The Sun. — London, England, 1862-03-25 00:00:00

,-- • _ ee- • Tip err .„, *. t ). ole 0 le .434L •,,e,‘ . , Wr4 lAS .• -•• ‘-* \J o • _ d , \ ly+ 14 tif' ;3^, , - .qt• !„f f ., :sue, h st, 16-4. • • ••• • . ~ ; .„ .„, . o. , st rye . 4 , ici , , 11. • • '"-- NE WSPAPER THE /01V/4N WAFT' The Parliamentary Session was, ,fiGh.. yesterday. The following is Sir H. Storks's speech:— " Mr. President and Gentlemen,—Varions im portant measures await the consideration of the 12th Parliament. , . • 'f -ELE GRAP-T;' , •:- ,0, r iA COMPANY (1.1311 TE ). NOTICE TS ' Tr -1.-.0,-, ZETtr GIVE_ ~ that the LINE of TELE GIZAPII to IN Dl,i . CIIINA and tUSTVALIA is now open as far as Jobs 1 181,ai:(1 in the'iled rapt and that Messages can be trAnsmittc gi tr .. Icing-dom. orn or to any t lefstation in the United e _ . ,- • c'* - 1.11 .t 0...,. ~ -..i I3y order of the Boari, kW, Mloorv ate-f3trtet 1.3 C. L. PEEL, S ecre t ary. .C., March 22 , 1,962. N•ird•—nessap,:es des patched from LPildon up to the eveni n g at Jubal. a tile 25th ir, st. will probably overtake the Bombay Mail ____ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1862. N°. 21,758, PRICE.....- ••ts- ,I • STAMPED ....sd; IMPERTA AL OTTOnAN LOAN, 1862 (auth rised by l e irrnan of 1:1.1,111. the Sultan), for X5,410,10 t sterl ing to be issued in Bonds amounting to X8,00, , ,Q00, G., pi. C',lrt. The idols to bear iutOest at 6 per cent. 'per anitum from the 1 At bi January, P' ;2` payable Half-yes:rly Vile Loan to be red4m 4 ed in 2:31 yers by a sinking fund .of in London. 2 per cent. per annuro, eommencity - ,. the Ist of July, 1863, the Bonds to be drawn liY '‘ot 11 : 111 * -Y - early, and paid of at 100. 1 A Special Conurtiviioner lifts been appointed by her Be t:mule 3lajesty's G:Overnment, at the request of ULM. the :Sultan, to assist Loan 10 the co - ~, s . ta . the due application of the proceeds of the Olidation of the Floating Debt and extinc tion of the Se predated l'aper Money. Agents— ',lie Ottoman liank, and Messrs. C. Devaux and ' Co. 1 . Tills L oan is secured on the general revenues, present and I:ntr,re, of the Etnpire •;..but the revenues derived from tob'aceo and salt, and the duty on stamps and licences have been 'Apeciaily assigned for fly,: due paYtutat of the interest :and strikin g: iund. In f tecoraance with tile Treaty made with the mono ill Powers in 1861 , tobacco and salt have become a monopoly of the Go ver articles, which in I'6o - Ilm. ent ; hence the impost on these to the Budget for lay, t amounted to £37 , 1 041 will, according followino• is the : • ' oho amounted year, produce R1,354,t0 . , . er.,timated return for the financial year connnencing of 0 • . Tobai . ~.ne various revenues hypothecated . Salt jf-j X73S' 395 • , ...................... •• • - l Str ' •• • ••,. ......................... 646,312 to 'P s • • ....... ... ... 207 650 1 • A ......... • • • , JlC'ences ,• ••• • .. TURIN. AND SAVONA. RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS ITEREBY GIVEN, That Scrip Certificates will be ready for delivery, in exchange for the Bankers' Receipts on and after MONDAY, 31st inst., between the hours of 'l2 and 2. The Banker's Receipts must be left at the Office two clear days previous to the delivery of the Scrip. By order of the Directors. J. W. PILLANS, Secretary. 61, Gre s h am House, 18th March, 1862. PUBLICATIONS. THE NAVY. table " Elected by the unfettered choice of the people , and presided over by one of your oNvo.body, freely selected by yourselves, you will, I trust , devote to those bl of m th eas e Lureeggi si t a h t a i t ve c A ar s e se a m n b d ly sedulous attention which the nature and condition of your 3 n i ss i o n imposed on you as sacred duties. within the period" The Mo s t Illustrious the Senate will lay on the and in the manner prescri,l)ed by the Constitution, the Civil List of these States And an approximate estimate of the extraordinary e nenditure to be incurred during the ordinary recess of Parlia ment. I invite your earliest attention to this most important portion of your duties. The Psti mat es have been prepared with a due attention tom:71011v, and I trust to your liberality to make adcqnate provision for the public service. " The question of the general financial condition of the lonian States will not fail to occupy your serious consideration. I recommend to your un prejudiced deliberation the report of a commission over whose labours I myself presided, and which I have directed to be laid before you, The question.. of lonian finance has been carefully investigated by that commission, and the report contains an exact and convincing statement of the unequal pres.sure of lonian taxation and the difficulties which attend a re-adjustment of the public burdens. " I shall be happy favourably to consider, in conjunction with the Most Illustrious the Senate, any proposal which the Le g islative Asse mbly may make for a more stitisfa eter y s y stem of tax ation , provided that the sources of re v enue to he substi tuted be adequate and at least equivalent to the sums at present levied by the export duties on oil and currants. _ vere The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Ad miralty, will hold his first levee this season on Thursday next at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The screw steam sloop Cordelia, 11, Comman der Francis A. Hume, from the Australian sta tion, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morn ing. .She left Sydney on the 24th of November, rounded Cape Horn on the 31st of December, arrived at the Falkland Islands on the 4th of January, and sailed thence on the 15th. The Cor delia brings Mr. Longden, late Colonial Secretary of the Falkland Islands, en route to the Virgin Islands ; Mr. Parkin, assistant engineer, from the g isi screw steam sloop Faw n ; an d s i x nava l i nva lid s. From December 8 to the 22d s h e encou nt ere d very k weather, and passed through large quantities Which she has had moderate weather from S.W. to N.W. Sh e spo k e, M arc h 19, tat. c 4 t 7 i - 3 1 W. the English bark Corsair ; 20th, the English ship Storm Ki ng , s t eer i ng S.W. The Cordelia was commissioned in April, 1857. Sh e t ufioes ofy ee, N., g long. l ce n has since then been employed in protecting the guano trade at the Kooria Mooria Islands, and on the Australian and New Zealand stations. NOTICE. —E SS AYS and REVIEWS, ciIEAP EDI rioN.—A New Edition of ESSAYS and REVIEWS, being the Tenth, complete in One Volume jep. Svo., price is. cloth, is now ready. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. , has R,us they d for NEW EDITION OF irllt. SCEOPE'S WORK ON 'VOLCANOES. I STEVENS' PATENT BREAD MACHINERY COMPANY (Limited). Duly Registered under the Joint-stock Companies Limited Liability Acts. Capital, £60,000, in shares of £2 each. It is expected that only one-half will be required to be called up. Deposit on application. ss. per share ; and a further Deposit of 10s. on allotment. If after-calls are found desirable, they will not exceed ss. pe r s h are, and at least three months to intervene between each successive call. If no allotment is made, all deposits will be returned in full ; and where allotment is made, each shareholder's liability is strictly confined to the amount of his shares. • DIRECTORS, Francis Lascelles, Esq., Chairman, Oakhill Park, Hampstead, N.W., late Civil Service, India. William Robert Anketell, Esq., T.P., Harrow, Middlesex, Lemon Hart, Esq. (Lemon Hart and Son), 42, Trinity-square, Tower-hill, E.C. Arthur Hill Hassan, Esq., M.D., 74, Wimpole-street, W. Benjamin Henderson, Esq., 1, Spencer Villas, West-hill-road, Wandsworth. John 11. Pepper, Esq., Morton House, Kilburn Priory, W., Hon. Director, Polytechnic. Wilbraham Taylor, Esq., 1, Robert-street, Adelphi, W.C. Ebenezer Stevens, Esq. (Patentee), 6, Sebright-place, Hack ney, N. E. On Thursday, April 3, will be published, in svo., with CoiOured Map and Frontispiece, and 82 Woodcuts, price 155., VOLCANOES; the Character of their Pheno mena, their Share in the Structure and Composition of the Surface of the Globe, and their Relation to its Inter nal Forces: With a Descriptive Catalogue of all known Volcanoes and Volcanic Formations. By G. POULET SCROPE, M.P., F.R.S., F.G.S., AL R. Acad. Naples, &c. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. ,ne on a ened jpoa both two London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. COMPLETION OF THE POST OCTAVO EDITION OF LORD MACAULAY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. On the 31st instant will be published, with a Brief Memoir by the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's, and a Portrait engraved from Richmond's Picture, price 6 s . c l o th , T HE HISTORY of ENGLAND from the ACCESSION of JAMES the SECOND. By the Right Hon. Lord MACAULAY. Volume the Eighth, com pleting the Edition in post Bvo. in 8 vols., price 48s. cloth ; or 84s. well bound in calf lettered. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. This Day, Second Edition, Demy Bvo., 95., CONSIDERATIONS on REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. By JOHN STUART MILL. London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. The defects of the flag ship Revenge, 91, at Ply mouth, will probably be made good by Thursday next ; those of the Virago by the Ist of April ; the St. George, 91, by the end of the month. The Warrior, 10, will not bo completed until early in May. Fifth Edition, Revised, Two Volumes, Octavo, 305., PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, By JUUI STUART lint. By the same Author, SYSTEM OF LOGIC. Fourth Edition. Two Vols. 255, - DISSERTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, and HISTORICAL. Two Volumes, Octavo, 245. ON LIBERTY. Second Edition. 7s. 6d. THOUGH CS ON PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Second Edition, with Supplement. is. 6d. London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH.- Immediately, in 3 vols., price 155., a New and Cheap Edition of CHARLES READE'S FAMOUS STORY. Handsomely bound in roan cloth, gilt and lettered. Orders received by all Booksellers. Irina SCZI ribed ,seco: e had as it im to Df his then 8 /1 o the r his with with. c . 00 ~ ,- riod The , were -_ • " :rs• l o arco Wog" jr; Ilr' To co- PP £1,885,220 2. ~,, ,r an annual charge fbr the Loan of £640,000. 1.1.L.,,v.er Britannic Majesty's Government at the request of' C,.„„ 1 1. the Sultan, have appointed Lord Ifobart (one of the ._,_'''.imissioners recently engaged in the investigation of the u.ancial position of the Turkish Empire) to assist in the tape of t he eo l t roceeds of the Loan - to the consolidation of Vthe lioatirq d and extinction of the depreciated paper ir;icernetYo.itkecording to the official report of the Grand I.M. the Sultan, a most important annual saving will be effersted by these measures in the expenditure of the ? Theu , oal'ast vinour In the promotion of all practical refbrms, 2JI' . via 8 from his own economies contributed to the wants of ~ e public service. The course he Ir s rsued in making the oye request gives an. additional guarantee of his determi -3..1ti0n to carry out the measures necessary for the reorga zUsation of the finance of the Empire. ~,A copy of Earl Russell' authorityfyinx the appointment ~ Lord Hobart, is by hisannr,xkl. 3 . The Budget lust published for 4 .:ne year 1R02,...,5h0ws a rplus of income over expenditure 0.c.c00,,,, after run pro viion for all thc. fr.ornties ot the`Erapire, including the inte l'eat on the present loan. - The total foreign debt of Tut key, up to the present time, is Wader tii millions sterlinP.:. 4. For th e prof fiction of the subs cr ib ers t o thi s Loan it is s tipulated by the Convent ion that a permanent S hall be app o i nted at Con tantinople, consist Common ing , of six mem bers, three of w h om (includiug the Minister of Finance) are to be named by the TurkishiGovernment, and three by the il:rngtesdowfva,e Loan. Thill Commission will be specially it the receipt ot the hypothecated revenues, and the reg,lll,Ar transmission to tbe Bank of England of the te , ui ,te funds ter issue,ry interest and sinking fund. '• P',e terms of areas follows i— per cent on application, 5 ~ on alloter ent. 70 10 , + l sth Mky , i se. ~ Ist ,k"1., J , 18r2, less £3 per cent., being half- Y P .,ar' s inter es t on th e nom i na l amount of +, I I P bond. lAt September, 1F62. -Is4,'November, 1P62. Ist January,lB63, less £3 percent., being half year's interest on the nominal amount of the bond. Subs6Bcril:ev„.s have the option of' paying the instalments in ane ' e * , and plebe allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per Babbon sucaynients; but in default of due payment ,e, troestporefcctiitvure I ,4 . i staents, di previous payments will be ~ ) , 6 * After allef4ent, scrip Certificates will be issued to cii, iaieeaarr..err,' Threse certificates will be exchanged for bonds to e,f £OO, £seo, and £l.OOO each, after payment of the Lofinal instiAlment. Coupons will be attached to the bonds, in January and July, at Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and C o.'s, b ankers of the Ottoman Bank. . T'ne drawings bylot for redemption will take placeevery h alf - 'year, in the months of May and November. at the Otto /nal,. Bank in London, in presence of the Ambassador, the ag , ...nts of the loan, and a notary public. The bonds so drawn Will be paid at par drawing will take with the half-y ear l y di v i dend. The first plrce in May, 1413. 8 . Certifiee. copies of the firman and conventions are de posited at 'Ate Bank of England in the names of the Turkish Arnbassajor and the agents of the loan. Copies of those dn elline'ats can be inspected at the office of Messrs. Birchem, Lialryrivie, and Drake, 46, Parliament-street, Westminster. thApplications for allot ment to b e addressed to the agents of Co. oan, viz., the Ottoman Bank, and M essrs. C. Devaux and ne ll' orrns of applicatlon maybe obtained at the Ottoman Bank, ,',',l. Old Broad-street; Messrs. C. Devaux and Co., 62, King ~,r.tibanci-street ; and of the brokers, Messrs. J. Hutchinson '''pel, l !l . Son, Angel-court, T hrograorton-street ; and Mr. George Yrnour, 38, Thrognaorton-street. I 4 t he event 8, no allotment being made thedeposit will be I taMediately rc,turned. l'or the Court of Directors of the Ottoman Bank. (Signed) IT. A. BRUCE. 1 DEVAUX and, CO. I Lo (Signed) C. on, March 24,1862. Foreign-office, Match 15, 1862. Bjr,---When I had the honour of receiving you and Mr. G. •' GI at the Foreign -office a week ago, I informed you that If the Sultan's ( Jommissioners or Ag,ents In this country 1311ould be succeF,sful in obtaining a loan, her Majesty's Go skeY''ernrnent, anY:tous for the well-being and prosperity of Tur , would hr.: ready to send one or two gentlemen in whom YleY had co7.llldence to assist the Sultan's Ministers in the ulie applicv.tion of the proceeds of the loan to the extinction of the parier money and the funding of the floating de I stated tl',at her Maj esty ' s Government would take an bt. into t ey. "...tes in This operation f rom their feelings of friendship towards -turk f_sa_id the contractors of the loan might see in such a mission -r,"..,(!rtf'r socurity against the misapplication of the present ` , 1 1, .n!, and the loss of credit which would ensue. at n .. ani happy to inform you that Lord Hobart has consented x :far iiTchicoatistaxitinople for six months for the purpose I am, sir, mar most obedient humble servant. (Signed) RUSSELL. R. A. Bruce, Esq , mx. I mperial Ottoman Loan. To be forwarded to the of g n s, Application.aitirpayment of the preli- To the tribl ik ge a a 'b de A pos e it t to ' the ' Bankers. Gentleme n, ~,I , .; of the Irnpe ari 1 Ottoman Loan. the sum of x„,..2.-... aving paid t ) hlessrB.?lyn, Mills, and Co. Bonds of, ti e l T hereb i y l r o me m st an th t you will allot me Loan,and I hereby ra c ilo t 4icee rs rit_such h i :4;r, a or any maller amount that may on the sa, " "le, and to Pay the further sum of £l5 per cent. die 'Wen all tted, / ain. t„. _ . 0 gentleMen,your obedient servant, Is7o Signature Address in full Date • t 1 0 be SOLD, by AUCTION, b Order of L the 11 "• terwick, at Sligo on MONDAY,the 21st day of April. •_o36_,t, at 12 o'clock noon,' all tb • GOOD 'WILL and INTEREST in theLeaseot he Motel in Sligo known as the 'THE IMPERIAL HOTEL , With the lio'dsehold furniture, house an d t a b le linen, horses, Vehicles, a-xid appointments. And.tri be SOLD, by AUCTION, at Enniskillen, on TUES -,...."JAY, f:he 22d of April, 1562, at 12 o'clock noon, all the GOOD ILL and INTEREST in the Houses and Premises known as THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, Lit_Pin'iskillen in the county of Fermanagh, with the house r'id '.urniture, house and table linen, horses, vehicles, and ilnhnents, and also the debts due to said establishment. also Two Policies. of Insurance on the life of William la°ben Armstrongone effected with the Scottish Amicable urance Company in the year 1^52 for .CSSO, and the other 4y..h the British Commercial Life Insurance Company for 4 _ o o in the year 1856. vpivate offers will he received for any of tie , above proper- I v up to and including the 10th day of April next by Chas. -r lrY James, Esq., :10, Upper Ormond-quay, Dublin. DEscILITTIVE PARTICULARS. - n_ T h.e above establishments, known as the Imperial Hotel, roAtniskillen, and the Imperial Hotel, Sligo, a s they now stand ex TPlete i n -- every respect, and doing the most respectable, .„,..... t enslY.Te, and lucrative business in Ireland —the beds alone f ar more than the entire cost to working their respec e. ce stablishments, without caning, to branches most pro ••-,s'ole trade that is doing in the other of the hotels namely, the coffee, dining, refreshment, and billiard rooms, tend well posting establishments. Thr business has en for some time conducted by efficient managers, in every way COmpeteitt, as the profits pro ve , so that it is not at an lienecessary that the new proprietors should h ave b een at bust- Ss before ;•a casual superintend ence i s a ll that will be re `tuirrA and the urchaser of either hotel may l ea d th e life of a R*entleman, and have a large year, y insome, besides sup liVirting hi s family in resp ectability. The Enniskillen Mote contains coffee, commercial, smoking, billiard, and three sitting rooms, besides 24 bed rooms, many Of which are double-bedded rooms ; also clerk's office, bar, luggage, and store rooms ; pantries, men and women ser vants' sleeping apartments, dairy, larder, &c., independent of the extensive yearly rent of £l lO. Posting establishment, and is held at the The Sligo Hotel contains coffee, smoking, and commercial rooms; large bar, di n i ng hall. and two sitting rooms; 16 bed rooms, manager's room, and sleeping apartments, and all the other offices, rooms, and store rooms mentioned for Ennis killen, as well as a like extensive posting establishment, and D held by lease f or an unexpired term of 44 years, at the Yearly rent of £75. ieor further particulars, application to be made to Charles Col i rY James, Esq., 20. Upper Ormond-quay, Dublin ;A. Burn, solor, Enniskillen ,- Jeremiah Perry, solicitor, 11, :Its.ealielors'-walk, - Dublin ; Michael Larkin, solicitor, 1, Mer wt nts'-quay, Dublin ; or to THOMAS DILLON. Auctioneer, 25, Bachelors'-w,dk, Dublin. V P- VIQOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN try.},FOUR WEEKS by Dr. ItICORD'S ESSENCE OF o iat 8 Wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most I.4"ytered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, esses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu e,.eftlises. The time required to cure the most inveterate e re is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in- Ctions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. 4 1 ' 21118 We-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to ii i ttrY, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by tiPl'ledicai press to be the greatest discovery ever made. ecess in every case is as certain as that water quenches lticord's Essence of Life is sold in cases . , with full in -7,rtletions for use, at Its., or four quantities in one for 335., 04 ). Will be seat to any part of the world, carefully packed, ,j' e o c eif.'; of remittance or post-office order payable to Prout a)3-- Co, i'atent Medicine Warehouse, 229, Strand, London. DUST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 2 s. till 5, and ls. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, ls. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very 1, ---141 pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the 11 . °Prietor of the Turkish llaths in the neighbourhood of the re i lli ° ffisc, which presents to the uninitiated mass of lute th-s"Ilf-: int ormation NV - hi le those NA by have already encouraged (k i s, ne w . &ystem (I , :rive ' additional tulyan - tlge if they r ve some of the p'actical re , ulations wide!' tile 'writer endea vours to' 'enforce."—Herald and Standard, N0v.12, 18 61 . he Post-office Turkish Bath , 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. ,1-• 11_,..Cuiverwell has already est:o.ll9llM the reputation lot ; Le has now provol himself to be a wort ty ut• uhaent,cnir,,opist,.in a . s far as be has established, in the heart -Y, an institution that more nearly than any disco "';.ni modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice tis p,_ysic, titan any propcsition or invention merelyl, Purkish Bath. . . Our object being to direct 'l_ attention of our Cit readers to the fact that they possess X e 9f the best set of 'baths, at 19. St. Martin's-le-Grand, iih the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, _g,fnost admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up .„;','!,,a i ths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, ,1478'?nt,,considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur has while everythin . o- that taste or delicacy could desire , 0 ,,,0een obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the '''lfor himself • • • e rriay justly say that if a man ever feels regenerated and new trul(le, it is on _coming out _of a ••• urtiash bath."—Era, Oct. 13, is6l. Consultations daily till 12 a.m. ARktR, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock and Co., s il, Mansion-house-street, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gosling and Girdl e tone, lq, New-street, Spring-gardens, S.W. BROKERS. Messrs. Crosley Brothers, 30, Cornhill, E.C. Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Virarnford-court, E.C. AUDITORS. Geo../1 "arto inn . Q. q 9, if. S. Parker, Esq., '6, Xing William-street, E.C. SECRETARY (pro tem.) lir. Walter Ilerdoe. OFFICES—?,), Old. Jewry Chambers, London, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The primary object of this Company is to provide a pure and wholesome bread by bringing into general use Stevens' valuable machinery for making bread. This machinery is of a most simple and effective character, and is protected by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, dated 1818 and 1861. The Patents are also taken out in France and Belgium. Recent as the inventions are, they have already been most success fully adopted by her Majesty's Government, by very many of the principal public establishments, and by numerous London and provincial master bakers. References are kindly permitted in every case. (See the prospectus of the Com p an The following are the chief advantages of the machine : First, CLEANLINESS.—It is thoroughly cleanly in its opera tion, superseding tha highly objectionable hand-and.arm process of kneading. Second, lIEALTHINESS.—It entirely relieves the journey men from the most severe and injurious portion of their labour. Third,ECONOMY or TIME.—The kneading occupies less than half the time required under the old system. Fourth, ECONOMY OF MATERIALS.—There is an increased yield of Bread amounting to at least three quartern loaves per sack. This important result is effected by the perfect mixing of the dough, and th e r e b e i ng no was t e of flour. The Bread made by this machine is the ordinary Household, Home-made, and Fancy Bread of everyday use, only free from the impurities and imperfections necessarily attending the hand-kneading system. In confirmation of the above statements as to the great public utility of the invention, attention is specially directed to the very numerous testimonials and official reports ad dressed, to the patentee, and which may be had on application at the offices of the Company. The first source of revenue to the Company will be the sale of the machines. This branch will be very lucrative, as they yield a profit of upwards of 30 per cent. The demand is rapidly increasing, and the field for their use both at home and abroad is almost boundless. A trade machine, capable of mixing two sacks of flour at one time, may be had as low as £3O, and those for family use from 355. to £5 each. A second source of income will be the establishment of a Central Bakery or Bakeries, constructed on improved prin ciples, for the supply of Machine-made Bread, the absolute purity of which will be guarantee& A third source of profit will be the supply of genuine flour. It is important to notice that the Company will at once take possession of large businesses (both machinery and baking) already established. Machines in various sizes may be seen at the office, and orders received for the same. Taking the outlay at the maximum and the returns at the minimum, and allowing for every contingency, the Directors believe the Company will be able to pay a dividend of from 20 to 30 per cent. on its capital. It may be stated that the £1 shares of the New Union Mills Flour and Bread Company, at Birmingham, are now selling at £2105., while in the case of the Old Union Mills Flour and Bread Company, many years established in the same town, the £1 shares are worth £lO. * * All applications for shares must be made according to the form at to the Prospectus, and may be addressed to the Brokers of the Company, or to the Secretary. Prospec tuses may be had on appUcation at 10, Old Jewry Cham bers, E.C. BROWN and GREEN'S KITCHEN RANGES surpass all others in efficiency, economy, ventilation, and cure of smoky chimneys. From LI 10s. to £lOO. "The large sizes, with two or more ovens, steaming apparatus, &c., form the most complete appointment for hotels and large . establishments. In action at 81, Bishopsgate-street-with m. Designs and prices free. A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. P COCO A. xi (Commonly called Epps's homoeopathic Cocoa). The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo. rating power of this preparation have procured its general adoption as a most desirable breakfast beverage. }lb., ilb., and 11b. packets, at ls. 6d. per lb., by Grocers. TEA.-STRACHAN and CO.'S Strong Rough " Domestic" Black at 3s. 4d. per lb.-26, Cornhill, London, E.C. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate" Black at 3s. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lon doll E.C. TEA' STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawingr, Room " Black at 4s. 2d. per Ib.-26, Corn hill, London, E.C. Dr. Rassall's Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current free on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. • DR* CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. On Spermatorrhce, Syphilis, Stricture, Thamorrhoids, Gleets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, ezc., (tc. MARRIAGE : Its Expectances and Disappointments. Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Price is., by post Is. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornhill ; or Author, 3, Great Marlborough-street, Oxford-street, W. Consultations daily from 12 a.m. till 9 p.m. - DR. BUCHAN'S INVIGORATING ESSENCE , -I- , for NERVOUS RELAXATION and GENERAL WEAKNESS, at once restores and invigorates with magical rapidity the most Debilitated Constitution, thereby ensuring permanent health, increased strength, energy. and a re doubled development of the muscular system. One trial will force conviction, and prove failure impossible. Price per bottle 4s. &1., 11s., or four times the quantity, 335. 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With fine weather it will be some days before any ploughing or sow ing can be effected, and the getting in of the spring corn will be very much delayed. ISLE OF WIGHT STEEPLECHASES..--A number of horses are entered for these races, which come off on Wednesday next, at Gatcome, near Newport, but the land is so wet that it will make it heavy work for the horses. There are to be six races, and if the weather does not prevent it, good sport may be calculated on from the number of first•class horses entered. COLLISION.—The Swedish barque Hjalmar, from Santos for Amsterdam, with coffee, put in here on Monday, the 24th inst., having on board the master and part of the crew of the schooner Sprucebud, of London, with which vessel the Hjalmar was in collision off Portland on the 20th inst. during a gale from the eastward, and sustained considerable damage. The master of the Sprucebud and two of his men saved themselves by getting on board the Hjalmar, but the two vessels having separated almost im mediately after the collision, the mate and two other men were left on board the Sprucebud, and no assistance could be afterwards given by pno in se g d f h ea e r r ful to l y be in a sinking s t a te. the Hjalmar, as the sea w as run fearfully The master of the Spruceb u d sup. TASMANIA.—Tbe customs revenue in Tasmania in 1858 was £134,590; in 1859, -C123,300; in 1860,X117,540; in 1861, £111,546. The f a lli ng off is chiefly in spirits and tobacco. The clip of wool for the last season has been very fair, and the staple above the average excellence. The whaling enterprise in connection with the Tasmanian ports continues to be remunerative. The burial of Mr. Thomson, e ng i neer -i n - c hi e f o f Haslar gunboat yard, took pl ace a t th e F or t on Ce metery yesterday, with full naval honours. A large number of people were present, for, in addition to the novelty of its being a naval funeral, deceased was a gentleman very widely known and respected. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Edward W. J. Kennah, mid shipman, to the Chanticleer; and Thomas S. Lunt, acting second• class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in spected yesterday, on the parade in front of the Horse Guards, the 2d and 3d battalions of the Grenadier Guards, for the first time since his ap regiment in the place The two battalions at 10 o'clock. Col. fo p of o r i mt n h t ee m d e l ia n nt t e c a op s nr C ti in o gc l u ct e n o of nc so ol u t r b tm. e n s G. Wynyard was in m , and the 3d was cora cLoammb command rntdcoofmtmh the n 2 d d e b d a , ttal Col. io n E E. manded by Col. his Serene Highness Prince Edward ° f attended SaxSaxe-Weimar, maClifton, rC.B. to The Duke of Camb r id ge , Col. arrived on the parade shortly after the line was formed, att e nd e d by Major-General Sir. J. Yorke Scarlett, th e Adj u t an t- Cn, General; Major-General Sir Richard Ai re y, th e Quartermaster - General; Major-Gen era l James R. Craufurd, attached to the Foot Guards; Captain P. Smith, acting Brigade-Major; Lieut. the Hon. C. G.Eliot, &c. The assembled troops ha v i ng p resen t e d his line iitnotyhalree sides of a square. ground, arms on Highness on the d th ep e lo a y rr e i d va i l nt o o f The Duke then rode down the front and up the rear, the band playing during the inspection. Both bat talions next marched past in slow time by compa nies, and then in grand divisions in quick time. After advancing in line of contiguous column, the officers were called in front, and were addressed by his Royal Highness, who expressed his satisfaction at the appearance of the regiment and the precision with which the evolutions had been gone through. The troops, after saluting the Duke before his de parture, were marched back to their respective bar racks. The short notice in an evening contemporary of the inspection abounds in mistakes, officers being named as being present who are absent abroad, and others mh o have retired from the service. The spring half-yearly change of quarters of the Division of Foot Guards will take place on Tuesday next, the Ist proximo. The 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards remove from the St. George's, Wellington, and Magazine Barracks, to Windsor. The 3d battalion remove from Portman -street Bar racks to the Wellington Barracks (old wing) and Buckingham Palace. The 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards remove from Wellington Bar racks and Buckingham Palace to Portman-street and St, Sohn's-wood Barracks; the Ist battalion of Scots Fusileer Guards from Windsor to St. George's, Wellington, and Magazine Barracks. No orders have been issued for the removal of the Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards, quartered in Dublin. A detachment of the Grenadier Guards, consist ing of 150 men and eight officers, under the com mand of Captain the Hon. F. Stanley, have arrived at Eastbourne to undergo a course of rifle practice at the range, which is said to be the best in Great Britain. Detachments will continue to be sent dur ing the summer. The existing fortifications which command the main entrance of the Channel of the Medway have just been considerably strengthened by the substi tution of the new 110-pounder Armstrong guns, 10- inch, B.inch, and 68-pounder smooth bore ordnance for the guns formerly mounted on those defences. The whole of the guns are mounted on dwarf tra versing platforms, fitted with the improvements in troduced by Col. Colquhoun, R.A., consisting of hollow soled trucks and raised racers, by means of which additional facilities are obtained for working the guns. The excellent position in which the new guns are mounted, combined with their enormous calibre, as compared with the former armament of our coasts, would make it impossible for any hos tile vessel to force the naturally intricate estuary of the Medway. In addition, however, to the existing lines of fortifications, several powerful forts and batteries are gradually being raised along both sides of the entrance to the Medway, forming, as it were, a double chain of fortifications, rendering a success ful attack on either Chatham or Sheerness dock yard impossible. The largest of these batteriesis that which is now in course of erection on the command ing projection known as Garrison Point. Already the foundations of this massive casemated fort have been completed. The foundations consist entirely of brickwork, resting on a broad substantial con crete bottom carried to a great depth, in order to support the enormous weight to be thrown on them. The fort will occupy nearly the same site as the Halfmoon and Cavalier Batteries erected upwards ave recently of the work o b f ee 2 n oO de c m en o t li u s r h i e e d s b th ot e h p o r f o w se h cu ic t h ien h the bricks which composed the foundation of the two demolished batteries were found to be in such excellent preservation that most of them were again for th s used for the foundation of the new fort. Thi s save d a considerable expense, no less th an 2,000,000 bricks part of the b settled sufficiently to su s t a i n the weight to eing reAqusired soon a thefoundations are con sideredbe placed on them, the work of raising the super structure will be proceeded with, i n or d er t h a t th e fort may be completed and mount e d w ith it s ar under- taking ar mament alone. before the close of the present financial year. The cost of erecting this fort, great as it has been, will be trifling compared with that in curred in building the two large forts higher up the Medway, on each side the river, at Darnetness and Folly-point, close to the entrance of Chatham har bour. The position for the two forts at the stops named is certainly the very best which could have been selectcd, but in the prosecution of the works the most formidable obstacles have to he encoun tered. In selecting the locality, however, it would now appear that the necessary precautions had not been adopted to ascertain the nature of the soil on which it was intended to place two enormous forts, the result of which is that on a soft, spongy soil, scarcely firm enough to sustain a hut, it was decided to place a powerful brick fort. The ex penses already incurred have been something enor mous. From the rate at which the works proceed, and are then destroyed, we may infer that years will lapse before the battery now attempted to be erected at Bishop's-marsh is ready to mount a single gun. In order to obtain the necessary foundations the soil had to be excavated to a depth of about 10 ft.; but no sooner was thi s accom pli s h e d than th e ground gave way, and the water rushing in ren dered u se l ess t h e wor k,' . : that had taken months to complete. Th ere 14 ere d es t royt:.!l at the same time about 30,000 t ons o f mater i a l s, w hi c li had been deposited on the ground for conversion into concrete. It was then decided to attempt a new plan to relieve ' the enormous outside pressure on the foundations by driving piles, and throwing up the earth exca vated to form a counterscarp, the piles themselves being securely bolted together. Again, however, the treacherous soil gave way. A third attempt is now being made to lay the foundation of the bat tery, the plan adopted being on a pri nc ipl e where by additional safeguards are taken to prevent land slips, and these up to the present time have been attended with success, though how far the method will answer time alone can show. Every exertion is now being made to hasten the completion of the battery, in order to make up for time lost, but even now the utmost precautions require to be taken for a thorough settlement of the foundations before a single brick of the superstructure is laid, or from the warnings already given, the fort, as soon as completed, may suddenly sink out of sight, or crumble to pieces through a natural yielding of the soil. The same difficulties, although in a minor degree, have had to be encountered at the works (la the opposite side of the river, at Folly-point. The guns from these batteries will effectually guard the p as sage of Pinope-reach, and will be so arranged that they will cross their fire and effectually bar the passage of any hostile flotilla attempting to ascend to Chatham harbour, even supposing that the vessels had suc ceeded in passing the batteries at the entrance of the river. Considerable progress has been made in the erection of the formidable forts on the western shore of the Medway, near the Spit of Grain, which, it is anticipated, will be completed and armed by the same time that the batteries on the opposite shore, Garrison-point, are finished. It is now de cided not to remove the large martello tower erected a few Sears since at the entrance to the river, the new forts having been so constructed that the tower will not interfere with the range of the guns mounted on the batteries. The martello tower cost between £20,000 and £30,000, and is a very formidable structure, of great strength, and mount ing a tier of four guns carrying the heaviest metal. Its admirable position has induced the authorities to allow it to stand. An important branch has just been added to the Royal Laboratory in Woolwich Arsenal, and is closely approaching completion—namely, a new factory, fitted with appropriate machinery for the purpose of repairing damaged war stores returned from foreign stations, or such as in many cases are rendered unfit for use by transport. The building is of corrugated iron, and covers a space near the new shell foundry, measuring 150 ft. by 100 ft. THE GOLD DIGGINGS OF BRITISH COLUMBI.A. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) VICTORIA,IVANCOUVER'S ISLAND, JAN. 20. I shall send this letter by express via Panama, because I am informed that the mail stages across the continent have broken down. It may take longer to reach you, but the old route is much safer than the overland route. In my last letter I gave a detailed account of the mining operations in British Columbia during the season of 1861. In this letter I propose to give a general sketch of the mineral region, with the view of conveying to such as have not been in the country a definite concep tion of the extent and capabilities of the goldfield. Beginning with Fre.ser River, the main artery of the auriferous region, I may state that gold is known to exist and has been worked at a great many places in the river and on its banks from a point about 45 miles from the mouth of the river up to near its source in the Rocky Mountains; in other words, from the 49th up to the 53d parallel of north lati- tude, a distance (taking in the 'windings) of some 800 miles. The south branch of the Fraser has its sources near Mount Brown, in the Rocky Mountains, in about 53 deg. north latitude, 118 deg. 40 min. west longitude. Thence this branch flows for 290 miles to Fort George, a post of the Hudson's Bay Com pany. The north branch rises in an opposite di rection. It receives its supply from a series of lakes lying between 54 deg. and 55 deg. of north lati tude, longitude about 124 deg. 50 min. west, and runs a course of 260 miles to its junction with the south branch, some miles below the 54th parallel of north latitude. Here the union of the two branches forms the Fraser River proper. Adding the north branch, which is also a gold-bearing stream, and which was " worked" last season to the other arm, the two will give us a continuous stretch of aurife rous riverain territory upwards of 1,000 miles in length, extending for many miles back into the country on both sides, but not including the tribu tary rivers which fall into the Fraser. In short the river itself is now known to be auriferous and to pass through a gold-bearing country throughout its whole course. Gold is also found in most of the tributaries of the Fraser, of which no less than 59 are known. The great length of the main river, and the number of its tributaries will give some idea of the auriferous resources of the country. But these facts do not by any means convey a comprehensive or accurate view of the vast extent of the area of the goldfield, because they are limited to the central portions of the country, while the whole of the upper portions of British Columbia, from its southern to its northern boundary, is auriferous. _ Besides the gold found in the beds and on the shores of these streams, the Fraser itself and many of its tributaries are skirted or bordered by ter races, all of which yield gold also. These terraces, or " benches," as the miners call them, run at in tervals along both sides of the rivers for miles in length, and they recede, where the mountains re tire, for distances back into the valleys, varying from a few acres to a few miles in breadth. They are objects of curiosity and speculation, and add much to the beauty of the rude scenes in which they occur from the regularity and evenness of their structure. They generally occur on both sides of the river (opposite to each other), at the same place, sometimes at the same elevations on both sides, sometimes at different elevations, high on this and low on the other side of the river ; and in some places they are multiplied into several suc cessive level parallel plateaux, rising one above the other as they recede from the bank. These terraces are composed of the ordinary alluvial deposits loam, gravel, stones, sand, and boulders ; and they are thick masses generally rising to a height of 150 to 200 ft. -- —... This geological formation occurs more fre quently on the Fraser than on the other rivers. The terraces are also larger on the main river, in some cases assuming the proportions of hills, all with regular and perpendicular faces. Their for mation is, perhaps, due to the fact, that the valleys between the mountains were at one period filled up, or perhaps, formed lakes. Each " bench" m a y mark successive periods of drainage or subsidence of the water; and their present elevation above the rivers may he due to their having been cut away by the rapid-flowing streams. The tumultuous and swift-flowing Fraser would soon cut a bed for itself (as it has done) down to the rock. Leavis.n; the solution of their formation to the learned i n such matters I , a , ill hasten to explain their value to ...+he miner. They contain vast dopo e be worked to advantage the sits of gold, and t: must.._ a stream of wat er " bench diggings" must supplied f rom a s ource higher :Ilan their own sul' the faces, so as to give a fall to enable miner to "oPPIY - - a hose. the water to the face of the " bench" by `he The force of the stream - is due to the height of ~._, fall. A good strong stream playing upon the face of the hill will disintegrate a great quantity of " pay dirt" in a short time. The floating rubbish, or "dirt," is caught in a long sluice at the base, provided with " riffles" on the bottom, and spread with quicksilver to catch the gold. This mode of mining is called by the miners " hydraulic mining." Such is the wealth of Cariboo that no quicksilver was tined, for the miner could afford to lo se a ll th e " fine dust" an 4 be satisfied with the " lumps." Leaving the Fraserat Fort Hope, 100 miles f rom its mouth, and following in the track of the miners to the southward and eastward for 60 miles, we come to the Similkarueen. These mines yielded last season, 16 dols to 17 dols a day to the hand occasionally. A party of three men took 240 dols in three days' work from " sluice diggings ;" and the "rocker," used in "wet diggings," yielded 4 dols, 5 dols, and up to 8 dols. a day to the hand. Number of miners 200, of whom 150 were Chinese. A waggon road for 25 miles from Hope, and a bridle road of 15 miles in continuation approaches this district. I have already stated that the Fraser yielded 3 dols to 15 dols a day on the various points on which it has been worked, for a space of 270 miles, I shall therefore omit all further detail of the river from the point where Bridge River empties into the Fraser, about 20 miles below the 51st parallel of north latitude, up to the point whore it receives the Quesnelle Rive.. a little below the b;;d This river has two branches, one of wnich drains Quesnelle Lake, lying a degree and a half to the eastward of the Fraser, and which is 50 miles long. The other branch drains Cariboo Lake, which re ceives Swamp River and Lower Cariboo Lake, into which Keithley's Creek, one of the Cariboo streams, empties. At the junction of the two branches a town, the nearest to Cariboo diggings, is built, chiefly for the supply of the latter. The place is called " the Forks of Quesnelle." Governor Douglas was good enough to furnish me with the following statement in writing, taken down by himself from a Cariboo miner, Mr. Steele; but I received it after I had finished my letter : Steele's company consisted of five partners, of which Mr. Steele, an American, was one. Their claitnwas on William's Creek (Cariboo, of course). In the summer they sawed the lumber themselves and made their own sluices. Their claim did not prospect as good as many other claims. Neverthe less, they went at it with a will ; i, ade nothing the first three days; persevered, and the fourth day made 4oz. ; the fifth day 10oz. ; and the sixth day day 41oz. (the market value of 41oz. of gold in sterling is £290 4s. 2d). From that time, after the sixth day's work, when the return rose to 41oz. a-day, it kept increasing until it reached 3870 z. a-day; and the last day's work yielded a return of 4090 z. The five partners employed " four hired hands" to assist them to clear away the tailings. The claim was one of the most difficult to work, as it required 8 feet to 18 feet of top-stripping of super incumbent earth which covered the aurifercus stratum, or "pay dirt." This latter was composed of a blue clay, six feet thick, mixed with gravel and decomposed slate. The whole area of the mine worked was only 80 feet by 25 feet, and the yield amounted to 105,000 dols., equal to £21,875. That so much gold was dug out of so small a space as SO feet by 25 feet is a pregnant fact. It proves that the wealth buried in this remote regiod lies concen trated in masses thick and plentiful, which is cor roborated by the shortness of the period of labour —not over two months' actual work. This is a short period to have earned L 21,175 in, certainly, yet the exuberance of the gold of these mines is more clearly demonstrated by the rapidity of the acccumulation. I shall show this result more clearly by converting Mr. Steele's gold ounces into American currency. The produce of the labour of the first day that the claim yielded anything was 68 dols. ; that of the next day, 170 dols ; of the following day, 697 dols. ; and so on, increasing until it reached the astounding sum of 6,579 dols. in a day ; and culminated in a "return" of 6,953 dols. on the "last day's work." To prevent any exaggeration in my conversion of the gold-dust, I have taken the money value of the ounce at 17 dols., although the average value of Cariboo " dust" is 17 dols. 65c. and 37-I,oooths, so that lam under the mark. In other words, this company's gold produced to the partners more money in the market than I have valued it at. Their gold may have been worth 18 dols. the ounce. To show still more clearly to your English readers the prospects and rewards of labour in British Columbia, I will paraphrase Mr. Steele's statement, which will place it in another and perhaps more practical light. I will suppose that the five miners who owned this mining claim were Englishmen, and that they had sent their earnings home. The gold would, by the rule of trade, go to the Bank of Eng land, and be converted into sterling money—say in London. I will deduct all the charges of remitting the bullion (gold-dust), and then see what the miners would have net money in London. The fruit of their first day's "yield" would be £l3 1O 2d; of the next day's yield, £34 14s 2d ; the following day's yield, £1,343 4s 3d; and the last day's yield would be £1,419 Ils sd. The mine would have been to them a prolific mother, for the last day's return shows an increase of L 76 is 2d over and above the general run of the yield of " lucky days," as the miners term their successful and satisfactory periods. Mr. Steele's return of the gross yield was corroborated by the quantity of gold-dust brought to Victoria, where he remained for some time. In the foregoing sketch I have continued my obser vations to such portions of the country as have been proved to be auriferous. To g ive a perfect descrip tion of the goldfield is out of the question. In fact, much of it is still undiscovered, and must continue unexplored in a country of such dimensions as British Columbia, extending over five degrees of latitude and embracing a great portion of ten de grees of longitude, and which contains some 200,000 square miles of surface. Such au extent of country, and having such resources of gold, silver, and other metals, and a large quantity of agricultural and pastoral land, is an empire, and will require a large population even to explore it thoroughly. Suffice it to say, that as gold has been discovered at many points all over this vast surface and in quan titiesihitherto unequalled, the goldfield of British Columbia is practically, illimitable and its wealth inexhaustible. My advice to emigrants from the old country will be short, and, while it can easily be remembered, cannot be misunderstood. British Columbia wants two classes only—men with money and men with bodily strength—capitalists and labourers. Both classes will do well. The one will find lucrative em ployment for its capital, the ether still more profit able employment for its labour. If either fails it will be its own fault. Should either of these two classes be married, let them bring their wives and families; the more numerous the progeny the better. FOREIGN .MAIL .P.ACSJIT 118 T. r r i i l l 1 1 8 . . r r i i l i . 4 1 2 . . MAILS DUE. i: M :clit r e :e t. i . lles . . . A A P ') :11 6.4 .lelena.. A A ; Auf.ralia and Mauritius, _ , C c; a r p a zeiol of nGdooCcil,i3oVp Hope, rtelvvslaito nr,ivfihedil s i e t s . ; China, Penang, an d singapore, via .a So a uthampton . ,A A : via Marseille .. April 4. Falkland Islands ......... Gibraltar India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampt on ! - • via Southampton - India (BombaY), via Southampton via Marseilles ...... Mar. 28. April 4. Lisbon ......................... maita, B g ypt i and Aden, via sout. ....... Mar. —. Vi nanapton Mar. 28. a Marseilles Nowfoundland ..... Mar. 29. Oporto and Vigo ........................... ..April 2. U, S. and British N. A la . ! .. ........ • s .. .... ........................ erica, by Brit. packet Mar. 27. by U.S. packet Africa,A W.C. of l ad • by Canadian packet. Mar. 26. Bahamas, vi a Ne Madeira and Teneriffe April 10. Mexico. .. sv York April 10. ............. . • • g _.•..!•_•_ !' All parts of West Indies,. Peru,in .. eltkin..Uhili,. .I .lYiar. 2 3 1 1. California, and British Columbia.. I Mar " ". " In a country where direct taxation is so un popular and the levy of duties is so difficult the Legislature must pause before adopting financial changes or practising experiments on sources of revenue which experience has proved to be produc tive and easy of collection. " The expediency of establishing agrarian banks has been prominently brought to my notice. It would, no doubt, be desirable to institute some means of assisting the agriculturist by loans at a moderate rate of interest. To effect this object some method should be devised by which the capitalists Dr society advancing the money may obtain solid guarantees. " High interest on money lent implies indifferent security. The first step taken by a lender is to ascertain what means of repayment a borrower possesses. To obtain this information it is neces sary for him to learn the extent and value of the bormwer's property. "I regret to say that in these States,:as no general survey either of public or private propertyexists, it is difficult to ascertain the value of landed security offered for advances of .money. The s y stem of w' re gistration of mortgages no in existence is, as far as it goes, satisfactory. To perfect this system, I en y ng thea recommend al thereLegisiatore to take steps survey each island, fi g rst step towards tho establish men beci establish ment of agrarian banks. sTfothrroisnco would strongly i‘ The importance also of an accurate and d. tailed survey of ecclesiastical and municipal property exi not be overrated as exercising an important in:- fluence on the property and general resources of the' country. Every day the property of the municipal administration is subjected to encroachments and. dilapidations, and in time, without the application of some remedy, the greater part of this property will be lost. " A thorough survey would doubtless be costly, and could not be at once effected, but some step might be taken to achieve so desirable an object by devoting, for a series of years, a sufficient sum of money to carry it to completion. " Seven Acts of Government have been passed by the Most Illustrious the Senate with my approval during the recess, and are awaiting your considera tion and sanction. I would call your particular attention to Act No. 3, for amending the system of levying Custoro' duties by the substitution of weight for value. This Act has been passed in compliance with a resoNtion of the Parliament. The changes thus introduced have been attended with advantage. Besides the protection secured to the honest trader, the new system has produced an augmentation of revenue which promises to bect)3fle permanent. " Thesubject of public instruction will also occupy your anxious consideration. This important branch of administration is at present in an unsatisfactory state, and I solicit your co-operation in introducing somo changes and reforms in the existing law, which experience has shown to be necessary. As soon as the Senate have had the time afforded them to consider the question, a communication will be made by that most illustrious body to your house. " Bills on other important subjects will likewise be submitted to you. "I am happy to be able to congratulate you on the general condition of the country. Tiic financial results of the year 1861 are on the whole sti.tisfac tory. The revenue has been considerably above the average, :and expenditure has been limited as far as was compatible with the efficiency of the pub lic service. " The exhibition of lonian products and works of industry which lately took place at Cerfu has de monstrated the great capabilities of these States, and the benefits likely to he derived from their development. " I am glad to perceive that the trade and pros pects of these islands are undergoing that condition of progress which is at present influencing the entire globe. " I earnestly recommend to your attention the expediency of encouraging by your exertions that great industrial movement which insures the wealth and happiness of nations by employing their labour and opening out their resources. " It is our first duty to consider the happiness and welfare of the people whose interests are con fided to our care. Those interests can o nly be con suited by the frank and cordial co-operation of the different branches of the Legislatturae; cured of such " On all occasions you may co-operation on the part of the t ou to respond in Senate and myself, and I loo.kusony w ithout which that spirit of calm conscientious rest Illustrious t e ~i ° m practicable and all va ar in e . ahlul:aoncieanldeianvstaiatrsutiaornes STEV.ENS' PATENT coorrANy. BREAD MACHINE i f m orm pro e v d ern for en t t h s e in purpose t The Pr° ls P f bringing Mr ' • p ro o f bread making into general use will be found in eeZveonfs'a valuable improvements co s o another part of The Suva. The imp roved machinery has been adopted by the Government establishments of Alder shott, Woolmer, Curragh, Gibraltar, Bombay, China, Barbadoes, Greenwich Hospital, and several other large establishments, where it has given universal satisfaction A great number of other public establishments have had the machinery erected, and the result has been that a great quantity of bread has been produced, with a given quantity of flour, than could ever have been under the old system of hand -and •arm kneading. That objectionable process is entirely done away with, and the journeyman baker is thus relieved of a most severe and injurious portion of his labour. The object of the company is to supply the public with the machines, which are suitable either for private families or public institutions, and range in price from 355. to £3O. Amongst the immense number of certificates in the possession of the patentee is cue from the Governor of Coldbath-fields Prison, in which that.gfed ein tleman states that the visiting justices are perfectly satisfied sum t with the new machine, which has saved them no lesiismni,l, than £4 7s- 6d. a week, and, at the date of the t: and the fitit l s the machine had been in operation 46nweeekvery saving for that period had been £ 207 . satisfac tory announcement in the prospectus that Air. Stevens, is of the company , the patentee, remains in the manag emnt and such confidence has he in the un dertaking that h o dent on its success, loaves his remuneration entirely e.P°ll un y, Dr.th e ja o only a a i p i p states,liea ion useful purpose, now we have t brushes hitherto made, Magnetic toys were, most e ru n and their neural..,rm n kl it ipeirn.st catse perfect et. i ctio r t ne h ge o rra pe ridn ag gt ni e t mm t a o g" a n n meth y teci t ec h ha anything brushes, a k . e 0 as respects their rcha l eumactiaotnis,m „ . t o y are the remedy for grey a, N.B.—Counterfeits ar e b • eing made: Of ves , 32, Basingball-street, London.