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JAMES STUART WORTLEY, Governor. eFli LEVICK, Esq., Merchant, King's 4; 1118- Yard,Deputy- Governors. a _ lES NUGENT DANIELL, Esq., London, 4 11 Childs, Esq., London. charmjzder Dunbar, Esq., Old Bioad-street, London. ad Ellis, Esa., Llod's TN 6l Phe Hakim Esq. (Messrs.. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and . London ' wieanlncY Association, L on d on. Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. Younff. Harrison, and Ben t , co ), Director of the Thames and Mersey Insurance / t alnany teh • London itd Stuart Lane,Esq (Messrs Lane, Hankey, and CO, " • • eharle D. li on 8 -,. Newbon, Esq.. London. J 0 r'Y Povvnall. Esq J.P. Russelr-squara, Lndon.. r)„ePh Alackrill Smith, Esq. (Messrs. nackrill Smith and •.,,, ) ip i lil c h v : , d Broad -street. London. J oh 4rd Warner, M.P., London. n Westmorland, Esq. (Director of the Royal Insurance Cor n Alb eit Nu Londo. Grant, Esq., n Managing- Director. The BANKERS. It o krta and Masterman's Bank (Limited). TheBB'B. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. National Bank, London, Dublin, and its Branches in Ireland T he All . • muck Bank (Limited\ London, Liverpool, and Man:- Chester. SOLICITORS. ltesers. Newbon. Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, E.C. ~This c BUSINESS TRANSACTED. vol le °lnlmay negotiates Loans for Colonial and Foreign o_.lllrnents Ofii'euronerates in the Financial Arrangements of British and Railways piiblix,ll3oAdvances to Corporations, Town Councils, and other 4 1 % z i o, t ‘ i_al l ;s e8 I.oaU s for Public Works ; tude r t a l i , m i in the introduction of Industrial and Commercial Rake ."2.8 ; h.. 8 advances upon approved Stocks, Shares, Bonds, 3 iice. .01dttSecueritie r uporary Loans upon eligible Freehold and Lease- to ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. and 18, Cornhill, May 4, 1865. DEBENTURES ISSUED BY l it CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER ISs tru OF ENGLAND (Limited), OP £500,000 DEBENTURES WITH INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY. thl'ehe Dir ectors have decided to issue Debenture Bonds of 112 °I4 PaIIY for the amounts and bearing interest as under, eolli —8 Vona attached Ints of'Zio, £2O, £5O, £lOO, £250, £5OO, and £1,00:), with . Fort...hree years INTEREST. 6 per cent. per annum. ror five years ror seven years 7 " .9 atu i l iter est payable quarterly—viz., on the 30th March, 30th C om e, 30th September and 30th December in each year, at the rasi e P o a nY's Bankers. The first payment of interest will be June next. 00The dietin 3 ctive feature in the debentures Issued by this sui r PDarlY is their perfect security ; the amount of the capital scribed, paid-up, and uncalled, and the general invested kft ! s ets of the Company, as well as the large reserve fund, it'itng the most ample security to the investor. tVese Debentures are issued payable to bearer, and can e t 7efere pass by simple delivery from hand to band, without I.,4orsement, and are free from any further stamp duty. b 1 ), are also issued—to meet the requ i rements of Trustees iiilpthers—transferrable by Deed only, to be duly registered theine Company B. 's Books in the names of th e I nves t or s or r Fo r gn all comm )1,1 ,,,.111 Ms of Application can be obtained of the Secretary, to communications must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, secretary. 17 a , /8, c l 'ondo ornhilt, Nay 4, 1865. DEPOSITS RECEIVED BY TILE CREDIT FONCIER A ND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Liinited). Th t . n RATES FOR MONEY ON DEPOSIT. 'colPany receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT in sums day t and unwards at the undermentioned rates from this At NTIL FURTHER NOTICE, viz. : Atnotice Poß c oo month's notice 4 per cent. per annum. N at l' RQYog,, I X„ . ED PERIODS or '"co. 3 months and up to months, 44 per ct. per an. 6 months and up to 9 months 4f per et per an. tey,„,"' , , 9 Months and up to 12 months 51 per ct. per an. p o - d 12 months and up to 24 months 6 per ct. per an. I ttio l . B l ,°t - application can be obtained of the Secretary, to "' communications must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. Cornhill, London, June 1, 1865. 1, 1 " BLAhELY ORDNANCE COMPANY (Limited). Of tr ,;, i4 ecrporated under the Companies Act, 1862. '1.'414750,000, in 30,000 Shares of £25 each. Deposit °lla PPlication £1 per Share, and £4 on allotment. First issue of 20,000 Shares. J o t_ DIRECTORS. De DIRECTORS. Esq., 35, Grosvenor-square. Liobart, Captain R.N., 5, Berkeley-square. m.recie-7 Needham, Esq., late of the Butterly Ironworks. Cap ta . c vlatt, Esq., Belswood, Hants. i nakely, late Royal Artillery, Managing Director. (With power to add to their number.) Tlie A BANKERS. "Ira and Masterman's Bank (Limited), 35, Nicholas lane, London, E.C. SOLICITORS. RoSsrs. Cunliffe and Beaumont, 43, Chancery lane, London, E.C. Jai BROKERS. l shepherd, Esq., Throgmorton-street, London, E.C. If El • P. Eckersley and Son, Bull's Head-chambers, ack,a b ehester. e n ITY, 12, Waterloo-street, Birmingham. oEcitEirmtv (PRO TEM.)—John Healy, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, London, E.C. PROSPECTUS. . uy 0 m anufacture of Ordnance upon the principle patented ed aPtain Blakely has for upwards of five - ears Y this been class e a of or(T bin private enterprise. The demand for 1 % 1 ,4 1141 1es has, however, so largely increaseddthat k t e ll y Ord na established at Southwark by the present Bla altlll,C Company have proved altogTther manufactorymaduate Oil ' 4B been found necessary to establish a of tea l:N l: each larger scale. Extensive works are . in course t ratgr ic ,l ol l at Greenwich, to which it is proposed to llott r .'ne operations of the Company. olai to in Europe and America, as well as at home, the kid cil,.,Ordnance is daily coming into more extensive use, „ tilt ed f :, l3 g the last six years large orders have been exe :4'4 a n x'assia, Portugal, Italy, Egypt, Sweden, China N.„ --).K., Morocco, Turkey, and several important States kzoNtoie - " 1 and South America, including the Confederate 1 4. ti n evidence of the remunerative character of this de- W it u the t MRt s - . 4 of nufacture, it may be stated £60,000 he ne current yealou t l i it a t i o nc n r e e a as rly £6O, increased capital which it I,BTlisite t'vOecacvof providingt manufacture on so large a scale, tlaef°Posed to form a Limited Company, to be called the ,hailtaTY , O rdnance Company (Limited). The services of Blakely have been retained as Managing Director. 401 10c e sellt efficient staff will also continue in office, as all % 0 8 Vavasseur, Esq., C.E., Resident Engineer; I slip e ,. : 44l l)bell (late of the oyal Laboratory, Woolwich), +ll4.4`,lltendent of Laboratory and Shell Factory; General , Royal Artillery, Proof-master. yttrel;.iireetors have entered into an agreement for the 111 for „of the existing leases, plant, premises, and good- Lae sum of £225,000, payable by instalments over l ate ";:,, 4173 , and £150,000 in debentures bearing £6 per cent. In forming their estimate of the value of the 'oases, fixtures, machinery, stock, and woodwill, 4 -uirectora ha ve been guided by a valuation of the same 4 ' 04 tt e b, ° ,l lll Petent Engineer. The goodwill has been rated at the „ a half yews' purchase. v e Zpvidenc e of their confidence in the undertaking, tide rf .:,__,"°re have agreed to guarantee that the profits of the - "utg shall amount to a sum sufficient to pay ; o ,r 4:14131 dividend at the rate of £l5 per cent.. per annum "eo p r r e ee Years on the paid-up capital for the time being I A s i i .'ent issue of shares. 21y t it has been considered impossible to estimate equit ,7all h e value of the patents, it has been agreed that they Viet o p -e t ransferred to the Company, the present Pro s-„receiving £2O per cent. of the net profits for the Vh e - r ,'elk Years. ,1 1 1t1 1 „,°mPany will enter into possession of the works in il b;arlc and Greenwich on the 80th of June instant, but VtOn te entitled to the benefit of all contracts executed, and ote n b rs e, since the 80th June, 1864. The vendo ro '114; t hemselv e s the right of subscribing for one-third can ee e sent issue of shares. b o - V, N I of the M emoran d um an d A r ti c l e s of Association -I. Y. I - "oted at the Offices of the Solicitors, 43, Chan -0 an d obaeetUses and Forms of Application for Shares can ' ll4 oF t Ted at th e Offi ces o f th e Brokers of the Company, e Soli c it ors t he h As.s Zc lie aPplicanis may desire to take full advantage of ki h e Doz.,iallteed dividend, by paying up their shares in full, ha res 41 8 0 f Application are annexed, one for Ordinary d the other for fully paid-up Shares. pin, OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES. r , e uireentlectors of the Blakely Ordnance Company (Limited). nk n ti,,, --r t — Having paid to the Agra and Masterma 's 811 m of £ being £1 per Share on I;Ar es . Shares, I request you to allot me eb ri3 : l l 14 the above Company, in conformity with the ieß.hctlis issued by y and I hereby agree to accept ti.1 0 7.11 - r t t r o eS l__or any less number ber that may be allotted to Ne tit t ,pay the further sum of £4 per Share due on thr, shares nereof, and the calls when due ; and I request aC e tly name on the Register of Shareholders for ree allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Name in full Usual signature Address in full Trade or profession Date 1865 •t 0 the Direct'4TlON FOR FULLY PAID -UPSRors of the Blakely Ordnance Compny ES. 134.'1a the (Limited). lak th e e n,---naving paid to the Agra and Masterman's „milt), of X 1 4u ) , s.h._lohares, I request you to b a e ll i o n t g mf3 l fully per Share on 1 4 ,, ou, - a - Z 4 r„es, in conformity with the Prospectus issued f 4 111 A •," I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any 4N-rterltleetr!hlt may be allotted to me, and to pay the r per Share due on allotment thereof. - am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Name in full Usual signature Address in full Trade or profession Date 1865 1 "/ '4 --EL Y ORDNANCE COMPANY Vie,,, t . - `-ket i s (Limitedl N pi 1 1 .1 0 ,18 for HEREBY GIVE , That the List of at c l ock. , Jaares in this Companywi bo CLOSED " PRIDAY, June 16th, for London, and on I'7 the 1 9th, for the Country. By order of the Board. Roy al riz JOHN HEALEY, Secretary. 4 ° 1 43 Buildings, junco 32, 1865. N°. 22,771. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1865. KINAHAN'S LI, WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. Tuts ccle rated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest PR ENCL.' BRANDY, It i 3 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at NEW WORK by the Author of BARBARA'S HISTORY Just ready, in 3 vole., N I S I By AMELIAS CA R E W. B. EDWARDS, Author of " Barbara's Ilistory." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. REMEMBER, YOU WILL SEE YOUR FRIENDS at " EVANS'. " After the Opera we shun Sup there! Lowther, on the trade and commerce of Prussia ; by Mr. Barrow, on the commerce of Belgium ; and the sugar duties in connection with the beetroot ma nufacture of the article. In the great competition between the native and foreign product it appears that the beetroot sugar is getting the advantage of the colonies and the sugarcane. It is also noted, as one of the curious phenomena of the day, that a sudden demand for Continental beetroot sugar has grown up in England. Reports from Baden, Saxony, and Wurtemberg complete the series. The report of Mr. Rumbold, the Secretary of Legation at Athens, is brief, but exceedingly sug gestive. Its few pages tell a story of national decay that contrasts in the most striking manner with the position the ancient history and lite rature of the country occupies in the estima tion of mankind. The present population of Greece is little more than 1,000,000 ; of these one - eighth belong to the class of agriculturists. About 40,000 are put down as shepherds, which, Mr. Rumbold says, argues little in favour of the material development of the country. They are classed as shepherds, but are well entitled to a much worse name. " They roam at large in the trackless wilds of the Morea and Continental Greece, and in times of trouble furnish ready recruits to the bands of brigands that disgrace the country." One of the chief indUstrial pursuits of the people is office-hunt ing. The.:zimiber of Govdrnment employes is ex traordinary, and always increasing. " The Go vernments which have succeeded each other since the late revolution have in many instances doubled and trebled the number of functionaries in various offices. In 1861 there were 42,680 boys attending school, and " few of these will arrive at man's estate without putting forward claims to such Go vernment employment." The pressure may be about commencing at the present time, and the Govern ment of King George has to sustain the onslaught of these 40,000 candidates. As to some other con fusions we must quote the language of the Report itself : 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisl;3r." 'Now ready, in 1 vol., with Illustrations, 158. bound, YACHTING ROUND THE WEST OF ENGLAND. By the Rev. A. G. L'EST RANGE, 8.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, Ii.T.Y.C. "A very interesting work. We can scarcely imagine a more pleasant and romantic yachting voyage."—Observer. llurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. " The entire superficies of the kingdom is reckoned at 46,429,000 stremmata (21 stremmata are equal to an English acre), or 55,429 square kilometres. No general cadastral survey of the country has yet been attempted. The vine yards, olive grounds, currant plantations, &c., have alone, to some extent, been measured out . and valued. It is thus impossible to know with any precision the cultivated area of Greece. The clumsy machinery of the dime tax, or tax of the tenth of the agricultural produce levied in kind, alone . affords some means of arriving at a conclusion on the subject. Nothing can be more vague than the delimitation of property in Greece. Landed proprietors themselves are often at a loss to determine the limits or even the site of their property. A case recently came under my notice where the owner of a piece of waste land could not with any certainty ascertain its position. All he knew was that he was the owner of some ground situate between the Pnyx and the Hill of Philopappus ; and an offer of purchase made to him by a friend of archeological tastes, who wished to make excavations, fell to the ground in consequence of the inability of the proprietor to point out the exact spot. About one-third of the country consists of mountains and rocks. One-fifth is covered with forests, in which great havoc is yearly made by the wander ing shepherds, who ruthlessly set fire to the woods in order to obtain more pasture-land for their flocks. Probably one half of the entire superficies of the soil is available for culti vation, and of this hardly half has been turned into account. Yet with the climate and the, richness of the soil the agri culture of Greece ought to thrive, while at present it is in the rudest, most hopeless condition. In order to reclaim it from its present state it will, above all, be necessary to alter the system of taxation and to construct roads. As one of the many instances of the bad effect of the want of commu nication it may be mentioned here that though the country is in many parts rich in forests, one of the chief articles of importation is timber for shipbuilding and other purposes." As to the quantity of the produce of the soil, there is the same doubt as in the question of the division of the land. There are no means of ascertaining the quantity of corn grown or the capabilities of Greece for supporting its population. No official statements are published by the Government. " Perhaps," Mr. Rumbold says, " the system pursued towards agri culture is felt to be so various as not to admit of open inquiry." All such investigations into the production of Greece are stopped by the barbarous land-tax, or dime, levied in kind. There is a Go vernment monopoly, bearing heavily on the whole agricultural population, and putting a stop to any attempt at improvement. Yet, financially speaking, no tax can be more unsuccessful. The arrears of payment on the dime alone have been accumulating for the last 30 years, and now amount to 100,000,000 drachmas. The difference of the Greek cultivator and the results are thus summed up The agriculturist is being constantly undersold in the market by the Government sales of grain ; the want of roads so materially increases the cost of transport as to discourage all attempts at selling the grain at any distance from the place of production ; and it is a known fact that where thee would be more than enough to feed the entire popu lation, foreign ,grain imported from the shores of the Black Sea competes successfully with the native produce." Yet there is nothing unfavourable in the climate to account for the prevailing sterility. The soil has not been exhausted, but merely left unworked. Labour and the subsoil plough might yet regenerate the agri culture of Greece, as described in the following passage : "Notwithstanding the excessive dryness of the climate and the torrid heat of summer, the soil when turned up and only superficially raked as by the rude plough of the time of Hesiod, to this day used by the Greek husbandman, is gene rally found to be most fertile. A proprietor in Eubox bought some land which had been under cultivation, but bad been left fallow for some time previous to his purchase. Although contiguous to his former property, and the soil being to all appearance similar, the crops on his now acquisition were much heavier, and yielded superior grain. When the causes of this difference were inquired into it was found that the former owner had cultivated madder or 'garance,' a plant largely used for the dye of the nether habiliments of the far famed fantasin of France, and which requires a far more searching investigation of the soil than the superficial scratches which constitute the furrows of Greek husbandry. As in Eubeea, so in other parts of Greece. Even beneath the desolate stony wastes of Attica in many places lies all the wealth of a virgin soil. Remove but the hard sun-dried surface, and a rich brown loam will turn up, at sight of which the hearts of our English farmers would be glad dened. But nothing is done; no water is brought from the neighbouring ranges of Parnes and Pontelicus to refresh it ; no hand is raised to weed out the stones and cut down the rank overgrowth of evergreens and brushwood ; and all the year round the cold blasts from the north sweep over the dreary plain, and the pitiless sun pours down its scorching rays on a parched stony desert. The old myth of Duecalion is forgotten indeed." The effects of Turkish misrule and the ravages of the War of Independence may still be traced. By the destruction of the mulberry trees during that struggle the production of silk was almost annihi lated. It has very slowly recovered. In the half century that has elapsed since 1816 the quantity of silk produced has increased only to the quantity ob tained in the last year of the Turkish Government, or a little above it. On the other hand, the cultiva tion of the currant and tobacco is progressing. The prospects of obtaining a supply of cotton from Greece do not seem very hopeful. The valuable report from Russia, drawn up by Mr. Lumley, is limited to the cotton manufacture in that country ; but it incidentally throws much light on the condition of the class from which the workmen are drawn. The manufacture itself is a highly protected industry, and appears to require all that protection to exist. It depends on the importa tion of English machinery, and the exclusion of English yarn, but the employment of British skill and supervision. With these aids it produces an article from 35 to 60 per cent. dearer than the cot ton goods of European manufacture; and notwith standing the almost prohibitive duties duties on the importation of foreign fabrics, amounting on some goods to 100 and 200 per cent. on the cost, they are extensively imported. If the industry requires such artificial fostering and yet cannot compete with the foreign producer, why, it may be asked, should it have been established, or be still kept up ? But it has some results, not strictly commercial, that ap pear to compensate for the violation of the laws of political economy. The reasons are explained in the following passage : " Although Russia is essentially an agricultural country, and in its true interests every effort ought to be made to develop its productive powers in that gem, there are valid . * , f ( A*4 l • ' 4 l'l • - ," , \L A_AITai• -1 11 . Q. 14 • , _ r 4 - - - • _ 6s-,sx , • • k ss.7" - i•• skel A• - 41;1 ' • • - . • \7. rm. - - 1, 1 1 ,111: \ s r DIE 3„ni V e44A4' - c 1110 161 z . 4, Urigto 4rk,.. DR.orr. t; -4. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. reasons for the encouragement of manufactories in various parts of the country. Some portions of this vast empire are much less favoured as regards soil and climate than others. There aro Governments which contain from 3 to 17 acres of arable land per head of the population, while in other parts of Russia there is scarcely one acre per head of land suited to cultivation. It is natural enough that in districts ;where the soil fails the population should emigrate to seek more fertile laud or the means of employing its hands in manufactories, and this happens even in some parts of Russia where thb land is most fertile, but where, from want of roads or water communication, there are no moans of, or great difficulty in, disposing of the agricultural produce ; while the landed proprietors, instead of laying out their capital in improvements on the land which would only give them a small return after considerable delay, seized with avidity the chance of getting 10 per cent. or 12 per cent. for their money byplacing it in a cotton mill or calico manufactory. But there is another cause which stimulates manufactories in Russia, and that is the severity of the climate. In some of the northern districts field labour is only possible during from 130 to 150 days in the course of the year, and it may be imagined what a loss Russia would sustain, if out of 65,000,000 of her European population, 50,000,000 remained unoccupied during six or eight months of the winter, where all agricultural labour is at a standstill.'' As the severity of the climate so limits the annual season of out-door labour some employment for the Russian peasant during the rest of the year must be found. Thus the 10,500 manufacturers of Russia employ 200,000 of the class. But it does not be come so exclusively manufacturing as in other countries. "It is the peasants who work in the mills ; the peasants who carry on the chief part of the commerce for the interior. The peasants, in short do everything." " This peculiarity of the climate has made manufacturing industry a national want in many parts of Russia ; it is this that developed manufactures in the villages long before they were established in the towns. There are villages, for instance, in Russia in which all the peasants have been for generations either weavers, tanners, shoemakers, lock smiths, cutlers, &c. The advantage of such village industry is evident, for by this natural union of agriculture and manufacture agriculture is not deprived of its hands, and the peasant is not removed from his family. It has none of the evils of manufacturing industry carried on in a largo scale in great towns and cities ; there is no agglomeration of the labouring classes, no indigent poor, or what is termed the prolotariat class." But there is another side of the question, which has also to be explained : " Although, as has been shown, there are certain linen. tives to the establishment of manufactories in Russia, the disadvantages and obstacles to the progress of Russia as a manufacturing country are more numerous and important; among these may be mentioned want of capital, a high rate of interest, and the circumstance that spinners are com pelled to sell their yarn for bills of long date, from 12 to 18 months which with the high rate of discount weighs more heavily on the price of cotton twist than all the other in conveniences put together. To these must be added the great distances and difficulties of transport and communi cation, the expense of mechanical, chemical, and other agents for manufactures ; the high price of iron, of tools, and of every description of mechanism ; the increasing ex pense of fuel, wood as well as coal, and the fact that inmany cases the manufacturing establishments have been under taken by amateurs, noblemen of large property but without the necessary knowledge, who have been obliged to employ agents, highly paid, but in some cases not to be depended on. This latter inconvenience, however, has been less felt since the cotton and other factories have been taken up by com panies who have employed English overseers. A consider able loss is also occasioned by the circumstance that many mills are obliged to cease work during the seasons of field labour, an interruption which the millmasters can only prevent by an increase of wages. In consequence of the number of holidays, 15 or 17 is the minimum kept in the fac tories besides Sundays, the working year consists of only 294 days. Russia is also at a greater distance than other cotton-spinning countries from the centre of trans-Atlantic commerce. The navigation is of short duration in all the northern ports of Russia, and nearly all the manufacturing districts are far removed from the southern ports, conse quently Russian spinners have but little time to provide themselves with the necessary stocks, and they are obliged to do this on so large a scale that a much greater amount of capital is required for advances than in other countries ; add to this the risk of loss from a sudden fall in prices, which may occur at a time when Russian spinners cannot avail themselves of it. These are some of the na s tuit unavoidable disadvantages arising from the employment of a foreign raw material, brought from a groat distance, and obtained indirectly from an intermediate source." Notwithstanding these disadvantages cotton mills• have been profitable speculations in Russia. During the last 24 years they have paid dividends of about 111 per cent. on the original shares. Many of the Englishmen employed in these mills have no incon siderable share in the profits of the business. The description of the routine of a working day in a Russian mill is interesting. The peasant work man is docile, and up to a certain point easily taught. But beyond that point he never goes. His worst qualities are drunkenness and an incorrigible love of thieving. The discipline of a Russian factory is therefore in some respects somewhat military. Coming to work in the morning in a state of intoxi cation, nothing unusual, entails the loss of the day and the wages of it, about 3s. English ; and all the hands, male and female, are searched on leaving the mill. This is a necessity, for the habit of pilfering is so common among the lower classes, " that the Russian peasant will carry off anything he can lay his hands on, if it be not too hot or too heavy." The following is a description of a scene in a factory that has a peculiarly Russian and picturesque effect : "Occasionally a deputation of the girls of a mill will apply for permission to give the rooms an extra wash, as they propose to ask the pope' to come and bless their labour; such a request for extra cleanliness is, of course, always complied with. Next day, when the mill looks its bost, and the engines and machines have received an extra polish, the priest arrives and goes through the rooms, chanting and sprinkling with holy water the looms, the spindles, and every portion of the building. On one of these occasions the manager asked the priest if he could not exer cise some wholesome influence over his flock so as to check the habits of lying and pilfering to which they are so much addicted. What can Ido ?' answered the priest ; you cannot grow flowers on clay.' " Here is another scene equally national : " On Saturday the mill closes at noon, and remains closed till Monday morning. In some factories the workpeoplo are paid once a week, but in general they receive their wages once or twice a month ; the former is by far the best plan, as the workman has less temptation to squander his earnings in drinking. As it is, few sober workmen are to be found on Saturday evening; nor is this to be wondered at when brandy is so cheap. The bottle of gin which in England would cost 35., is here replaced by a bottle of much stronger votki at 30 copecks, or less than ls. ; a largo wino glass of this liquor costs 3 copecks, about id., and for 9 copecks, about Bd., a man can buy two gill glasses of strong corn brandy, quite enough to make even a Russian peasant drunk, if taken at once. It is on these half-holy and fete days that the thoughtless, light-hearted, and good-natured character of the Russian imujik' is seen ; some of the work men will be singing in groups, others incessantly embracing each other, for the Russian peasant, who is never quarrel some in his cups, becomes both musical and affectionate when intoxicated. Here the father of a family may be seen reeling home, playing on the ' balalaika' (the rudest form of guitar that ever was invented), attended by his wife and children, in whose eyes his drunkenness is no shame, the drunk, it may be, leading the drunk ; or one who is helplessly inebriated being tenderly carried home by his more sober comrades. Unfortunately, the beneficial measure adopted two years ago of abolishing the nefarious system of brandy-farming, while it has substituted &wholesome liquor for the poisonous liquor formerly sold as brandy has ren dered it so cheap that the poor peasant cannot withstand the temptation of purchasing it. Drunkenness, it cannot be doubted, is greatly on the increase among the lower classes wherever it is not checked by their interests ; and the supply of liquor would appear to be fully equal to. the de mand, if one may so judge by seeing for every cart con taining merchandise of any kind four or five carts convey ing casks of brandy in every direction. Some improve ment in this respect may, however, be shortly expected, as tho result of the late measures adopted by the Minister of Finance, according to which the Excise duty on brandy is to be raised 25 per cent., and the sum to be paid for licenses to sell brandy, will be nearly doubled." To sum up the account of the advantages Russia derives from her cotton manufactories, the result appears to be that a portion of the peasant class finds employment, that the shareholders make a profit on their investments, and that the nation loses 17,000,000 silver roubles every year, to keep up the system. But the last few years have not been profitable to the proprietors. Many mills have been stopped, others work on at a loss because stoppage would be ruin. One firm is mentioned which does nothing, at a cost of 50,000 roubles a year. The mills are like sinking ships, but they prefer to go down inch by inch. The Report examines at considerable length the tow ' - `12.1 VE YOUR POOR TEETH, and Ec9nomi3 your Cig•ari.—BUTCIIEI:'S PATENT C1614R NIP. ,PERS are sold everywhere. Price ld. Ita. airUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, . LENDS MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of £2O to £5OO, to be repaid by instalments extending over one, two, or three years. The large Cipital of this Associa tion enables it to complete Its transactions without delay. No inquiry or office fees. and strict secrecy observed. Bills Discounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed stamped envelope. The Association also lends Money for the purchase of a house by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on terms most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. THE PERUVIAN RAILWAYS COMPANY (Limited) have authorised their Bankers to receive Deposits and Applications for Shares in the PERUVIAN RAILWAYS COMPANY (limited) for One Week longer, in order to aUow time for the arrival of the next Peruvian mail before proceeding to allot. By order. B. A. SMITH, Secretary. 85, Cannon-street West, E.C., London, June 8,1865. T HE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. WHEREAS an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING of the Proprietors of this Bank was held at the Com pany's new Bank premises, lit, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on THURSDAY, the Bth - day of June inst., to consider the expediency of now authorising the Court of Directors to carry on business rs bankers in London, and at places not exceeding 65 miles from London, as soon as they might think fit, and for that purpose to accept such condi tions and to comply with such obligations as might be im posed by any Act of Parliament respecting Banks of Issue, or if the Directors should think it desirable for the purpose aforesaid, to discontinue the issue of bank notes, and to pa , s such resolutions on the subject as the meeting might deter mine upon; and the resolution, of which the following is a rap py, wa Meetin un g : — s imously passed at such Extraordinary Gene an Resolved,—That the Court of Directors be, and they are hereby authorised to carry on banking business in Lon don and at any places not exceeding 65 miles from London, as soon as they may think fit, and for such purpose to discon tinue the issuing of' Bank notes of this society. Notice is, therefore, hereby given, that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Proprietors of the said Bank will be held at the Company's new Bank premises, 112, Bishopsgate street, in the City of London (entrance in Threadneedle street), on THURSDAY, the 6th day of July next, at the hour of Twelve o'c:ock at noon precisely, for the purpose of confirming* the said resolution pas4ed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Proprietors of the said Bank, held on Thursday, the Bth day of June instant. By order of the Court of Directors, A. BABES rSON, 1 Agents and Joint General E. ATKINSON. j Managers. London, June 13, 1865. THE AGRA AND MASTERMAN'S BANK (Limited), and the - ENGLISH JOINT STOCK BANK (Limited),, Are authorised to receive subscriptions for THE PHOSPHATE OF LIME COMPANY (Limited).— To be incorporated under "The Compa nies' Act, 1862," by which the liability of each share holder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital, £300,000, in 12,000 shares of £25 each. (With power to increase.) £l. per share payable on application ; £4 on allotment. Calls to be made in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus. DIRECTORS. John Alers Hankey, Esq. (late of Messrs. Hankey and Co. _ Bankers), Fenclinrch:sereet. Thomas Bradshaw, Esq., Director of the English Joinl Stock Bank. Horace Elward . Chapman, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co.), London. Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill, M.P., 16, Rutland-gate. Lieut.-Colonel Doveton, Director of the Agra and Master• man's Bank. Professor Way(late Consulting Chemist of the Royal Agri cultural Society). BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank, 35, Nicholas-lane, Lon. don. English Joint Stock Bank, GO, Gracechurch-street, Lon. don, and its branches._ BROKERS. Messrs. Robins, Barber, and Dailey, 29, Threadneedle• street, London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Mercer and Mercer, 9, Mincing-lane, London. TE➢LPOItARY OFFICES-10, St. Swithin's-lane, London. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of purchasing and working the well-known deposits of Phosphate of Lime, 'Pest Indies, at the Island of Sombrero, i n th e Indies, and at Logrosan, in Estremadura ; thus avoiding the serious competition that would necessarily arise if the two properties were in the hands of parties having antago nistic interests. SOMBRERO ISLAND. This property is held on lease, granted by Her Majesty, for a term of 21 years, from the 16th March, 1865, to the present proprietors, at a fixed rental of .El,OOO per annum, without royalties, in consideration of the large expenditure incurred by them in erecting buildings, machinery, and other works thereon, for the development of the undertak ing, and of the great benefit thereby conferred upon the agricultural interest. The Island has been worked for the last eight years by the present proprietors, and upwards of 10,000 tons per annum of the Phosphate have been sold in the United Kingdom alone, and large quantities of the article have also been disposed of on the Continent, and in the United States. The average profits on the sale for the last three years have been £20,000 per annum, which may be considerably increased by the application of additional Capital. The quality of this Phosphate is well known, as contain ing 75 to 80 per ceht. of Bone Phosphate, and its quantity is estimated at upwards of a million tons. The business is fully organised, and in active operation, and the benefit of existing contracts for the delivery of nearly 10,000 tons of Phosphate during the next six months will be transferred with the lease of the property to the Company; and it is estimated that the profit upon these contracts will be upwards of £ls,ooo—thus giving a sub stantial guarantee for the payment of an early dividend. Further contracts of an equally profitable nature for deli very of upwards of 30,000 tons, during the next six years, have been entered into, and these contracts will also be transferred by the present proprietors to the Company. LOGROSAN (ESTREMADURA) PHOSPHATE. This property is held on lease from the owner in fee, for the term of 99 years, from the 16th April, 1863, at moderate. Royalties. It is situate about 24 miles from Villaneuva, on the railway from Badajoz to Ciudad Real, where a station has recently been opened, and uninterrupted rail way communication is thereby afforded to the port of Lisbon. The vein of Phosphate runs for a length of two miles, and has proved in some places to be 40 feet deep, and from 7 to 16 feet wide; how much deeper it goes is not known. One definable space, which has been mea sured, contains upwards of 250,000 tons, and this extends over a comparatively small portion of the surface of the concession. The Directors have entered into a provisional contract to purchase this property subject to a good title, free from incumbrances, being made by the Vendors to the Company, and also to the ratification of an agreement on the subject of the royalties. The deposit at Logrosan contains from 80 to 90 per cent. of Phosphate of Lime ; an average quality of 85 per cent. can therefore be safely calculated upon. At the low price of ls. per unit, £4 ss. will be its value per ton. To the Agricultural interest, the further development of these deposits of Phosphate of Lime is of the greatest im portance ; whilst, as a commercial enterprise, the under taking promises to be most successful. Tho profit from Sombrero Island alone can bo confidently estimated to pro duce more than 15 per cent. on the capital to be called up for its purchase and working; and as the development of the Estremadura quarries proceeds, the Directors anticipate a largely increased ratio of dividend from that source. The present undertaking will virtually have a monopoly of the market, for there are no other similar deposits of equal magnitude and practical value at present Down; there will, therefore, be no serious competition. Organised arrangements already exist with leading firms in the United Kingdom, on the Continent, and in the United States, for the sale of the article. The Company will thus commence its operations with the advantage of an established connexion, and avoid the trouble, risk, and expense of forming a new business. The consumption of Superphosphate, and other Phos phatic Manures in the United Kingdom, is estimated at from 200,000 to 300,000 tons annually, and that quantity is probably not applied to one-tenth part of the land which would be benefited by its use. The purchase-money of the two properties is £250,000, which the vendors agree to take as follows :—.£35,000 in debentures, and £90,000 in paid-up shares of the Company, which shares, for the purposes of dividend, are to rank only to the extent of the calls from time to time made on the ordinary shares, until July 1, 1866, after which date, pro vided the Campany shall declare a dividend of Ten per cent. on the Capital then paid up, these shares are to be entitled to participate in future dividends to the full extent of their nominal value. The vendors take the remaining' half of the purchase-money in cash by instalments, without interest, extending over a period of twelve months. In order to meet these instalments, and to provide funds for the due and efficient carrying out of the objects of the Company, calls will be made as follows : £5 per Share, being equal to 20 per cent., £1 on appli cation, and , £4 payable on allotment. £5 per Share, being equal to 20 per cent., payable 10th October, 1865. £5 per share, being equal to 20 per cent., payable 10th February, 186.6. £2 10s. per Share, being equal to 10 per cent., payable 10th June, 1866. It is not anticipated that any further Calls will be re quired. Subscribers will have the option of paying the above calls ih, advance, or of paying the whole £45 in full, and on such payments 6 per cent. interest ;per annum will be allowed, from time of payment. Applications for shares may be forwarded to the bankers of the Company, with the deposit of £1 per share. If the number of shares allotted be less than the number applied for, the deposit paid will, so far as necessary, be credited towards the payment due on allotment. Should no allot ment be made the deposit will be returned in full. The articles of association, leases, plans, reports, and valuations, with ana ly ses o f th e respec ti ve products, may be inspected at the Office of the Solicitors. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained of the Brokers, Bankeri, Solicitors, and at the Tempaaq ()Moog of thy 09rapany. LIFE : Its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena. By L 1 , ..0 K. GRINDON. The Publisher begs to announce the issue of the Third Edition of the above popular work in sixpenny monthly parts. Parts I. to IX. now ready. The work can be ha i complete, in cloth, price 6s. 6d. 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He has often read, in the pages of "Punch," of certain Quacks, frau dulent and noisome, who obtain money by false pretences, and more money by menaces and extortion, from green young men. For their names, which " Punch" would not advertise, he has referred his readers to the lower corner of the advertising columns of low newspapers, amongst which too many of Mr. '• Punch's" contemporaries, especially in the country, may still be enumerated. But now he begs to pub lish the information that a nominal list of these miscreants, with copies of their puffs and other particulars concerning them, needful to be known, will be found in the pamphl• t above referred to, which is entitled " Revelations of Quacks an 1 Quackery." and is to be had at the "Medical Circular" Office, 20, King William-street, Strand, W.C. The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the cruel rapacity, and the enormous gains of the obscene tribe of Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to the causation of suicide, are fully set forth in " Revelations of Quacks and Qackery." And mark especially that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are published. The pamphlet in question thus constitutes a regular Quaok Di rectory, by consulting which every young man may know where he may go if he wishes to get plundered and destroyed. Buy, therefore, reader, by all means buy " Revelations of Quacks and Quackery." Its contents will astonish and amuse you, while they invoke your indignation and disgust. 01 course you do not want it on account of its warnings for your own sake, but you doubtless do for that of the many simple tons with whom you must be acquainted, if your acquaint ance is large. " Who are toe Quacks that 'Punch' means ?" Consider what it is to he able to answer this question of the young and inexperienced, and, for charity's sake, if for no other, go and provide yourself with "Revelations of Quacks and Quackery," by Detector.—Punch, April 12. APHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY.— The Photographed fac-simile of the First Page of Tau SUS now publishing, and may be had On Paper at Os. 3d. On Card • • • Ditto, framed ls. 6d. By order of all Booksellers and Dea'•ers in, Photographs, and at THE SUN OFFICE, 112, Shand. " 'The Sun' evening newspaper has just issued a photo g-rapb, 9 inches by 7, of its first page as it appeared on the 2d of last January. The card forms quite a literary curiosity, and is one of the best specimens of minute typography ever published."—London Review. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is. 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAT R.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d ,or sent free for M stamps. It I s most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX.'ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 38. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 51 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTRARIDES OIL, which ,peedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free for 64 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Easay 3n Hair,ld. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin 1 are improved by one dose of ALEX. KOSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness &c 28. 9d.; by post for 40 sumps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Elolbord, London. ALEX. ROSS' FACE PO NYDER, ls. ; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. tad., or. 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or CO stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, London. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, leet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip tion of ARTIFICIAL TEE CH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro .n the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful operation, and will. support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. 52, Fleet-streat. At home from 10 till 5. RUPTURES CURED BY CHANDLER'S NEW LIVER TRUSS. 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Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, May be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Prine,es i of Wales. TORN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY T TOOTH:PAST NI is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teed]. a pearl a Meccas, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the the breath. Price is. Three King-court, Lombard street, London. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Lib rary , a ad Dining-room, consisting of a new and eAegant assort ment d VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, t,eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c, Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. ralogist to her flajesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. SI IN ERA LS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly ,aoilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 60. to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE SALOUY is given by Mr. TENANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. IVESTIIINSTER ELECTION.- Mr. WILLIAM Hy. SMITH will have thehonour of meeting the Electors of Westmins'er at WILLIS'S R. )OMS, King-street, St. James's, on TUESDAY EVii:NING NEXT, the Pith-inst. Tne Right the Earl PERCY, M.P., in the chair. The Chair will be taken. at Eight o'clock. Committee Rooms, 3 1 , Spring-gardens, June 10, 156.5 WESTMINSTER ELECTION.- The commiTTHE for promoting the eleo ion of Mr. S3IITH SITS DAILY from Twelve to Four at the TRAFALGAR HOTEL, Spring-gardens, S.W., where alt eommu.,t ations may be made. CHAIRMAN. The Right Hon. the Earl PEItCY, ALP., Northumberland House. VICE-CHAIRMEN. JOHN LF.TTSOM ELLIOT, Esq., 48, Grosvenor-street. GEORGE CUBITT, Esq, 31. r., - .5, Eccles on-square. JOHN F. ISAACSON,' 1 Acrent s. ROBT. P. OLDERSHAW, WESTMINSTER ELECTION.- The IN WARDS of ST. GEORGE, Hauover-squaro. Mr. W. H. SMITH'S District Committee sits daily at No. 40, Davies-street, Berkeley-square. DISTRICT CHAIRMAN —Hon. GEORGE GRIMSTON. VICE-CHAIRMEN. Dover Ward conduit Ward Mot Admiral Duncombe, M.P. • Brook Wa' d John Lettsom Elliot, Esq. (E. Dist.) Grosvenor Ward Viscount tFanoon. Curzon Ward J. A. YORE, ll:sq., District Agent. L AW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Fleet-street, London, May 24, 1865. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in pursuance of the provisions of the Deed of Sett-foment of the Law Life Assur ance Sockty, a GENERieL4IEETIND of, the Proprietors will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the 24th day of June next at a quarter to Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, to elect Six Directors and Two Auditors, when those who go out of office by rotation Nevill be proposed for re-election; also to elect One other Director in the room of Keith Barnes, Esq.. deceased ; also to elect One other Auditor in the room of John Deedes, Esq., wbo has resigned that office ; and for gener4 purposes. The Director to be chosen in the room of Keith Barnes, Esq., deceased, will remain in office until the 24th day of June, 1867; and the Auditor to be chosen in the room of John Deedes, Esq., will remain in office until the 24th day of June, 1860. And further notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the provisions contained in the said Deed of Settlement, a Special General Meeting of the Proprietors will be held at the Society's Office as aforesaid, on Saturday, the 24th day of Jane next, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, for the purpose of declaring a Division of the Surplus of the Assur ance Fund of the Society, for the Five Years ending on the 31st of December last. And further notice is hereby given, that a Second Special General Meeting will be held at the Society's Office as afore said, at half-past Two o'clock precisely, on FRIDAY, the 30th dai of Jane next, for the purpose of confirming the Resolution which shall have been agreed to at such first Special General Meeting, And further notice is hereby given, that any person who shall have been assured by the Society for Two whole years may, on production of his policy, and of the last receipt for the premium thereon, be present at such Special General Meetings. By order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. /IR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY. will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR. FAMILY, by William Brough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. To conclude with MUSICAL RECOLLECTIONS, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evenine, except Saturday, at 8. Wednesday and Saturday afrernoons, at 3. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 28. ; stalls, 38. ; stall chairs, ss. May be secured in advance, without fee, at the Gallery. OPERA DI CAMERA, every Tuesda y and Thursday at 3, and Saturday at 8. T"OXF O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). 66, Comic OPERETTA, by J. Offenbach, and the BROTHER AND SISTER, by Sir Henry Bishop, will be performed during this week. Principal artistes : Signor Spagnoli, M. Marini, Mr. Green, and Mr. St. Albyn. Misses Russell, Barrie, and Tyrell, with full Band and Cho rus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), Miss Kate Balie, Les Freres Talliott, the Gro tesque, D'Aubans, Les Freres Stonette, and Messrs. Duriah and Davis. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. This Evening at Half-past Seven. Admission —area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes. 10s. 6d. VANTERBURY HALL . A.) Selegions from MARTHA and THE BROTHER AND SISTER, supported by Miss RUSSELL, Miss Blrrip. miss Hays. arc. ; Messrs. ST. ALBYN, Green, &c., with Full rand and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongmans. Comedy by Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, Messrs. Duriah and Davis, Miss Kate Balfe, and the Grotesque D'Aubans, lIODGE PODGE.—This wonderful Illu3fon will be re peated for a short time longer, to enable country visitors to witness this most beautiful of the London exhibitions N.B.—Visitors to London during the season should not fail to see the above. 31AD AME TUSSA UD 'S E X HIBITION.— Estftblished 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. London. Full-length Models of the late President LINCOLN, basely assassinated ; also President DAVIS, of the Confe derate States; the late lamented IaCtiARD COBDEN, Esq., and JOHN BRIGHT,Esq , may be seen at the Gallery. NEW ADDITION. —A full length Portrait Model of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the reputed assassin of the late President Lincoln, taken from a likeness presented by him self to Hrs. Stratton, wife of General Tom Thumb. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROonz S, Windmill - street, Piccadilly. PROMENADE, CONCERT, and DANCE every Evening. This admired Band, under the direction of Signor LUIGI CURTI, will perform at 9 o'clock a Grind Overture, at 11 o'clock a Selection from a favourite Opera, and a series of novel Dance Music till 12 o'clock. Open at half-past 8. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. TTHE TEA EST AB LISHMENT . 4 and 5, KING WIL LIAM-STREET, CITY, E.C. REDUCTION OF 6D. P ER LB. IN THE TEA DUTY. 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Con- Greece, Rusia, and Central Asia. of M B rit e i n sh th E e m F b o a r s e s i i g e: ports on the m anu f actures, tore "of the countries which offic equ -- ;• ed the Secretaries regarded as an innovation i g e a h t i t o h n e s y to resi f d ur e n ” is it h w r a e- s vati on c t o h m e merce, an t d he, agri n rules of clll Diplo matic Service; but, in a less formal manner, the envoys and ambassadors of former times were in the habit of combining a good deal of information on such subjects with the• • ohtical and personal de tails they t ran smitted i) to their Governments. Modern historians have very gladly extracted nume rous facts illustrating the social condition of Eng land in the 16th and 17th • centuries from the letters of French, Spanish, and Italia n Ministers ; but in our diplomatic correspondence o f the last half cen tury we find few similar illustrations of the condi tion of foreign nations. Our representatives seemed engrossed by one class of topies, and the official style greatly assimilated their despatches, wherever they might be written, to each other. It would be li very difficult to distinguish between a communica tion from Paris and another from Vienna by any " local colour" it contained ; but as it • is nearly im possible to give any account of the commerce and agriculture of any country without revealing much of its social condition, we have, in fact, rather re verted to the ancient practice of diplomacy than esta blished an entirely new rule. We separate the com mercial and social facts from the political questions, and give them with a fulness of detail possible only in an age that has raised statistics to the rank of a science. Indeed, the superabundance of mate rial sometimes injures the effect of the reports. They require something at once less and more than tables of figures. As an illustration of what we mean, the reader will find the best reports in the present collection are from the countries of which the statistics are very imperfect or are im possible to obtain. Half - orientalized Greece, for in stance, is indifferent to the accuracy of figures and returns, which the nations of the West must have supplied at any cost. In the East itself such close reckonings are simply unknown ; yet the reports that give the most distinct notions of the countries they treat of are those from Greece and Russia, the descriptions of the cotton manufacture in the latter country leading on to details of the routes of com merce through Persia to Affghanistan. The present is the eighth series of these papers that have been laid before Parliament. It includes a report, by Mr. West, on the population, taxation, and agriculture of the kingdom of Italy ; by Mr. Ward, on the finance of the Netherlands by Mr. NEWSPAPER. fi r S- .-oor i N (.4 m 3 possibility of Russia drawing an 4; of cotton from Central Asia, and e • - • . 7 " Punjab. These speculations, it may nowhoi, S are Of less importance than they were a year ago. But, incidentally, this part of the Report gives some interesting information of the old routes of com merce in those regions. The question is whether ''''"7 77 British enterprise could not make greater use of these routes, and by manufacturing articles specially suited to the habits or tastes of the people, compete successfully with the goods brought from Russia, which are bad in quality, and necessarily dear. The native traders, who now cross these plains and mountain ranges, would willingly become the agents of such a traffic. It has even been proposed to establish an annual fair at Peshawur, at the extre mity of our Indian frontier, for the interchange of commodities. Is there any fair, in any corner of the world, Manchester could not supply, if it male the attempt ? We strongly recommend the subject, • and the concluding pages of Mr.. Lumley's Report, to the attention of those commercial interests the most nearly concerned. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE• - ANGLESEA. It was stated some months ago that the return of the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, M.P., of Penrhos, Holy head, for the. Anglesea boroughs would be opposed. As yet, however, no candidate has come in the field. CHELTENIIAM. At Cheltenhain the Hon. Colonel Berkeley, M.P., will be opposed by Mr. Charles Schreiber, who has issued an address to the electors. Mr. Schreiber is opposed to a reduction of the franchise, and adopts Mr. Disraeli's idea of " lateral" extension ; he is opposed to the unconditional extension ; he is op posed to the unconditional abolition of church-rates, and announces his intention to " resist all attacks on the integrity and independence of the Church of England, and on the Protestant principles so inti mately connected with the liberties which we enjoy." CIRENCESTER. A close contest is expected in this borough. The Hon. Ashley Ponsonby now retires, and Mr. Julian Goldsmid, nephew of Sir F. Goldsmid, M.P. for Reading (who has lately purchased Rendcombe Park), offers himself in the Liberal interest. The Conservative party bring forward, in addition to their old member, Mr. Allan Bathurst, nephew of Earl Bathurst, a second Conservative candidate, the Hon. Ralph Dutton, M.P. for South Hants, and a brother of Lord Sherborne. Both candidates have issued addresses to the electors. DEVONPORT. Sir Arthur W. Buller has resigned his candidate ship for the borough of Devonport at the . coming election. The Liberal party are engaged in pro viding another candidate. Sir Arthur is to contest Liskeard, in the room of Bernal Osborne, who will be a candidate for Dungarvan. FIFE. As far as we have yet learnt no opposition will be offered in the county of Fife to the re-election of Sir Robert Anstruther, whose close attention to his Parliamentary duties and Liberal votes have given great satisfaction to his constituents. KING'S LYNN. Lord Stanley, in his address to the electors of this borough, briefly says that the confidence with which they have honoured him during a period of nearly 17 years encourages him once more to offer himself as a candidate. MERIONETH. Mr. W. W. Wynne, the present member for the county of Merioneth, does not intend to offer him self for re-election at the forthcoming dissolution of Parliament, but his son, Mr. W. R. M. Wynne, has signified his intention of offering himself as a can didate in his father's stead. There being many Dissenters in Merionethshire, it is more than likely they will bring out a candidate of more Liberal .principles. SHREWSBURY. Mr. H. Robertson having issued an addreSs announcing his intention not to claim the suffrages of the electors at the next election, Mr. Wm. J. Clements, a surgeon, has offered himself as a can didate. He appeals to his professional brethren for assistance in electing one of themselves. The army and navy, the law and the Church, are well repre sented in Parliament, but the medical profession has only one advocate in the present House of Commons. If some medical men had been in Parliament they would not have seen such unsatisfactory and useless legislation on that very important subject, the pub lic health. He will advocate those principles of civil and religious liberty and commercial freedom which have secured for the people their present greathappi ness and prosperity. He will give Lord Palmerston's Administration a cordial but independent support. SHROPSHIRE (NORTH). Lord Albert Leveson (Dower has issued an address to the Liberal electors. In it he says that if returned he will heartily support the Ministry of Lord Pal merston. The malt tax, he is aware, is felt by many connected with the cultivation of land as injurious to them, and he thinks that their views and wishes are entitled to consideration. The present law of church rates is unsatisfactory, and an undoubted grievance to many conscientious men, but in any legislation on this subject he considers that provision should be made for the maintenance of the fabrics of our Church. It will, in his opinion, be the means of strengthening the institutions under which we live if the electoral franchise be enlarged, so as to meet the advancing education and intelligence of the present day. THE STIRLING BURGHS. Mr. Caird has issued an address to the electors of the Stirling burghs. He says it will be his constant endeavour to promote those principles of Liberal policy which have made this country so eminently prosperous and contented. Edwin James in Custody on a Charge of Conspiracy. NEW YORK, May 81. The eventful career of Mr. Edwin James, ex-M.P. for Marylebone, has been diversified by another incident. He is now under arrest at New York on a charge of conspiring to defraud. The prosecutor is a young Irish lawyer named James Thos. Wilson ; and James is charged, in conjunction with a man named Henry Hayward, with conspiring to de fraud him of $1,400. In February of the present year the prosecutor arrived in this country from Queenstown. He brought with him £lB4 in gold, which, at the then rate of exchange, was worth nearly $2,900 in greenbacks. On the 9th March following ho selected Mr. Edwin James, then practising as a counsellor at law at 293, Broadway, as the most fitting person to consult upon the disposal of his money. James assured him that if the Yankees knew he had such an amount of money in his possession they would rob him of every copper, and that the only safe course was to leave the amount with him (James) for safe keeping. Wilson readily adopted the suggestion, went to his hotel for his money, and placed it in James's hands. He subse quently found a business he was desirous of purchasing, but on two occasions James persuaded him not to complete the transaction, promising to find him something better. One day, about the 29th of March, he was introduced by James to the second defendant, Hayward, whom James rein esented to be a man of largo means and doing heavy business. Hayward himself stated that he had a soap ma nufactory and a Government paper-mill. The upshot was that Wilson, who seems to have bubbled over with confi dence, said he was quite satisfied with Mr. James's word, and, without inquiry, engaged himself to Hayward as salesman at a salary of $2O a-week, and a commission guranteed to amount to $4O more. In return for these advantages the man of large means and heavy business required an immediate payment of $1,400, and Wilson re turned to James the deposit note he had taken when ho left his money -in James's hands, and authorised James to pay over the amount mentioned to Hayward. Hayward turned out to bo a man who owned neither soap-factory nor paper mill, but had been associated with James in certain trans actions, and to all the prosecutor's applications for salary and employment, Hayward replied by referring him to James, who, he said, had got the great part of the money. These facts were proved this morning before Judge Conolly, and the prisoners were held for further examination.— ' Manchester Guardian. ( ill ate the vern ran r his es of woe 0 rtl.- •