridport Railway, and of the
Railway between Southall and Brentford, and of the Docks
at Brentford connected therewith.
The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely.
FREDK. PONSONBY. Chairman.
BARRINGTON, Deputy Chairman.
The Directors retiring -are re-eligible under the provisions
of the act, and, in compliance with a bye-law, notice must be
given to the Secretary, On or before the 28th day of January,
of the names of any Proprietors who are to be nominated for
election as Directors at the said Half-yearly General Meeting.
The Transfer Books of all Stock and Shares will be closed
on and from the 27th day of January instant, and will not be
re-opened until after the said Half-yearly General Meeting
on the 11th day of February.—By der of the Board.
CHAS. A. S orAUNDERS, Secretary.
Paddington Station, Jan. 21, 1859.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.-
TRUSTEES.

Viscount Ranelag,h,
The Right Hon. R. A. Christopher,
W. Hamilton, and
J. C. Cobbold, Esq.. M.P.
Persons desirous of investing Savings and Capital are re-
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CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary.

EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN STEAM
SHIPPING COMPANY ILimited).—The Directors of
this Ccmpany (having, under the powers vested in them, re-
solved, in order to pay off and consolidate their present de-
benture and mortgage debt, to raise the sum of £160,000 as on
the Ist February, by new debentures, at the rate of 7 per
cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, and to be secured as
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ships, exceeding 2,300 tons each, making a total of 19,022 tons,
viz., the Indiana, Jason, Argo, Hydaspes, Queen of the South,
Calcutta, Golden Fleece, and Lady Jocelyn, which were pur-
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Company, and have cost, including outfit and repairs, upwards
of £450,000). Hereby Give Notice, That as about £BO,OOO may
be considered as already sub_cribed up to this time, they are
now prepared to receive APPLICATIONS from the Public
for such NEW DEBENTURES to the extent of the remain-
ing £BO,OOO, which will be issued for sums of £5O, £lOO, £5OO,
£l,OOO each, and for fixed periods of one, two, three, or five
years, with an extra bonus of six months' interest if paid off
by the Company before the period so fixed by the parties
taking them.
The printed particulars and printed forms of application,
and all other information, may be had by applying to the
Secretary, either personally, at the offices of the Company, or
by letter.
11, King William-street, London, E.C., Jan. 28, 1859.

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