Filed under Rule 424 (b)(2)
   Registration Statement File Numbers 333-144261, 333-144261-01,
   333-144261-02, 333-144261-03, 333-144261-04, 333-144261-05,
   333-144261-06 and 333-144261-07

    Pricing Supplement No. 42 Subject to Completion - dated April 14th, 2008

                    (To prospectus dated July 2, 2007 and prospectus supplement
                    dated July 2, 2007)

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation [LOGO]

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
$1,000,000,000
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation CoreNotes(Registered Service Mark)

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             Aggregate               Purchasing     Proceeds
  CUSIP      Principal   Price to      Agent's       Before
  Number      Amount     Public(1)   Discount(1)    Expenses(1)
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0640P1RG0     TBD         100%         2.00%         98.00%

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   Interest      Interest        Stated
   Rate Per      Payment        Maturity     Survivor's
    Annum       Frequency         Date        Option
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    5.550%       Semi-Annual      4/17/2023      Yes

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Senior Subordinated Medium-Term Notes Series I
Interest Payment Dates:  The 15th day of October and April of each year
                         commencing 10/15/2008.
Redemption Information:  Redeemable at the option of The Bank of New York
                         Mellon Corporation on 04/15/2011 and each
        		 Interest Payment Date thereafter, at
 			 a price equal to 100% on 30 calendar
 			 days notice.
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             Aggregate               Purchasing     Proceeds
  CUSIP      Principal   Price to      Agent's       Before
  Number      Amount     Public(1)   Discount(1)    Expenses(1)
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0640P1RH8     TBD         100%        2.50%        97.50%

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   Interest      Interest        Stated
   Rate Per      Payment        Maturity     Survivor's
    Annum       Frequency         Date        Option
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    5.750%      Semi-Annual      4/18/2033      Yes

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Senior Subordinated Medium-Term Notes Series I
Interest Payment Dates:  The 15th day of October and April of each year
                         commencing 10/15/2008.
Redemption Information:  Redeemable at the option of The Bank of New York
                         Mellon Corporation on 04/15/2013 and each
        		 Interest Payment Date thereafter, at
        		 a price equal to 100% on 30 calendar
                         days notice.

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286

Trade Date:  04/18/2008
Issue Date:  04/23/2008
Minimum Denominations/Increments: $1,000/$1,000
Original Issue Discount: No
All trades settle without accrued interest and clear SDFS: DTC Book-Entry only
Merrill Lynch DTC Participant Number:  161

The defeasance and covenant defeasance provisions of the Senior Indenture
and the Senior Subordinated Indenture described under "Description of Senior
Debt Securities and Senior Subordinated Debt Securities-Debt Securities
Issued by the Company under the BNY Senior Indenture or the BNY Senior
Subordinated Indenture-Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" in the
Prospectus will apply to the Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes
respectively.

(1) Expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount

"CoreNotes(Registered Service Mark)" is a registered service mark of Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc.

                                                            Merrill Lynch & Co.
                                                               Purchasing Agent
                                                            Acting as Principal
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