The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY

Glasgow, 2lth Jan. 1838.
A T 'a very numerous. and respectable MEETING of the
BANKERS, MERCHANTS, and other INHABI-
TANTS of the CITY of GLASGOW, convened by Public
Advertisement, and, held in the Town-h All, This. Day, at Two
o'clock, for the 'purpose of considering the propriety of petition-
ing Parliament in favour of this important National Measure.
The LORD PRovosT in the Chair,
It was moved by Mr. JAMES Sratala, of Jordanian', seconded
by JOHN 110ULDSWDRTH, Esq.,,Craustouhill, and unanimously
agreed to,
That this Meeting is fully sensible of the immense benefits
conferred by Railway communications on the agricultural, ma-
nufacturing, and commercial community of this.cauntry.
It was moved' by ALEXANDER GRAHAM, Esq., Lancefield,
seconded by DANIEL WALKINSHAW, Esq., aud. unanimously
agreed to,

That the connection of large cities, such as Edinburgh and
Glasgow, and the establishment of facilities for intercourse be-
tween the East and West coast of the Island, are objects.which
deserve the favourable consideration of the Legislature.
It was moved by Mr. JAMES H UTC(IISON, seconded by Was.
BA Lpou R, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,.
That the repeated attempts' which had been made for nearly
ten years past to procure the formation of a Railway between
Edinburgh and Glasgow, and which have hitherto been frus-
trated by the opposition Of the Canal Companies, render it ne-
cessary for the public to come forward and assert their right to,
have this question settled by Parliament, as, one of great na-
tional importance, in such a manner,,that, while private interests
are to a reasonable extent protected,,the public interest shall be
held as paramount.

It was moved by JAMES A. ANDERSON, Esq., seconded by
JAMES ELLIS, ,Rsq., and unanimously agreed to,
That this Aleeting is satisfied, that the line of the Edinburgh
and Glasgow Railway, for which a bill was introduced into Par-
liament last session, has been selected impartially as the best,
and will afford the greatest possible accommodation to the trade
between Glasgow and the North, (by way of Falkirk,) and be-
tween Glasgow and Edinburgh.

It was moved by WA LTERBUCH ANA N, Esq., seconded by N.
STEVENSON, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That this meeting learn with regret, that technical objections
are likely to be started to the proceedings of the Railway Com-
pany in the present session of Parliament, which, if successful,
would postpone • indefinitely the extension of this great under-
taking, and render useless the heavy expense already incurred,
and the meeting•eannot therefore avoid expressing their anxiety
that such objections should not prevail. -
It was moved by ANDREW WINGATE, Esq., seconded by
II UMPH RF.Y EWING C RUM, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That the parties here who have taken the Management of this
Railway have devoted their time and set vices to the undertaking
chiefly on public grounds, and are entitled to the support of this
Meeting: and that, therefore, petitions to both Houses of Par-
liament he now resolved on, earnestly beseeching the Legislat
ture to afford to this bill every possible facility consistent with
justice to the individuals.

It was moved by ROBERT LAMOND, Esq., seconded by ROOT.
GA T.BRA ITH, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That. Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, embodying the
resolutions of this Meeting, be now subscribed by the Lord Pro-
vost, as Chairman of the Meeting,f and be forwarded to his Grace
the Duke of: Wellington, for presentation in the Peers, and to
Lord William Bentinck for presentation in the Commons. And
also, that. letters to be signed by the Lord•Pt ovoSt, be forwarded
to the Chief Magistrates of the various towns in Scotland, re-
questing the Corporations and Inhabitants to petition parliament
in favour of. this important measure, and to instruct their mem-
bers togive it their support, should they concur in considering
it rot the interest of the country.
It was then moved by Boni:m1. FEucusoN, Esq., seconded by
JOHN LA MOND, Esq.. and unanimously agreed to,
That a letter signed by the Lord Provost, as Chairman of the
Meeting, he. forwarded to Mr, Denoistoun, member for Glas-
gow, requesting that ho would support the prayer of the petition.
On the motion of Wit.t.tsto GtCsiourt. thankS were
voted by acclamation to the Lord Provost for his conduct in the
chair. (Signed)
HENRY' DUNLOP, Chairman.

WRI T I N G.
ELEGANT AND EXPEDITIOUS PENMANSHIP

M`LOUGH LIN, TEACHER OF THE ART OF WRITING
IVA_ AND STNNOGRAPIIY, most respectfully'informs the Lite-
rary and Mercantile Town of 4iverpool, and, the Public
generally, that'he commences on TUESDAY, the 26th instant, at
Mr. OwEN's, Baker, 106,- Dale-street; giving Lectures and
Instructions in the Art of Writing, in all its various characters
and proportions, upon communicative mathematical principles,
hitherto unknown, and by -.ybich. any person of moderate ca-
pacity may learn, as much in a few hoursjas he could possibly
do in Yeats by the common and tedious imitative system which
is practiced in schools generally;
Teachers engaged in the Instruction ,of Youth, as also Can-
didates for Public Schools and,Situations should, without delay,
qualify themselves in every branch oft hismost useful and essen-
ltal,accomplishment, which Mr. M`Loughlin will engage to
effect in two or thee days only..
Terms for the whole Course—Two Guineas.

Ladies Are instructed.in;a most graceful and fashionable style
of Writing in Six or Seven Lessons. Tney are also instructed
tomake Pens. Terms 15s. ; but if in Classes of four or upwards,
10s., 6d. each. The same. Terms for young Gentlemen ins mer-
cantile or other offices. Persons who cannot write are taught
a neat hand in ten or twelve Lessons, for One Guinea.
The delightful Art of Short Hand 'taught-in Five Lessons,
for Ws. 6d. The beautiful Art of Large Hand, without paint-
ing, taught in two or three Lessons. Every Teacher should be
well acquainted with this System, as it, embraces the elegant
and ornamental art of flourishing and striking capitals,by com-
mand of hand, which it would otherwise be in vain to attempt. -
Hours olattendance from Seven in the Morning until Ten in
the Evening. _ • I
Note.—All terms, according to agreemedt, paid in advance,
without exception.
Mr. ,'Loughlin has published a short, comprehensive, and
very easy Treatise on Short Hand'. price .2s. 6d. He also has
published a Treatise on the Beauties of Penmanship, embracing
all the rules, laws, and proportions of the art, which were never
vet sufficiently illustrated- by any writer on the subject: This
Book is embellished with a plate • and diagrams, repre,enting
the varied combinations of the characters which they illustrate.
Price 55.. To he had at his Writin. Rooms only.
This Book should be in the hands of every Teacher, without
exception. It should also he, in the. handsof Committees sneer-
intending Public Seminaries, to enable them to examine the
respective Candidates.
Mr. M`Loughlin, anxious to make known the merits of his
System of Writing,as much as possible, is well aware that no
medium is better calculated to extend a knowledge of the same
than its general introduction into seminaries and schools of
general education, by which method (which he has practised.
for many years) he has had the, pleasure of imparting this-de-
siraLie acquisition to a very large number of young Gentlemen
attending the principal Colleges and Academies in this country,.
and also to Youths attending Boarding Schools•and other Semi-
naries of Education, as may be seen by:acknowledgments and
,extremely flattering testimonials from each institution, a few
of which he has thought proper to affix at the end of his publi-
cation. Therefore, Mr. M`Loughlin most respectfully intimates
•I hat it is his intention to continue the same course, (which has
proved so beneficial iii those .several institutions which. he has
..had she honour of visiting.) and intends. constantly to reside
in t hiS 'town, giving pudic and private instructions as,a Teacher
of-Penmanship, &c.