The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

7 • -1 .. 0" ..e....., _ 10 , 4 .- - . -sr --- A ::,- - •:, 7-' ,; .7 . - - - -•••;,- -..„........_ ....._ ' ' r ' T ;PI Z..". 1 ' 7 : : T Y , ,z-. 7-- - • -_, III u ' ... ' I Yt.ir ~),, Ail . Lc y , r•--r a. l 1J 1. - 4 , • \ . . i I WO 114 . , ir,... , ~....„ AC .. 4 itLra r) MNY 186' [STAXPED ld. ADIDIMOIMIL] No. 6,794.] LONDON, SATURDAY Agfa, MAY 16, 1868. of FTWITIIR CAPITAL for the OOMPLXTION of ,iths constructed under a Contract whereby the liovern .t of India have agreed to pay for all water supplied for ,oation, forming a Guarantee against leas by non.payment , o.a..rratee, such works having also commenced to yield en that there will be no delay in making preliminary = plane, , fall of which lave been effected, and sr • made ready for immediate constructive operatkos-4 gWar-j -va atop, not possessed heretofore by any other uodertaking of a like character, because the reabation of profits has been thus brought so much waxer. The capital has been divided Into shares of ClO each, end stock to sums euoghK from 410 upwards, to suit the convenience of all; as It is thought many may desire to take a degnits amount of stock, or to pay up in full, and thus be tree at Nicol from all future care about calls, and from all Mare liability, whilst others may prefer to pay a smaller sum down at a deposit on shares, and pay up the residue by instalreenta as calls may be made. Some shares have been already allotted in India. The ahare capital will be called •up dnwly, and so as, with the stock, to maintain an expenditure at the rate of about 4130,04 per annum. t 2 per share during each year will be ample for this. Applications for shares may new be sent to the Com pauy s offices, 8 sad 9, Queen-street-place, Southwark bridge, Loudon, LC., where a full prospectus and forms, of application may be had ; bed It Is neonnary that it should be uuderstood that no application will be considered unless a deposit of 41 on each share, or of £lO per cent. upon the amount of stock applied for, has been made either to the bankers of the Company, Messrs. itantiont. Booverie, sad Co., Fo. t, P.ll - mail east nr at the offices, 8 and 9, Queen-street-place, Southwark-bridge, London, E.C. The deposit will be returned without deduction if the application is not acceded to. NORBITON-PARK, NNW MALDZN, MANY —ZUNI. FREW HOLD BOILDINti LAND. MR, J. TAYLOR is instructed to . 1111LL , ly AUCTION, it the London Tavern, Bbh City, on MONDAY. May 11, at bat-put 1 prectsely e a s t, Lots of very eligible FR REMOLD BUILDING LAND of Seven Shop Plots, and Yorty.mas Plots for semaateellied or terrace houses, and having valuable frontages to the road, Cambridge-road, and Montem-road, within ere I = 4 tw walk of of the Coombe and Malden Railway station Nine-innthe I of the purchase-money may remain on mortgage or oontraot at per oral interest, to be paid in nine years by equal quarterly lostahnents, but the balance may be paid at any time without sake. —Particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained at the Railway Tavern, New Malden : the Ray Grove Tavern, New Malden ;ofT. W. Rogers, YAq solicitor, 70, Fcneburebetreet, RC.; of Mean Hammack and Lambert, SO, Bishopmmtediswat, RAC.; at the place of sale and of the Auctioneer, 107 a, Zen church-street, H.C. THIEATRE, Long-scre.— Q MAILY JOND at ; POOft NOBLEMAN at a quarter to ; MAHE THAN LIFE at half-put A LFRED WlClA.ltiontcht, lii her °rights! character Al Madame Hamann la tbria:BLEMAN. Mr. ALFRED WIGAN, to-alit, Ms ch la aracter of the Martinis de Belleterre, in the POOL W. Me. J. L. TOOLE, Weight, as Bleeps to the MOH NOBLEMAN. DEANNA THAN Lin for a taultad nu:dm If nistit. Only. Michael Oaruer, Mr. J. L. TOOLE. LITERATURE. ONE PENNY : Poems of Rural Life, in Commas Rnidish. By WILLIAM BARNES. London : Macmillan and CO. 1868. the somewhat silly burden at the close of the Mlle/. n E EAST INDIA IRRIGATION and CANAL COMPANY. ,s-orporated by Special Act of Parliament, whereby the Dahl , -1 each Shareholder is limited to the amount payable upon -hares, or the amount of his Stock S('ItPME OF OPKRATIONS. " THE MASSA UNDERTAKING." seoond issue of capidd of a 11,000,000, to consist of shares of r 10 each, and stock in slims sar)ing from £lO each upwards . Deposit upon Shares LI per dime with liberty to pay up the remaining Au or a lew amount in advance of calls. Deposit upon stock XIO per cent upon application, and the n fnahrder *within three months after allotment, e Interest at Five per Cent. will be pahl ha.f.yearly upon all malts from the lot July next, and upon all payments k in ...trice of calls and in payment of stock made before that day f m the same thus ; and from the day of payment if made after time. the allotment of shares a preference will be given to those shall have paid in full or to any extent in advance of calls. Holum SHOW, AGRICULTURAL HALL, Loudon. —MIDI 'LISTS and CONDITIONS to be bad at Me MONO the Company, Berfordedreet, Isllngtoa, N. HORSE SHOW, AGRICULTURAL HALL, Twadon.—LAqT RAY for ENTRIES, May 20. Show opus allaviaAy, May 30. SOUTH NORWO3D.—Eligible FRERHOLD BUILDING LAND. MR. J. TAYLOR is instructed to SELL b AUCTION. et the London raven. Blab City. on MONDAY, May 18t at lt fort, Twenty aloe Lots of very eligible FRBRIIOLD BUILDING LAND. suitable for the erec tion of semi-detached rinse, or terrace houses, and having valuable frontages to Wharnclige-road, Canliam-road. and White llorse•read, South Norwood, about ten minutes' walk from the Norwood Junction Rail way station. Nine-Maths of the purchansmoney may remain on mortgage or contract et 5 per cent. interest. to be paid to nine years by equal queerly in stalments or the balance may be paid as any time without notice.—Particulars and conditions of sale may be *Maned at the Railway Hotel, Norwood Junction , the Alliance Hotel, ficrath Norwood ; of T. W. Roger., Req., solicitor, 70, Penchursh street, R.C. of Mears. Hammack and Lambert, 60, Dishopegate street, LC. ; at the plate of sale ; and of the Auctioneer, 107 A, Tenoburckatreet, HO 8E SHOW, AGRICULTURAL HALL, No EMFIO/ in be received after 4 o * ClOck 012 WEDI4IIIIIDAY, the Afternoon of Nay W. ,P1X16471 ,, N5. J ANIF-ti TROMSON. r[Mtn SHOW, AGRICULTURAL HALL, on, May I S. ISIS.—SPACE to LET to the Galleries Em for the Lion and Maio of the Mme clam of Goods as are mold d the Smithfield Ciwb week, and uncial articles for dome Mill Trimand modifies* may be obtained et the 01100 of , 11111014-11trOd. Islington, N. (hlOrtni ~ntenant, i elon.l.lohn Grimes, late of the c Hun. rthu r K onalnl, \l.l'. ntrnatit.i ulonel William Campbell (Miaow, Lite of the t:omndasion • Derail Sir Oeorge Pnllock.G.C.l3 , U C. 4.1 , SLCRETAKT—John Westwood, Esq. THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON and GLOBE INSURANCII COMPANY. Orrian : —l, Dalostreet, Liverpool ; 7, CornhM ; sad Chartingeroes, London. The inverted funds now amount to /11,401,0515, the fire revenue ' to Ltine,ille, and that of the life to SA WA* The numerate mare of paeans., wittuirreataid Azad= for the lite policies of Oils company their mine se securities to third partite, render theta particularly advantageous. Whole world leave is granted on reasonable terms, iuul claimer. paid 30 days after admission. JOHN ATM NS, Resident Secretary. AGAIGULTURAL HALL GOLD MEDAL A 4 Abe osinlng WASS SNOW, the Witten to £364 even In Wens to bantam is tour classes, the Directors sitar a Gold Medal worth Twomey-foe Gainer for taro Best Bunter In the Show. ALSAILIRMI PALM!. Time R ° s4l s :—Ptarasnales Concert. Band of 00. Been at & One Boa -aloe open from 11 to 4. ABRIDGED .I,c circumstances under which sub criotions are now invited . this rin to a furtlwr Wane of twadtail, are necsdiarly • ....ratite for iiiviator, and present the strongest o,lkieme of • sound lttill protitaiiit• chin...ter of the undertaking, to coin ;.lete whit h an additional outlay Is retn:lsetl. An they n, now pl.mingl. and being constructed, the canals will, when rolipleted :icconling to the estimates of many enni -ens most competent to judge, including Colonel }Wads]] and • . ',resent chief engineer of the l'uninany, convey water for the ,cation o! about 7 0 0.000 as res. .... ‘.l•.pting a temporary reduced rate of charge for irrigation, and . • int; the return' f rom navigation at the very moderate total • r • , trt. 11;w•ii the outlay the present chief engineer hasjind • rt•.•l t.M.t he estimate. the returns upoe the tidal canal will ,••.,L :0 per tent.., and allowing the high charge of per .r repairs, 11111 iLI I VIIMIce, estat•ii9,llllClit kc.. the A. 111,1 from the ' , rains.. now to be completed would he . iL rl2 per re:A , width, by In, re.c.taldishment of the ftt, rules. per ~re for in igation, would be made r•• I 0 . ..111. net. :•,. ton,r,, the accuracy of which can be malty •I. inquiry made regarding thew at the , • tp,o, will , •to at once replied to, and every hiforma- t immediate and extensive eproad of iniga t Imc of a satisfact,.ry increase upon the existing MOO) . criomirsging 11 reports received on the .I i,owut month, and dated the aotli ilarch, it ap .. • ~! hail then ham signed, connected with the , • . anal alone, leases principally for three years; • • ••acres : that applications from culti undo; the Canal were being received , ,•. flora 2 .100 to :..WO acres daily , and that the na tbo smaller chantie:s necessary to, convey the •. • . a ill earnestness. further, that in the ski ! m Lexcl 'anal meetings were lasing held by the Ye otlu umnistakeable slam exhibited that the same -• ~t•• -f at!..:ns there as that connected with the Ken . . • •, i w.: a mere matter of a short time, and that • •o•:oc !ii large densands will be made for water. , • ‘ , J o• ! canal the iffvvt of the reduction of the • h ! n t. at tho end of March. been thoroughly • • t 1.• imesting portion of that calla had ••• ,t• ••:,,, Line previous for construabm purposes, • oh in, n reopened, but the chief engineer of the . s uttie engineer in charge reported that . ~.• f• i satyr, in addition to the ♦,O 0 acres supplied • .• u ••1 and were ,•cutdently expected to he . . . . . coly .untructed have now entered upon their :hey otter to capitalists not only a safe in wit!, mo-t iisxure,ily, be very profitable, . ! 41.1 y he added, as confirmatory of this tl..t the portion.: of the works now In .• • !• • :••• consisting mainly of channels •• .. .4 • water, will neck !surd) , be the easiest „ as the most productive, and will add of ri.turns en the whole outlay. • • •• iturcotrreut inip4rtatice,whlchniustn( , t t. • . • .. ~:• rati , .n el the fitness of this undertaking . ontr,Lct it is expressly provided that .t t• i• the water supplied for inigation 1-y the cultivators themselves—bnt by : . • that the price to be so paid bi • • • • Any for such water shall be the , • • • • • • • and shall be fixed SO as to repre • . • to the parties using It. With •r• • • .11 11 has been acknowledged by the • • d• • ,I•• liable in respect to the non , • ! ;tr .1. that the Cornp•thy are released • . . • t.• loNs of any portion of their water , .• arrungentent can hardly be . I .r. o. a , it does a certain and safe aran y portion of the water' supplied for • • • Iln directors to limit, at any rate • • • midair to about g 130,000 per annum, •• ••• • ~ - ibd to make alt future calls small in ••, .1 '4:0 , 1 periods, not exceeding on the • • . .-ar , at the same time they are • , • . • ..1 Niue the required capital ilo ea.h. and partially in stock divisible • . kn. upwards -a plan which will • . • . tines who desire to limit their liability ...A to be trlicred from future calls, and • 1,-r b. pay the amount of capital held by -..! ON in the shape of calls. • -r L.c E , and Stock may now be made to the : - • ..id n, Quit en strect-placc, Southwark t.. abcre a full prospectus and tones of 1,•.l llut it is ileces.iry that it should be ..,1 anon will In, considered unless a ••,. • 1,1. ire, or of £lO per cent. upon the amount ~• .1 1.. r. h.s heel, made tither to the bankers of the • ikon eric, and Co., No. 1, Pall-mall • •t :1••• of lbr company. The deposit will he • •• , :1. 'at dr.l.:tion if the application is not acceded to. I. , 1 by eh.. I ii.vellifilent of Italia. thus:—" We have cat scheme 'the tlehar Undertaking' as iu India to which private capital should be ••••,. time, t have now agreed to pay for an water !‘ the they participating in some of the .1,...,1 altar 20 per cont. anti! have been received by . r i'llE E.IST INDIA IRRIGATION and CANAL COMPANY. • !• .1 I.) 9pH.1;:l A44 7.lFLll.;;aeui, whereby the liability •,:,n hnld,•r is limited to the amount payable upon hie tk. iutionot of his stock. INTENDED INCH EM K, " THE BEHAR UNDERTAKING." .:: t ry investigation haring been inade, and plane pre approved for Inunediate construction. .4 capital for the Behar Undertaking, g 1,000,000, hi • !o each, and stock in sums varying from CIO each shares Cl per share, with liberty to pay up the - a'...r a less amount in advance of calf& tint; aiiiicatlan. and the r xit hin three month• of the allotment. •- - • al Five per oent7;i'l be paid upon all deposits from July iiett, and upon all payments In advance of calla of stock, made before that day, from the same Irmo the day of payment, If made after that time. “11..tnient of shares and dm*, a preference will he !•. thu.e who shall base paid in full, ur in advance of calls. un.l ()therm the same as set forth ht " the Orissa" wivertlsemeut. ABRIDOEU PRO.,PECTUS. of value and promising nature of " The Behar Un • . secured by contract to Ude Company, have, due ' -• the last eight .r ten years, been so well and favourably nowt' in England and throughout India, first by the vernment and then by the company's officers, and are now • generally known that any statement vtlakh the Directors .ght add upon the subject would be superfluous: they, there limit themselves to an assurance that they are satisfied It ;resents a sate, sound, and profitable investment ; and unhesi. tatingly solicit subscriptions towards the requisite capital: at the same time they quote, as confirmatory of their own Jude. unlit, the following: Firstly. Au extract from a despatch to the Secretary of State Council, dated 10111 March, lba2, recommending that. the • site Canal Project should be given to • private comnallY.whieb • 'patch was signed by the late Lord Canning as Governor ,- nem/. and by Sir Henry Bartle Frere since Governor of Born and nnw a Member of the Cuuncil of India In England , Sir •• , Hendon afbrwanis Lieutenant.Uovernor of Bengal', (Sena .. NI Kobel. Sapicr now commanding the forces In Abyssiaia , , Laing. }'+ q ll.P. !then the Finance Me m ber of Council to tic. and the Hun. W. Ritchie—being the whole of the Council. viz.: lionour the ileutenant-Governer considers that it (the • 0, Canal Projeetl holds out better pros than the Orissa '-• • mat that it would be good for the East India —inpany and for the couutry if the Company were to • IA till , ,dead of the other; but the projectors prefer that C-4 ••• haled by them. • h.s• taut regarded this scheme as one of all others, in 1. al 1.1, private capital should be Invited. advantage In Government taking the initiative I h.. great works of the country, that they are so ! ••4 the puble that they can be discussed 111 the t ..i e d ge sad experience. The only drawback to • , ,d miileading capitalists and raleing mistrust o a-,• ••.laents • • pr , --eiit instance no such risk need be apprehended, vsident throughout Colouel Dickens' Report a most -.• endeavour to anticipate the raarimura cost of the • Two from a minute recorded by Bir whru Lieutenau vernor of Bengal, viz.: I I' na.runt, ent province of Behar, which would be admirably raptain Pickens' projected natal from the Bowie. • C r would certainly be very much lese(than et Cutteele. otones may reasonably be expected to be much more r aaahe we know, as a fact, the value of irrigation to ...di as better, and the natural rainfall is lege by half •", ac•-. and much lees certain in Behar than in Cuttack. • I.le crops are not the rain crops in Behar, and for , n • - • 1 acimatak crops there it Is found by experience that es• witmtion pays, which basset been proved by eve ,' t'' 6 "11, cen t -al case in a whet. • t., recommend this enterprising Company, In whose ,;., • sk mol l connected with India must feel deep into t"Captain Dickens' scheme of irrigation from the !, .14 la caamplete plans and estimates are available, and or. a! but the money." .a.l with the Government the Company are en •• t. • • u••• and retain all profits from the sale of water for I L.: . Ow dividends paid to sha re h o ld ers shall exceed 17. V" ot upon the total expenditure made, after which Of such meta is to be divided equally between the ~„,?'N ' ot Qui the Company. The returns from all other t4 ' kmlone to the Company exclusively. .. vo llirated an tett. of works to be executed has now been thoroughly d asd caretuDy re-plinnod on behalf of the Gompany, Sidnaitted $9 sod epproyed by the Oeyernatest, •I.K I ' SPECIAL NOTICE. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SO,IETY. E.tahlished 1844. All persons who effect Policies on the Participating Beale be fore June 30th, to S, will be entitled at the next bonus to one year's additional Share of Profits over later entrant.. Tables of Rates, and Forms of Proposal, can be obtained from any of the society's Agents. or of GEORGE CITCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. Jameersquare, London, S.W. THE UNITED LAND COMPANY (Limited). 'neon:orate,' under the Companies Acts, 1862 and 1867, and en-operating with the Conservative Benefit Building Society, enrolled iu 16,52. under 6 and 7 Will. IV.. cap. 32. NOTICE IA 11l REBY GIVEN, that NO APPLICATIONS for the FIRST ISSUE of SHARES can be RECEIVED AFTER SATURDAY, the etb of June next. shares a. 5 each. Deposit, £1 per share on application, and £1 on allotment. No further call to exceed al per share. and an Interval of three months to elapse between each call. Interest on calls paid In advance to be at the rate of 5 per cent. per 111112U111. Prospeetnses nod forms of application for shares may be had from the bankers, the London and Westminster Rank (Temple her liranch, W.C.), or Messrs. Herriea, Farquhar, and Co., St James's-street. A. W. ; and at the new and ■padous offices, No. Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C., where the operations of the United Land Company ;Limited! and the Conservative Benefit Pull , ling Society are carried on. By order of the Board. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. May 12, 18C3. The memorandum and articles of aanoclation of the United land Company (Limited, may be seen at the Norfolk-atreet offices, Mtrand, London. SAFE PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS. Dividends, 10 to t 0 per Cent. per Annum on outlay. INVESTORS, SR AREHOLDPILS, CAPITALISTS, seeking reliable information and sate Investments, should read SII A R P's IN VESTMENT CIRCULAR ipoet free). Granville sharp and Co., aharedealers, SE, Poultry, London, E.C. MONEY, in large or small amounts, and for long or short periods, with or witboat a We policy, readily oa ts:liable at the NATIONAL GUARDIAN ASSURANCE 001I PANT (thaltad), 484, Ozlord-atreet, moomseary, W.C. MONEY. —£20 to £BOO ADVANCED imme diately on Furniture, without removal, publicity, or law costs. Way be repaid by easy Matalments. No charge it de dined. Sureties dispensed with.—Apply personally at the MATE OFFICES, 2, Southampton-street, Strand, W.C. Ad minces made also on leases, life policies, &c. 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London, LC. THftEE PIGEONS. DAINTRAZ and CO., DYRRE and CLEAN - RBA Dookbeed, Bermondsey; a ledixeteranani 98, Mant-street. Gramesar-saare. CALPrr CLEANING, Bed and Mattnyee Purify , Chintz Glazing. RUk and Damask Dyeing, with every deeeripaow of Bleak moderately , and brought to area yerfeetios by the ert-reed Steam Bkeehlayand Dyeing Ceespetties,l7, in, ty-read, sad en, 211 w Oxford-et. COAL --GEORGE J. COCKERELL and Co. Bast coals only. Cash 251.-111, Cassia. COALS. The CLAY CROSS COMPANY soppily direct from their Collieries at Clay Cress —The bsst, equal to Wan's Znd, at int. per aseoaer, 19e. —Oman oe deltvery.—Ordere to CIIILY 01 1 1/let, 12, 111711WOOD-PLACI, CPOZWARS-ROAD. W. OXYGENATED WATER. —Sleeping in London Swing the season la not like sleeping in the fresh sir of the country: but refreshing and invigorating effects may be obtained igen evening draught of Oxygenated Water, fresh from the LABORATORY, 36, LONO-ACR/,, or through any druggist, in cam containing six bottles. SCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER, V.) prepared from the Malvern Water. so to celebrated for Ha purity. Every bottle is protected by a label having name and trade mark.—Manufactorles at London, Liverpool, Derby, Bristol, Glasgow, Malvern. 1111DMAN'S SEA SALT, the SUBSTITUTE for 1 SEA BATHING.—A daily Bath prepared with this Salt is the natural strengthener for wftkly infants and children. Ana 'yawl and approved by Dr. Hami ll . 'Recommended by the faculty. Patronised by the nobility. gold In bags and Naxos by &midi throughout the civilised worId.—TIDHAN and SON, 10, Worm wood-street, London, EC. Bowers of Imitations IRON WINE BINS.—The original mannfas turers, FARROW and JACKSON, wine and spirit Mer chants' engineers, Great Tower-street, Manseiletreet. and 8, Haymarket, where cellars may be seen fitted in various ways. Though wine bins lbs. per hundred bottles. Illustrated priced catalogues on spplioation. The Paris Lihibttton.—" In Glass 50, Hommel* Mention has been adjudged to Farrow and Sulam. 18, Great Tower-street, for their convenient and sensible iron wine bins, and for bar attings."—City Press. AD. VALENTIN, Wine and Spirit Merchant, 1. Chapel-place 148 a, Oxford-street) —Speciality foe French Whica and Brandin,. . . . wi;nPTrfeCtly pore, is at all times a harmless stimulant, poasessing properties of great medical value, and has often been the means of saving human life. So much, however, depends on the purity of the spirit that great caution should be exercised in Its selection. The sup plies forwarded by Hearn Valentin to the London and other hovpitals combine all the virtues characteristic of the finest and purest French brandy with exquisite delicacy of Savour, and have received the moat unqualified approval.—Vide Court Journal, Jan. 11, lOW. BURGUNDY WINES.—PIOT FRERES, Growers and Factors, Macon. Depot for Ragland, 21/1„ Regent-street. W.—tpwards of Al varieties of the gnarl growths. Burgundy Is pronounced by the faculty and oonnobseurs to be pre-eminently the most salutary wine for this climate.—Aisorted sample doaen by roll for 44a. PLARET.—PIOT FRERES have a choice cellar l-/ of Bordeaux Wines, comprising the finest growths, old in bottle and in fine condition for immediate nae. Of the numerous wines examined by the Lancet Sanitary Commission, Plot Freres' only were pronottneed to be thoronghly genuine wine. of delicate and superior flavour. See "Lancet," September 11, 1867. from 14s. to Mt per dozen. 282, Regent-street PLOT FRERES, Importers of CHAMPAGNE, Rock, Moselle. Choice effervescing Whim at moderate prices. Lists on appllcation.-2112, Regent-street, W., north of Otford-street. "PIOT FRERBS respectfully intimate that these annonneements will only appear at rare intervals, In order that the prices of their wines shall not be Mfineseed by expan sive advertising. Note the address-282, Regent-street, W. Tasting room drat door. • F 4 DWD. BOWERBANK and SONS, Wine Merchants and Dist Men CIATALONIAN SHERRY, 17s. 6d. per dozen, N../ bottles Included. Octaves, £4loe, of 13 pions. A NDALUSIAN PORT, 17s. 6d. per dozen, bottles Included. TARRAGONA PORT ated , 180. per dozen, bottles iod. EXCELLENT CHAMPAGNE, 24e. per dozen, bottles Incinded. EXCELIRTIIT CLARET, 12s. per dozen, bottles bwinded. SIIN-STREET. Established 1782. RED WINES.—PHYTHIAN and SONS, trine merchants, 432, West Strand, solicit especial atten tion to thetr tine old Port, 24s , 30a, and 3Gs. ; Tarragona, 16s. ; Medoc, 12s. ; Via Ordinaire, 18s. St. Julies, 245. Was* 16L : Macon, 245. ; Beaune, 90a ; One sparkling Burgundy, 48a Terms cash, and carriage tree. WHITE WINES.—PHYTHIAN and SONS, wine merchants, 432, West Strand, solicit especial atten tion to their Guinea Merry, Us. doz. old Marsala, Ma. : spark ling Champagne, 80s. ; Chablis, 24a. and 30s. ; Yin de Grave, 24a; Sauterne, Pea.. dinner Mock, Us. and 30.. 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PitINVIGORATIVE NERVLNE ESSENCE most powerful nutritive cordial ever introduced ; re ACM to their normal condition all the secretion', on the Inte grity of which perfect healt depends. I bt a opecillo for dee* Oty of all ldn and from Ita coataining moon Miler kyr I• t pepsine end a nd ot soda, 1 prime_ NW/ lens. WM to the nervosa and dyspeptic, vide Dr. Amain m ow M • ee Ile per honk, or four qoantilise m omiktr usess. —Defis emes, moors. DAMWARTIN and Co il a A Lade -. V& Weisel tree on nol o d The STANFIELD COLLECTION.—The concluding portion of this collection was disposed of on Thursday, at the rooms of Messrs. Christie, Mown, and Woods, King street, Bt. James's. The whole of the collection p roduced upwards of 12,11001. The THANEA EMBAIVICPCZNT. —At the meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday, a report was presented on the proposals of the Metropolitan District Railway its to the eoaatruction of a solid embankment be. tween the Temple and Blackfriars bridge. A provisional agreement bad been entered into for the construction of a solid embodiment with a 100 feet roadway thereon from the Temple-gardens to Blackfriars-bridge, and the com ps., to construct their railway within the embankment ; tie railway company to 0011163410011 their works for the construction of the railway on the embankment from Weenninster•bridge to the Temple on the lit of July next, and the other works to be earned on simultsammely with the works of the board. The railway company to &peat 40,0004 on the Ist of July next ; th e payment of the 200,000 f. to be paid to the board to be spread over three Tom Tlw fic report was allopial, mid hue tenders will be advatised . This a seasonable book a book to be read in May weather, and in retired Aral haunts. Mr. Barnes's verse smacks wholly of the country, and is fragrant with the breath of cows, the smell of newly-mown gram, the perfumes of violets, the delicious odour of lime blessoins. Pastoral poetry as written by such poets as Pope, Shenstone, and Ambrose Philips, is the most artificial p oe t r y in the world. It is, or was, a fashionable manufacture intended for town livers, an Arcadia upon the boards, a bu colic for Ranel agh or Vauxhall_ In these poems, if poems they may be called, we are fain to be satisfied with pinchbeck instead of pure metal. The composition rings false and good taste revolts from it as a counterfeit. But this poor Brum magem stuff was endured and even premed by our forefathers, who thought that the poet's work was elegantly accomplished when he sang of amatory shepherds and shepherdesses who made greater fools of themselves in metre than they mak ever have done in prom. Happily we have outgrown this folly. We hew seat the lliesesee the about, have abjured heathen gods and goddesses, have ceased to sing of nymphs and zephyrs, of Elysian slumbers and ambrosial beds, and are content to take Nature as we find her. This return to simplicity and truth has put new life into poetry, and at the same time intensified our enjoyment of it. Poets like Wordsworth and Tennyson have proved how possible it is to describe Nature without using a single conventional expres sion ; to utter poetic thoughts in the simplest and yet the most musical language • to enlarge the do main of poetry without sacri fi cing veracity. Indeed, notwithstanding the obscurity in which some living poets delight, as if their aim were lees to please 'than to puzzle,—notwithstanding the frequent lack of what Mr. Arnold calls sanity, it is, we think, remarkable that, in an age overwrought and over civilised, the true principles of this divine art should be better understood than at any earlier period. We suspect that if Mr. Barnes had lived and sung a century ago be would have met with little sympathy or appreciation. Dr. Johnson could have I made nothing out of his poems in the Dorsetahire dialect, and in all likelihood would have dubbed the volume before us as "poor stuff." If he found the diction of " Lycidas" hatch, the rhymes uncer tain, and the numbers impleming, it is scarcely likely that he would have endured the curious rhythm and quaint mannerism which marks many of the poems before us. Mr. Barnes ' follows no rules , and has apparently no model. Now and then xis verse has a faint echo of Mr. Tennyson's, but in general there is no likeness in these " Poems of Rural Life " to any other poems with which we are acquainted. Sometimes, we think, Mr. Barnes is merely grotesque when he would fain be original, as, for instance, in the fol lowing piece, entitled " GREEN." Oar summer way to church did wind about The cliff, where ivy on the ledge was green. Our summer way to town did skirt the wood, Where shining leaves, in tree and hedge, were green. Our summer way to milking in the mead Was on by brooks, where dutt'ring sedge was green. Our homeward ways all gathered into one, Where moss upon the rootstone's edge was green. There smother poems of a similar kind in which every alternate line ends with the same words, and the effect is far from pleasing. While we are fault finding we may note also a careless repetition of certain favourite epithets and phrases until the ear grows weary. Many of the poems have a refrain which is often harsh and mo notonous, and there are some adjectives not very felicitous in themselves for which Mr. Barnes shows a strange predilection. The word timber'd, for example, occurs perpetually. Timber'd grove, timber'd knolls , timber'd ridge, timber'd aide, timber'd slope, and so on ad nauseant. Then again ' Mr. Barnes is inordinately fond of using com pound words, and so uses them as frequently to break the swing and lilt of the verse. But these are trifles after all, and only notable as showing that while generally a poet, the writer is some times a defective artist. There are more than a hundred poems in the volume, and it is difficult among so many to select one or two as peculiarly characteristic of the author's genius. Moreover, although each lyric is distinct there is a family connection be tween the poems which makes it disadvantageous to separate any one from the group. The poetic force which Mr. Barnes undoubtedly possesses may be said rather to pervade the volume than to show itself in a particular poem. To criticise a poet, however, without giving some specimens of his poetry would be unjust to him, and still more un just to our readers. Here then is a love lyric, entitled " WHITE AND BLUE." My love is of comely height and straight, And comely in all her ways and gait, She shows in her face the rose's hue, And her lids on her eyes are white on blue. When Elemley club-men walked in May, And folk came in clusters every way, As soon as the sun dried up the dew, And clouds in the sky were white cm blue, She came by the down with tripping walk, By daisies and shining banks of chalk, And brooks with the crowfoot flow's to strew The sky-tinted water, white on blue ; She nodded her head as play'd the band, She tapp'd with her foot se she did stand, She danc'd in a reel, and wore all new A skirt with a jacket, white and blue. I singled her out from thin and stout, From slender and stout I chose her out, And what in the evening could I do But give her my breast-knot white and blue! We may remark, by the way, that Mr. Barnes shows a singular love of colour, and perhaps, as in the poems called " Season Tokens," and " Be tween Haymaking and Harvest," carries the fancy to excess. More prettily is this taste shown in " THE LOST LITTLE SWIM" On summer nights, as day did gleam, With waning light, from red to was, And we did play above the as That near our house-lawn rambled es, Our little sister lightly flew And akipp'd about, in all her pride Of anow.white frock and rah of blue, A shape that night was slow to hide— Beside the brook, that trickled this Among the pebbles, out and in. When wind may blow at evening-tide, Now here, now there, by mound and nook, It may be on the key lime, Or grey-bough'd withy by the brook, Or on the apple-trees may fall, Or on the elms beside tharove, Or on the lofty tower's On places where we used to rove— Then ev'ry sound, in eery place, Will call to mind her pretty tam Where periwinkle's buds of blue, By lilies' hollow ceps may wind, What, then, can their two colours de, But call our sister bask to mind f She wore no black--she wore her white, She wore no black—site wove her blue. She never mourn'd anther's Ned, For she has bees the first that allW, From where our nimble feet did tread, From stone to Moue, the water's bed. Mr. Barnes's rural verse is never conk, but it is very frequently playful, and he betrays, pest-like, s keen appreciation for the charm of pretty girls, The following " Burris, " is abaracteriabs, but would, ifs Slunk, be Isspovei by the minion of "THE SURPRIEE." Ae there I left the road in May, And took my way along s ground, !found a glade with girls at play, By leafy boughs close hemm'd around, And tk ,ere with stores of harmless joy', They p li ed their tongues in marry noise. Thoogit little did they seem to fear So queer a stranger might be near, Tesh-hee ! Look here ! Huh ! ha! Look there ! And oh ! so playroom, oh: so fair. • • And one would dance as one would spring, Or bob or bow with leering smiles, And one would swing, or sit and sing, Or sow a stitch or two at whiles And one skipp'd on with downclet face, All heedless, to my very place, And there, in fright, with ono foot out, Made one dead step and tnrn'd about. Hoek ! kr, oh! oh ! ooh ! oo ! Look the: o ! • And oh ! so playsome, oh ! so fair. Away they easomer'd all, full speed, • By boughs that swung along th eir track As rabbits out of wood at feed, At sight of men all scamper back. And one pnll'd on behind her heel, A thread of cotton off her reel, And oh ! to follow that whine ohm, • I felt I fain could tea Tea, tee, rusineet - Ist ?we tie* goes f And oh ! ao plsysome, eb ! so fair. There are several more of these short poems which, did space permit, we old gladly quote. As it is, we can but call attention to such pieces as " Home from a Journey," " The ' Woodside Road," " The ('hild Lost," " Well-to- Do," " Not far to Go," " Come and Meet Me," and " The Fireside Chairs." They show that the writer possesses a genuine poetic feeling for country life and for the simple homely ways of countrymen - and women. Mr Barnes knows apparently the limit of his powers. His strength of wing is not great, and he attempts no adventurous flight. He keeps near the ground while he sings, but this kind of humility is often the best reurity against failure. A grand epic poem will win high applause, but will be more talked about than read, while the song that describes with poetic insight our common daily life may come home to the heart and prove a joy for ever. MUSIC. THE HANDEL FESTIVAL. The Metropolitan amateur members of the Handel Festival Choir assembled in the large room of Exeter-hall last night, when some of the choruses to be performed at theapproaehing festival were rehearsed timbre the direction of Mr. Costa, the conductor. The pieces were selected from the miscellaneous programme of the second festival day, June 17. The rehearse!, which lasted more than two hones, commenced at eight o'clock, by which time the orchestra and the entire area of the great hall were completely filled br the choristers, considerably more than 2,000, all of whom were placed in numbered seats, so that all delay and confusion were avoided. A small platform was raised in the centre of the room, and from this Mr. Costs directed the rehearsal with that energy and decision which alone can govern the movement of such a vast body of performers. The only accompaniment was that of a grand pianoforte, at which Mr. coward presided ; and this was merely used to maintain the connecting links of the occa sional instrumental symphonies in the choruses. The effect of such a maw of choral sound was not only very fine in itself, but also served te exemplify the marvellous power and complete ness of Handers choral writing. With a recollection of the similar rehearsal preparatory to the last Handel Festival it is impossible not to be struck with the increased efficiency and refinement of our amateur choristers, owing doubt less to the large recent spread of choral Institutions. With such • splendid chorus as that which was rehearsed last night, added, as it will be at the Festival, to the best London professional choristers, the various choral bodies from Yorkshire and the Midland counties and other provincial quarters, with additions from most of nur cathedral choirs, supported and re-enforced by an orchestra of pro portionate power, all guided by the energy and skill of Mr. Costa, we may expect a musical result from the forthcoming festival performances beyond that of any past occasion. In other respects, too, all promises well for this great musical demonstration —tickets are being eo rapidly bought up as to give good aasu ranee of finan cial success ; and that all the business arrangements and details will be well and thoroughly organised we may be quite sure from their being in the skilled and practised hands of the authorities of the Sacred Harmonic Society and the Crystal Palace. CRYSTLL PALACE.—MdIIe. Lucca, and other artistes of the Royal Italian Opera, will sing at the opera concert this afternoon. The great Wistaria meneatas—a tree running 200 feet, covered with mauve blossoms, each (nearly 12 inches long--is now in full beauty at Reekhl adjoining the Palace), the lawn and garden of which will be thrown open to visitors this afternoon from four until half-past six. A festival of parish choirs will be held at St. Cross, near Winchester, on the hith inst. The choirs of 23 parishes are expected to attend the festival. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 15. THE COMMEMORATION. — Prep&StiollS have com menced for the approaching Commemoration, which takes place this year on the I ith of June. The arrangements will probably be as follows :—On Monday there will be a masonic ball in the Corn Exchange. On Tuesday the flower show of the Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural So ciety will be held in one of the College-gardens, and in the evening the members of Christ Church will give obeli in the Corn Exchange. On Wednesday the Knocvnis, en Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors to the Uni versity, will taice place in the Theatre, whin the usual prize poems, he., will be recited, and the honorary degree of Doctor in Civil Law will be conferred ou several dis timgnished personages. In 'the afternoon a masonic/de will be given in Worcester College-gardens, sod the Uni versity ball in the Corn Exchange in the evening will bring the Commemoration festivities to a dose. It is said to be in contemplation to present the freedom of the City of London, with a sword of the value of 200 guineas, to Major-General Sir Robert Napier. CONGREGATIONAL UNlON.—Yesterday morning the ministers and delegates of this Union of Congre gational Churches met in the Weigh-house Chapel, under the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Raleigh, to dispose of the remaining kidnaps of the annual session. The Rev. Allan having read a suggestive paper upon the present position of noneonformists with regent to primary edm cation, Mr. Samuel Morley moved the following resolu tion :—"Tkat this assembly, retaining that strong interest in the work of popular education of which the congre gational churches of this country have given abundant practical proof, heartily rejoices in the general attention which the subject is now receiving, recognises the fibers/ policy pursued by the Committee of Privy Council, and their disporitica to meet the objections of nonconformists, and finds in this and the general state of feeling ground for hope that manures of a more broad and general character may veedliy be devised, in which imogregationaliste may oordiay operate; but, cherishing a rheas conviction that the present transitional state of opinion is Lot favourable to the formation of a system likely to be complete and per manent, urges upon its friends the importance of net hastily committing themselves to en approval of proposals for legislation which must, to • large extent, be immature and uneatisfactory." After an animated discussion the re solution was carried with one dissentient. The Rev. W. Davison then read a paper upon " Evangelists in their re lation to the churches sod colleges," after which the Rev. A. Reed, RA., moved the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted :—" That this assembly presents its best thanks to the Rev. W. H. Davison for his valuable paper on evangelistic agency In its relation to our ehur hes and the pastorate, and would embrace the present opportunity of expressing its coalidenoe in the valne of such agency, and indulges the hope that it ame be greatly extended, and become inermaingly efficientic The Rev. Dr. Brown, Cheltenham, moved, and Mr. 7. Carvell Wil li ams seconded, the following resolution : That inasmuch as greet misconception exists in regard to the probable influence of the disestablishment of the Irish church on the interests of proesstantism, the cow states of the anion be requested to consider the ex pediensy of preparing and circulating • paper descriptive of the views entertained by the congregati ona l b o d y with respect to that subject" The resolution was unanimously adopted, and after some official resolutions had bees ponied, thiproosedings of the melon terminated. Neuralgia and rheumatism can be cured by is e of Mesh sad Hair lee He. sad all o quisrn and themista li V is Wm. W Hovenden sad Sew Greet street, Ir.'s.' Citpread, rt-1 'BOSCOMBE SPA SELTZER. THIS NATURAL SELTZER WATER Is totted in • spring near Bournemouth, and has the agreeable taste and Invigorating properties of the true Seltzer, but Is entirely free from the deleterksus compounds often used I. the manufacture of imitations. Dr. Hamill reports it, on snalyvis, as "a beverage of a very agreeable flavour, resembling the true Seltzer, and which may be used with advantage at dinner.. BE! ANT and Ce., Bournemouth, Prophetess, JJ Dlnneford and 00.. Bond -atzeet ; London Denote- 1 J; B. Banns; Bnigusbridge ; Paris—Roberta, Place Vendome.