... A general meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held last Thursday at the Surrey Music Hall-Sir W. De Barth in the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. Ellis) read the directors' report, from which the following is an abstract:- I The balance sheet of receipts and payments now presented shows al cash transactions up to the end of tie year 1856. The accounts of the company will in future be ...

... GREAT ANNUAL MIEETING OF THE Westmoreland and Cumberland Wrestling Society (Yesterday). Charfes.-Cople, where is this young gallant, that is sO desirous to lie with his mother earth ? Orlando.-Ready, sir; but hi will hath in It a more modest working. Duike.-You shall try but one fall. As You like It. Good-Friday has other charms besides hot cross bans. It has the charm of bringing together ...

... An immense assemblage of visitors was present on Monday evening at Exeter Hall to hear a selection from the three principal works of Verdi, much to the amazement of the good folks who, last year, wrote letters to the newspapers, end fomented a very pretty disturbance on the strength of the alleged ieasoerality of the Tra- viata. Little did we wot that such anl indelicate woed as this would be ...

... XIDDLESEX.-The Nomination. The nomination of cairdidates for tie representation of Middlesex took place on 'Thursday, at Irentfford. The proccedings were hmarac- terised by more than usual disturbance, and the uproar was so general and systematic, that trie whole scene resembled a bear- garden rather than alt assemblage of .Lnglishncusu met to disriarge a great constitutional duty. The ...

... ~ ;prICE IT ON pe jectoral returns will speedily be completed. The ~ne f mlemlbers already elected is 578, composed of ji ihets nd 35Conservatives. There remain hut ~otsexmemersto be elected, of' whom sixty are for - ~unie' S fr s wve know, there ate only two English let5 o ?? Derbyshire and East Nor- :4k ~0d te nt~ana in a each case is fixed for Monday. ?? sccsses in the English counties is ...

... SECOND EDITION. SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1857. The event for which all her MAJESTY'S subjects are looking with loyal and affectionate interest has not taken place, as we write, but it is not supposed that the, expected addition to the circle at Windsor can escape being the Royal Lady's Easter offering to her people. The: QrUEEN's health, we rejoice to say, is as excellent as her admirable and ...

... RXCOVEY 0oH MosRE BOniSs.-On Tuesday afternoon the volunteers selected to comnmence operations for the recovery of the bodies assembled at the pit, and were arranged into six shifts, to work four sours each, to be under the control of Messrs. Brown, Webster, R. Maddison, W. Maddison, Potter, and Palmer, the gentlemen who have all along carried sot the instructions of the engineers. Each shift ...

... CONTINENTAL P URRAIN OR Cattle Plague. I Important to Veterinary Surgeons. ers are three complaints whicrl on the continent are popularly 'Viehl-seuche (cattle plagues). The first is a catarrhal ion of the hangs; the second a pulmonary complaint with ,ii symptoms; and the third a highly contagious typhus. As cnlbtful which of the mnrrains is now raging in those countries ahich cattle, hides, ...

... Its Known Promoters and its Anonymous Opponents. The new policy of the Eastern Counties executive is developing itself with a vengeance. It is worthy even of the support of the author of Petovia himself. To such an extent have they reduced the local accommodation on the line, that the local receipts have, it is stated on authority, fallen off one half. A meeting of season ticket-holders ...

... ?fr EDITION FOR EARLY MORNING TRAINS ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1857. The Royal mother and infant are, respectively, in the most favourable of conditions, and her Majesty's conva- lescence will speedily enable her to seek the invigorating influences of Osborne. Our anticipations in reference to the QUEEN'S non-appearance at the opening of the Par- liamentary session will be fully ...

... FREEMASOE N RY Meetings for Next Week. Monday, April 20,-Lodges, Nos. 1, 8, Freemasons' Tavern; 21, Albioc Tavern; t0, London Tavern; 218, Bridge llouse Hotel; Quarterly Adeeting of Boys' S6eool. Tuesday.-Lodgeg, No. 54,1Radley's Hotel; 87, Green ManTeoley-strect; 188, 'reemasons' Tavern; 28, Loidon CalfI liouse; Chapter, No. 09, Gan Tavern, Pimlics. W'edncsday.-Lodges. No. 90, Freomoaso's ...

... I The programme for the corning season, which will commence oni the 1st of May, has been issued, and gives promise of being most attractive. The season will be opened by a grand morning concert, by the artistes of the Royal Italian Opera; and in consequence of the approbation they met with last year arrangements have been entered into for a similar series of twelve concerts during the pre- ...