At a Meeting of Gentlemen...
T a MEETIN4 of GtE'LEMI*N connected, *ith v_ th*DIRCwFAAIJ and LIVERPOOL RAIL.RahD.COMpANY, geld_at khe nloyal jj.td. Birmtnsham this 15th day of Dec~ 1824; ItOlERT SHlTH s % 6.H 1ihA0IffI in.theChir-; ,The Proptie oE prolonggzthe -pr EdtedTne ef,lxroaU from varpoolito rr -tedingaYl been It wAxe r Ve,_I,, Tlt -a Rail-read frox&tbe town 4f Eitminsam to thetcity otLon'on, e cnneoted attheformerplace with'the ntended Birmingh anj 515 Liverpool Rnnil.r an- furnishing;:ad rIect--ad rapld co muhicatlon across thecgtoutr, frbm the rt ofLendon-to that af:Lire R'gaill,- S.- tbeteby, fail tating the itercourto with Irelana. -wou ct-b of Mre bighest natlonal advittage ,. iiidolds but She proapct0f.bein tajCeou-4sanVstmeutgfeapitll.- 2. That a *ompaenv.e nowm, forned, to be uLT Brmnam ond LodrR aVr4 CoBEy -rOr th f accomplhlsB this tt nathoal A thae the of thaccompany be* R jthW&j sterlig, dtyl,1ed Into 20,0e shares of?50each., 3 hat-the;follawiln genutenta be a eoommittee for the purpose of caTr7Ina'thebs rasolutons Into effect, with power to add to their nlumnbers, and to inrease thc apita by additlonalshares, if necessal7'g andke1el) pt yiesuYes which they maYdeem exyedlent to pronotethse sfAbihaentand success of the undertnklnts ftobert Srnltm :. Johbraibby WilUamAston Henrv Rl-sat ' Johit Vale ' Rtcr 'E:. Heathcote Jobal S. Sparrow J. F. Ledsom James Foster W. H. Sparrow- - Thos.-Jevons James Mason J. W. Phlpsprn Jostah Rihards Dlatiel Ledsom I. C. AlIton G. S. Jaskson J. M. Lediom tsaseAbd,ts06' Win. Hupghton T. S. Sedan Jw,Wb Pop *-J ThOs. Attwood Jo. Soden Thoc. Smat (itorge Attwnod ._ That Seven of th committee be a quorum, competent to aet in ene business of the cosnY. S. ThatMlessrs. Att*oode, Sroner, and Co., bIankers, of BSlrmlng bans, IrE Tccgrerts nf hleCempanv 6. That noTPerSon shallbe onsI*red a sabscriber to this under. taking untQl bm name shall haVe beeh bubmitted to and agproved by the Committtee.' nor untUl Ie has ?pasda deposit of 2l. per share. 7. That no person shbll be allowed to subscribo for rnore thlan one huadre4 aa betUnokbe o ened at the bankers', and at such .other places as.the commtte shall direct. 9?. 'Ihat Geerg.9riaaer, esg., of l3iranlnghain, be appointed solicitor to the cornmpaiy. -- 19. ThatJsc Se resolutlQna be advertised in the Birmingham and London and kRech other papera as the committee ehall appoint. ROBERT SMITH, Chatiman. QUFFE15ERS.iWiTORTLAND.-At.. MEETiNG hbel l I t at lbssrii.Stewird-'Wbart.Abingdon-street, forthe RELIEFof .ke SUFFERING INHABITANTS of the'lsland of PORTLAND; * ^ - 'Mr. JOHL SEIARLE in:the. Chair- Tie Pioceadlngs.nof a.MeetIng held-atthe1sland of Portland, (at vhtlch the Governor Johu Penn, eq.pr;lded,) and Informattion from otber'surces litving bsen IaldbeFor. tht'rneertng, It appears that th* sea hxd;aarlng the late storm, broken down its natural barrieri, -earrl wiuturienimmns4 rquntity of besch: that the Viliere of Chisswell W bean overwbelmed, causing-the destruction of 36 houses, with 23 01' their Inhsbitahti, and It 'eparably damaging nemrly lOe?houes more: the nstinghoats nets. furilture. dappsrcl beirn aIso dirtroyed, malke a loss of peopsrty amoun tgt7ai6.000 byw uiehu grca nuznberofrfwamlles has- beenTendered so complctely destitute Jtbat an Immaediate supply of ad andclothinghasbeen Yound nteesssry to keep them from starrinz. The meeting lament to state thattlseinhabtita are in such die trass as to smake it necessary to soliect- the public benevolnce: the JsladerseL are actlve and energetic men, and are in thehablit of render- JagnKaluble assistance to vessels In astress; and a respeetful appeal i% made on their bebalf to theSbipping Interest. In consequence of theabove inforiation, various Resolltions were entered 4mto, and the following persons, were appointed as- a Com- mltee fOr conductlg a Sabserlption- In London. and to co-operate with the Committees at Portland and Weymeuth. llr. AtkInuoZrJan. Gostellstredt Mr.Peto, Little Britfla Mtr. Prowne,.0savell-street Mr.'Roblnsoni Earl-street Mr. G. Burnell Cursftor-street Mr.Smlth, Black LionWharf, EIast lir D)anlel ,l1bank-street S nIthgeld Ir..Dike; vtlbank-brrest. Mr. Sowden. AlbionWharf, Bank. 3 ,r. Foot, Abingdon-2treet side Mr. i'reeraszs. lbank.street MSr.' Jas Slack, Setuth Audley- xqr. Grund3, Horeefrry-road street YSr. B. Hatehard, Milbank-street Mr. D. Sturge, CIt-rozd W.Sr Mallcutt SNwgat-treta O Mr. WsRke,. Slban -stTeet 3Sr. J.nesaanes, Narl-street . Mr. W. Whitehead, New.rcad bIr. Plper, a:tsea Subserlji:eng %2hady iddrt sed . ?1,334 ds. Sd. Subscriptlons received since:- Robt. Winter, esq. I '1 O T.Pi . . ?11 0 Mr. J. Cooke . I0 0 ThQrnaaSnodgrass, esq. 10 0 0 G. S. Smith, esq. . 5 0 0 Thomas BaUey, esq. 2 0 0 Mr. Dayuiond- - * 1 0 Mrs. Ripley - * 2 0 0 Charles Auasna. esq. per Rtobt. Ahton, esq. . 50 0 NMr. Rlce . -1- * OAt Messrs. Willis and Cos. Sanil.Barker,esif.of Lydon, Mrs. T. ElamiUton . 3 3 0 RutlandshJre per lessrs. At Mr. Hatehard's. Gosllngand !o. '- S'0 SirGeo.Powrnall - 10 0 0 A. D). L - . .50 0C. W. I - 1 00 T. fl. Pelley, esq. '5 0 0 At MIessrs. Glynn and Co's. G. F. Evaans, esq. - 10 00 .Henry Rogers, esq. - 5 0 0 Books -for Subscriptlons art open at M.eMrs. Sir W. Curtis, Robarts, and Curtis's; Mgessrs. Claude Seots and Co.'s; Messrs. Sir R. C. Glynn. Mills, and CoJ; - * essr. - H{anbdry, Tnylor. and Lloyd's; 3.izsrs. Ilerries, Farqukabr. aRid Co.'s; Mlesrs. Wills, Percival. and Co.'s; Messrs. Willianis, Burgess, and Co/l also at Messrs. Francis, Wfhite, and Francrs's Marble Wharf. Yauxha'll; and at Mr. lHatchard's, Piccadilly; they willalso be rhankfulIy recelved by any of the Comimlttee. W. FREEMAN, Hon. See.