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QOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
7 At the TWENTY-SEVENTH HALF-YEARLY GENERA
and SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the
South-Eastern Railway, held, in pursuance of the Act of Incorpora-
tion, at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge, on TlinasDAV, the
14th day of March, 1850,
- JAMES MAC GREGOR, Esq., Chairman, in the chair,
The advertisement convening the Meeting was read, and the fol-
lowing Resolutions were pissed :-
1. That the Common Seal of the Company be affixed to the register
of proprieters.
The seal was affixed accordingly in the presence of the meeting.
2. That a register of the shareholders of the Company, with the
amount of shares or stock they individually hold, be made up and
published annually, and that every shareholder be entitled to have
one upon payment of Is.
3. That the Report cf the Directors and Statement of Accounts, as
now read to this Sleeting, be received and adopted, and that the same
be printed and circulated among the proprietors, with copies of the
report of the public auditors of the accounts, together with the report
of the engineer.
4: That a dividend (less income-tax) of 95. per share on the shares
paid up. and of Si. Id. per stare on the shares created on the 7th
day of November, 1814, be now declared, and be made payable on
the.Bth day of April next.
5. That John Bradshaw, Esq., be re-elected a Director of this
Company.
6. That the Hon. James Byng be re-elected a Director of this
Company.
7. That John Charles Jacke, Esq., be re-elected a Director of this
Company.
8. That Francis Curwin rmit,, Esq., who has been elected a
Director of this Company to fill a vacancy in the direction on the
resignation of Sir William Feilden, Bart., be continued a Director of
the Company.
9. That the Directors shall reduce their number to nine by ballot
among thernsslves, at a meeting to be held within a week from
to-day.
10. That this Meeting do stand adjourned till the 11th April, at
One o'clock rase for the election of muditors, and that proprietors
who intend to be candidates fbr the office are to give 14 days' notice
thereof to the Secretary, and that a est of the candidates be adver-
tised by him in the pubic papers.
11. That 1001. per annum be paid as the amount of salary to each
of the three auditors v. hen elected.
12. That the No. 4 Shares remaining unissued Jen the 20th of Sep-
tember, 1849, which the Directors were, authorised at the General
Meeting of the Proprietors held on that day to issue at interest
thereon at the rate of 41. 10s. per cent. per annum, be placed on the
same terms of issue as the new shares authorised to be issued at the
Special General Meeting of the Proprietors held on the aforesaid 20th
of September, 1849, at a guaranteed rate of interest thereon in per-
petuity esf 4/. 10s. per cent. per annual ; and that the holders of the
aforesaid unissued No. 4 Shares shall not be entitled to any of the
privileges of shareholders, but to interest only at the rate of 4/. 10s.
per cent. per annum.
13. That ail the classes of shares in the capital of the Company be
converted and consolidated into capital stock on and after the Ist day
of May, 1850. The Old Shares, the shares commonly known as the
No. 1 Shares, and the shares commonly known as the No. 2 Shares,
of the nominal value respectively of 50/. each, to be converted and
consolidated into and to form part of the capital stock of the Company,
at 301. for each of such shares respectively, and to be designated Tile
Consolidated South-Eastern Railway Stock." The shares commonly
known as the No. 3 Shares of the nominal value of 501. each, to be
converted and consolidated into and to form part of the capital stock
of the company at 3d/. for each of such shares, and to be designated
"The Consolidated South-Eastern Railway No. 3 Stock." The
Th rd Sharer, commonly called the No. 4 Shares, of the nominal
value of 161. 'l3s. 4d. each, to be converted and consolidated into and
to form part of the capital stock of the Company at 10/. for each of
such Third Shares, and to be designated .`,The Consolidated South-
Eastern Railway No. 4 Stock." The Third Shares, commonly
called the No. 4 Shares, remaining unissued on the 20th of Septem-
ber, 1849, and the New Shares of 101. each authorised to be issued
at the Special General Meeting of the Proprietors held on the afore-
said 20th of September, 1849, guaranteed respectively interest
thereon in perpetuity at the rate of 4/. 10s. per cent. per annum, to
be converted and consolidated into and to form part of the capital
stock of the Company at 101. for each of such guaranteed shares re-
spectively, and to be designated "The Consolidated South-Eastern
Railway Stock, guaranteed 4% per cent. in perpetuity." That the
capital stock of the Company be divi,dble into and transferable in
amounts of not less than 101.
14. That the draft Bill now submitted to the Meeting, intituled
"A Bill to enable .the South-Eastern Railway Company to raise a
further sum of Money," be approved, subject to such alterations as
to Parliament shall meet.
15. That the draft Bill now submitted to this Meeting, intituled
"A Bill to enal le the South-Eastern Railway Company to Discon-
tinue the Payment of Interest on Calls paid on certain Classes of
Shares, and to enable the Holders of the same to participate in
Dividends, and to Amend the Acts relating to the said Company,'
be approved, subject to such alterations as to Parliament shall seem
meet.
That the Directors be requested to convenes a Special Meeting
of the Proprietors so soon as the aforesiaid Bill has become law, for
the purpose or determining the periol, irom or after the 30th of
June next, from which the payment or allowance of interest on the
said shares shall discontinue, and the same be entitled to participate
in dividends.
16. That this Meeting do sanction and approve the contin-
uance of the allowance, out of capital, to the shareholders of
the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway of interest at the
rate of 51. 10s. per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital
of such Company, amounting to 600,600/. from the I Ith of
August, 1849, up to the period when the lease of the Reading,
Guildford, and Reigate Railway to this Company shall be dated,
and that on the payment by the Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate Railway Company to this Company of any balance of
capital, or money raised by loan which at the date of the lease
may remain in the hands of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate
Railway Company, this Company shall by their covenant indemnify
the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company against all
Interest to the amount of 41. per cent. per annum, which may at any
time Cher. after be e 'me due in respect of the present or any renewed
bond del,t of the Reading, Guildfurd, and Reigate Railway Com-
pany for 200,0001., so long as such debt shall remains undischarged,
awl ag sinst all other liabilities of the Reading, Guildford, and Rei-
gate Railway Company, but not including the principal of such bond
debt or any excess of interest above 41. per cent. ; and that on the
Reading, Guildford. and Reigate Railway Company agree'ng to call
up from the shareholders of that Company the remainder, amount-
ing to 200,000/., of the entire Parliamentary capital of the Reading,
Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company, to be applied in discharge
of the bond debt of the last-mentioned Company to the like amount,
this Company shall agree to pay to the Reading, Guildford, and Rei-
gate Railway Company Interest upon the sum of 200,0301., as and
when so called up and applied in discharge of such bond debt, at the
rate of 41, per cent. per annum in perpetuity; and that this Com-
pany shall agree to an amalgamation of the two Companies on
the terms of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Company
agreeing to .consent to a Bill in Parliament, to be promoted_
by, and at the expense of, this Company, within the
space of two years from the date of the lease, for an amalgama-
tion of the Companies, by exchanging the shares in the Reading,
Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company for Perpetual Debentures
or Preferential Stock of this Company carrying interest at the rate
of 51. 2a. 6d. per cent. per annum, on the mutual agreement that
by such Bill no alteration or change shall be proposed or consented
to be made in the now existing rates and tolls authorised by law to
be levied by the said two Companies separately in reference to
their respective lines of railway ; arid that this Meeting do approve
of the execution by this Company of the lease of the Rue by the
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company, and of the
execution by this Company of a deed of covenant for carrying into
effect the above-mentioned objects, the engrossments of which pro-
posed lease and deed of covenant have been submitted to this
Meeting.

JAMES MAC GREGOR, Chairman.
The Chairman having left the chair, it was resolved unanimously,
That the cordial thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Chair-
man and Directors for their valuable services to the Company.
G. S. HERBERT, Secretary.

South-Eastern Railway Offices,
London Terminus, March 14, 1850.

yoRK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY or SPECIAL
MEETING of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company
will be held at the De Grey Rooms, in toe city of York, on TUESDAY,
the 26th day of March next, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, when the
drafts of the following Bills will be submitted for consideration and
approval, viz. :
A Bill to amend the Great North of England Railway Purchase
Act, 1846 and to enable the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway
Company to :complete the purchase of the said railway.
.4. Bill for enabling the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway
Company to alter the levels of part of the Bishop Auckland brAtch
of their railway, to extent the time for the purchase of land and
completion of works on part of the same branch, to enable the Com-
pany to hold shares in the West Durham Railway, and for other
purposes.
And notice is hereby further given, that at such meeting the posi-
tion of the Great North of England Purchase Shareholders will (in
accordance with the request of some of 'bat body) be brought forward
for discussion, in order that the general body of shareholders may
pass such resolutions or come to such determination thereon as they
may think proper.

GEORGE LEEMAN, Chairman.
JOHN CLOSE, Secretary.
Neweastle-upoxi-Tyne, February 28, 1850.

CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
IL, I OPE NIN4 of the BRITANNIA-BRIDGE for TRAFFIC.
On and after MONDAY, the lath instant, the Express and Mail
Tr a will pass thr, ugh the Britannia-bridge.
Passengers are now conveyed, without change of carriage, from
London, Birmingham, &c., to Holyhead.
By order,

J. 0. BINGER.

Chester, March 16, IFSO,

N ATION AL LOAN FUND LIFE
L 1 ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital £lOO,OOO. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
The leading features of the Society are guaranteed of an ample
Proprietary Capital.
Moderate Rates of Premiums.
Two-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured.
Annual Division of Profits.
Half the Premium may remain as a Loan for Five Years.
Extensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium.
Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates.
N.B. The last Annual Bonus to the Assured varied from 27 to 65
per cent. (according to age) on the Premiums paid.
Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options.

•. Bonus in Perma- Sum the
•
;.a Annual Policy addition Bonus nent Re-I Assured
Lge. c ~.,..) Pre- taken to Sum in ductien of may bor-
nFA minim. out in Assured. Cash. Annual row on
r. Premium. Polley.
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X s. d., £ s. d X s. d. X s. d.
1837 276 14 3,128 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8
1838 251 18 10,115 14 8 18 12 8 543 17 9
£ 1839 226 6 0 102 15 1 16 2 9 494 8 10
60 1000 Xs. d. 1840 178 0 082 14 2 12 14 11 445 o'o
74 3 4 1841 174 0 078 3 4 12 3 0 395 H 1
1842 147 4 2 t 5 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3
1843 99 18 4 44 8 4 615 11 296 13 4
1844 62 6 8 27 13 4, 4 4 0 247 4 5

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APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED.
LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE
SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops,
and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad,
and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to
perfectly digest the food.
The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe-
guard to health.
Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrin, 6, Pere-street, Oxford-
street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs.
Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen
and Merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in
sauce.
N.B. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA
and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle.

NEUBER'S WHITE LIQUID GLUE, for
Glass and China, without smell, and not Per Bottle.
affected by hot water 6d. and Is.
Improved Liquid Glue, for Wood, Stone, &c.,
without smell, - - - - 6d. Is. and Is. 6d.
Waterproof Naptha Glue, for all purposes - 3d. and 6d.
Water Vai nish 6d. and Is.
At the General Liquid Glue Depot, 549, New Oxford-street.
" For repairing anything short of a kingdom out of joint,' or a
broken constitution,' this Improved Liquid Glue seems quite up to
the mark. Ws have tried It on a china dish, a wooden box, and a
meerschaum pipe, with equally satisfactory results."—Builder, Dec.
30, 1848

BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS.
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has rendered this medicine the most popular of the present age ; and
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by John Mollard Wheezer, E q., Collector of Customs, Jamaica, hav-
ing been handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout for publi-
cation, will fully confirm.
" I knew you have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but
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from gout, rheumatic gout, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, or any
branch of that widely-allied family, to recommend their using them.
In this country-they are of wonderful efficacy: not only am I person-
ally aware of their powers, but I see my friends and aequ iutances
receiving unfailing benefit from their use I would not be without
them on any account. If taken in the early stage of disease they
dissipate it altogether; if in a later, they alleviate pain and effect a
much speedier cure than by any other means within my knowledge."
Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint-
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Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box.
Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe
the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," im-
pressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the
Genuine Medicine.

on Tuesday, March 12, or auy subscqtynt Tuesday,
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds.
R. Dunn and Sor, Wukefield, corn factors, first,
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dividend cf 141., on Tuesday, March 12, or any subse-
quent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the Lau
,rf
Mr. Hope, Leeds.
11. Brower, Manchester, wood tip hat and, fancy bax
manufacturer, 2d., on Tuesday, March 19, cr any sub-
sequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the Office
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J. „Paterson, Manchester, tailor and draper, Bs., on
Tuesday, March 19, or any subseqvent Tuesday, be-
tween eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Man-
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E. Archer, Clare street, Clare-market, baker, 2s.
any Wt deesdayebetween eleven and three, at the office
of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall street. •
E. Benton, Tottenham-court-rc al, pawnbroker and
silversmith, Is. 31 any Wednesday, between eleven and
three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basioehalleatreet.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
E. Dixon, Gravesend, oil and colourrnan, April 5, at
one—E. Reynolds, jun., Sonthtowe, Suffolk, miller,
April 8, at half-pest twelve—J. 11. MA's, Uwe, Suffolk,
broker, April 6, at twelve—F. King, Ox'ord, auctioneer,
April 6, at twelve.
In the Country.
W. Puleston, Wrexham, Denbighshire, draper, April
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J. Willcox, Aberdare,
Glamorganshire, grocers, April
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Court, Birmingham—W. Dobbs, Wolverhampton, Stsf-
fordshire, brass foneeer, April 15, at eleven, at the Court,
Birmingham—J. 11. Clegg, Roytor, Leneasbire, cotton-
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W. Panting, Holyhead, Island of Auglesea, hotel-keeper,
April 9, at clever, at the Court, 7_ iverpool.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED. _ _

S. Lgggett, Norwich, inckeeper, certifi:ate of the
second class—W. L. Bickley,field, Yorkshire, inn-
kreper, certificate cf the first class, after 21 days from
March 9.

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PRlfuk.:B OF SAARES

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Ashtn & Oldh 971, 71. 113 Macciestlelsl. Wilt 21. 105. 50
Barnsley•• • • 160 121. 180 Neatk .. •• •• 1001 161. 340
I,:rimiAlbrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 185
Birmingham 40 41. 85% Peak Forest. 78 , 31.18 a. 70
Coventry.... 100 251. 210 Rcr„ent's •• •• 33 1/. 2s. 18%
Derby ••• • • 100 01. 63 Rochdale.. • . 85 ' V. 50%
Ellsture&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 15017/.los. 130
4randJunctn 100, Si. 851, Do.LI:FLISt 12 61. p. c. -
Grand Surrey 100 2/. Os. 30 Stffrkl&Worc 140, 281. 400
Grand Union 100' 11. 103. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Grantham .. - - - Stourbrldge.. 145' 201. 300
itennt & Avn 35 7s. 6d. 5% Severn and
0,, ' 2/. Os. -
Lancaster . 100, 21. 32% Wye Rail. i --
l'Aieds& Livrp 'lOO 301. 322 Warwick/
1001 V. 63
Leicester .. • .101 51. 63% Rirming.
i,cicstr &Nth 153 41. 4G Warwick&
100 at. 43
I,)twilLorogh 142 701. 510 Napton• •]
3ionmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &,/ 78 3:. 42
\intgomrysklloo - - Birming.
Vfoltial wbry. 100 - - Wilts & Brks, -, 141. 9

LAST. OP SO 0T".rX33131 COMPLINIMS' rrac.7..;.s
Dividend Amount
Nazis of Comiany• per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- -
£ s. cl. i £ s. d
B erk of Scotland
3rielsh Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 230
Jaledonlau Dank
City of Glasgow tank . 62. per cent. 10 0 0. 10 0 0 12%
.21ydesdale Bank .•• •• Cy. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 133/4
,Icinueercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 172
:_stern Bank - ...• • • 6/. percent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 914
Ldinb.CLGlasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5/. lEs
Ex,hangolluk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 13
151 e of Man. Company 71. percent. JO 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15
V.,rtliof Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 50 0 3%
North British Bank ' •• - - - -
Royal Bank of Seetlind 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 125
unionliank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 91
Western Bank .• ••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Fire and Life B}42.pr cent JO 0 0 10 0 0 20
B.Accord. Lifeand Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 -
British Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ;16J 6d
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. par cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ' 23
Colonial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11. Os.
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 12s
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 20%
East of Scotland Life.. - 10 0 0 015 0 i -
Eng.& Scot, Law tile 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -
aereules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
nvsur. Co. of Scetlnd•• A/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 10s
Mercantile Life .. •• .. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 4s. 0.1.
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225 Od
North British Incur. - 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 00 I -
Scottish Life and Guar. -'2O 0 0 011 0 -
0 0 015 0 -
Scot. M as. and G .211.. Li le -
Scottish Union Insruc.i. 6141. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.03
Standard Life .........hi. I..er cent. 50 0 0 45 0 ‘,14
United Dcp. Assurance al.per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 ,17s Od
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---------- ---- -
X. s. d. ', X. s. d.
Auction Mart •••• • • • • 2/. ss. 50 00 1 - 25
Australian Africulturl IL 100 0 0 130 0 0 15
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 1/. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -.
Canada ... ••.••• • • .• 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 32 JO 0 25
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 89
My Navigation •• •• - - - 91
Gen. Revers. &Invest. sp. ciabs,22 100 0 0 100 0 0 94
Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 105
Gen. Stearn Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 273,4
London Institution . - - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution.. • • - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr&Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 783;
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 92
Royal Mail Steam• ••• 61 18. 4. p. c. 100 0 0 6O 0 0 51
South Australian ... • • 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Vau Diernan's Land- - 100 0 0 29 0 0 . -

THE LATE JAMES HADDEN, ESQ.—It is with
deep regret that we have to record the death of James
lladden, Esq.-74 This gentleman, who boars one of the
most honoured names in the district, and was at the
head of a large manufacturing concern, has been cut off
at the early age of fifty-eight. Having suffered for
some time from an acute divase in the pectoral region,
he procewled to London to obtain the highest medics]
advice. The physicians there gave him no hope, and he
rsturned, a fe.,v weeks ago, to di© amidst his friends end
relations. Mr. iladden was a shrewd, active, and Ir4el-
ligerit man of business, and bore the character of being
an excAlent master. In politics, he was a Tory, but,
towards the latter years of his lifo, his ultra notions had
softened down to something like a mild form of Con-
servatism. As a public mita he was highly respected,
and his gentlemanly manner and good heart bad se-
cured fur him a lar4e circle of private friends, to whom
his loss will long be matter of painful feeling.—Aber-
deen Herald.

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EASTERN limos.—The report of the directors to be
submitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly meeting
on Friday states, that the net profits for six months
have been increased, chiefly by the exercise of economy,
from 9,9261., ending the 30th of June last, to 21,4231,
ending the 31st of December. The increase from an
annual net revenue of less than 20000/. to one at the
rate of 43,0001. affords proof that the bond and pre-
ference creditors are relieved from all risk upon the
securities they hold, now that the entire main line is
open. The line was opened into Norwich in Decem-
ber, and an agreement has been made with the East
ern Counties directors to work - in amity with them,
so to avoid competition over their Cambridge line.
The increase of passengers during the past half-year
has gone on progressing from 132,312 to 193,163;.
the increase of goods carried, from 77,041 tons to
92,670 tons; of miles run, from 145,262 to 191,124;
a decrease has been effected from 15,2361. to 13,5781.
on merchandise, coaching, and general charges, and
maintenance of way; and in one item of locomotive cost,
if a similar appropriation of 1,0001. for renewal of stcck
had been made in June as in the accounts of the last
half-year, it_mauld, on calculation, be found to have
been reducedwfrom nearly 10id. per mile to a very
small fraction above 91 The - parochial rates,
charges, and assessed taxes have been reduced from
1,0311. to 8761. The interest of the mortgage debt
being less than 27,0001. per annum, while the revenue
of the still unfinished part of the line has already
risen to an amount equivalent to 43,0001. per annum,
the' company may fairly hope to be shortly relieved
from the present pressure, and enabled to borrow
money at a lower rate, and pay off, as they gradually
fallfinv, the 139,nds bearing five per cent. interest. The
director; propon to raise the remaining 125,0001. on
preference shah, and a further sum on loan. They
regret they were induced to offer so high a rate of in-
terest in October last as 10 per cent. for the first
125,000/. The credit of the company became im-
mediately affected; a considerable fill took place at
once in the six per cent preference stock ; absent
shareholders took alarm, and only 50,0001. was
raised at 10 per cent. The remainder has' been
created into a stock, redeemable also, but bearing
only six per cent. interest, and with that and the sum
now proposed to be raised, the board expects to raise
money sufficient to liquidate the outstanding claims
against the company. The accounts show that
1,929,446/. bad been received, and 2,000,3531. ex-
pended,7o7l. leaving a balance against the company of
o, 9

DIRECT LINCOLN AND HULL....-011 Friday the
winding up of this company's affairs came on before
-he Master in Chancery Kindersley. Above 16,000
-harts were allotted, but the deposit of 21. 2s. was
inadequately paid. At the last meeting of the pro-
visional committee the liabilities amounted to 5,800/.,
and the 76 members of that body whose liability ap-
peared to be undoubted were applied to to contribute
771. each to defray them, but a few only responded.
The liabilities now existing, as reported ,by Mr.
Goodchap, official manager, amount to upwards of
2,0001., with'only 4001. assets at the bankers; and
Mr. B. Clements, the petitioner for winding up, states
that he has had an action against him for the recovery
(.f 1,800/. as one of the provisional committee.
DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER.—In winding
up the affairs of this undertaking, the Master in
Chancery Smior has conducted the examination of
Mr. Bass and Mr. Johnson, two of the directors, with
closed doors—a proceeding as yet not adopted in any
case by any of the other nine Masters.
RUGBY AND STANFORD.—The directors of the
London and North-Western have been over the. por-
tion of this line between Rugby and Market Har-
Wrougb, and it will be opened for traffic oa receiving
the sanction of the Government officer.

ABERDEEN.—It appears that the cutting through
the rock at the Cave, about four miles from Aberdeen,
has been accomplished, and the permanent way laid.
The completion of this heavy portion of the works
has long been regarded as the measure of the time for
opening the line to Aberdeen, which is expected to
take place in the course of a few months from the
present time. •
CHESTER AND lIonTuEAD.--The report of .e , ir.
Stephenson, the engineer-in-chief of this line, states
that on the sth instant an uninterrupted communication
)etween Cheater and Holyhead was established,
by the completion of one line of tubes of the
Britannia-bridge, end that the last operation of
uniting the tubes of the different spans, so as
to form one continuous line on beam?, by which
he calculated upon giving to the structure great
additional strength, has been eminently successful,
end has fully realised his anticipations. The pro-
gressive development of the results of the operation
is thus described in the report :—" When the tubes of
the respective spans had been placed in their proper
positions, they each, of course, had an amount of
deflection due to their then condition, as simple isola-
ted tubular beams, similar to the Conway-bridge,
where one span alone exists. In this state of things-
the north end of the Anglesea short tube was ele-
vated 15 inches, and a complete junction effected be,
tween this tube and the adjacent one ; the elevated
end was then gradually lowered to its former level, by
which operation the upper parts of both tubes were
effectually brought into a state of tension; thus, in-
stead of each tube being isolated, they together
formed one continuous tube, reaching over both spans,
one of 230 feet, and the other of 460 feet, mutually
assisting each other. The extent of this mutual
support was accurately and strikingly marked by the
central deflection of the tube over the larger span,
being diminished by 1 inch and 9-10ths. The next
step was to unite the two larger tubes together
in the Britannia Tower. Tnis was accomplished
by first elevating the south end of the
Carnarvon large tube 31 inches, in which
position the two large tubas were united. When the
raised G' nd was lowered to its final level the central
deflection cf. the Anglesea large tube was further
diminished by 1 inch and 6-10ths, making a total di-
minution in the original deflection, when it was an
isolated beam, cf 3i inches, giving it an additional
strength far exceeding the greatest load that it will
practically ever be exposed to. The last operation,
of lowering the south end of the Carnarvon large
tube, it was to be expected, would produce a corres-
ponding effect upon itself; and, in accordance with
our expectations, the deflection was diminished by 2
inches and 4-10:hs. It now only remained to COLH-

plete the junctio❑ between the short tube on the Car-
narvon side cf the Menai Straits and the adjoining
large tube. This was done while the south end was
elevated ld inches, being the same amount of eleva-
tion as was adopted with the north end of the Angle-
sea short tube, and the lowering of it was attended
with similar results un the adjoining large tube, the

deflection being further reduced 1 inch and 3-10ths,
uiahu g the total reduction of the deflection from
that which it possessed when acting' as an
isolated beam cf fully 3 inches and 7-10ths. In
addition, however, to this satisfactory result another
was developed during the process of the last lower-
ing, for whilst the deflection of tLe Carnarvon large
tube was gradually lessening, that of the Anglesee
large tube was very slightly increased, being pre-
cisely what was predicted, and which demonstrated
the complete continuity of the now single tube. Dur
irg the progress of the above operations admeasure-
ments were taken of the elongation of those parts of
the top brought into a state of tentioo, from which
the important fact is established, that the strain upon
the bottom of the tube is reduced front 5 tons 3 cwt.
to 3 tons per square inch, or, in shoat, that the
strength of the bridge is increased in this ratio.
Some attempts have been made to produce an im-
pression on the public mind that, although the Con-
way and l3rittannia bridges evince sufficient strength
when first erected, the nature of the structure is
such that they cannot continue permanently stable :
and knowing that some opinions cf this kind have
been hazarded by some in the scientific world, I think
it necessary to state that, recently, minute observe •
tiens have been made in the Convay tubes, which
proved beyond question that no change whatever has
taken place in their form or deflexion, although used
daily since May, 1848 ; and I may add that in the Bri-
tannia-bridge the' e is no strain so great as that to which
the chains of Telforu's bridge, over the same arm of
the sea, have been continually exposed since its erec-
tion. This appears to me to be conclusive testimon3
of the sufficiency of the strength and permanency of
these works."
DUBLIN AND DROGIIEDA.•--Tile adjourned meet-
ing of this company was held on Thursday,at Dublin,
f.)r the purpose of receiving the report of the com-
mittee, appointed to confer with the directors on the
advisabiiity cf proceeding with the Bill promoted by
the company in the present session ; Mr. J. W. Blur-
land in the chair. The report stated that it was de-
sirable that the Bill should be proceeded with, and
that the company should thereby obtain powers to
issue guaranteed shares for the purpc'ae of paying oft
borrowed money to an amount not exceeding 60,0001,
and that the rate of interest should not exceed 5 per
cent. per annum. The company would thus be placed
in a better position, having the power to pay off any of
their creditors who may be unwilling to allow their
money to remain with them on fair terms. The com-
mittee also approve the clauses in the Bill empoweric g
the company to take land for the extension line to
Keils on terms nearly similar to those which have
been inserted in the Act which enables the Midland
Great Western Company to take land for their Wen-