The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-08 00:00:00

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COGNAC BRANDY. fßie.-. ratd Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest BRANDY , ri3eo.llielsd,,3Ars.eBdile,w, Delicious, and very Wholesome. kt 'Keats in the at the Retail Houses in London , y Principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, Gn „Oba itv . " 4l T WINDRILL- STREET, LONDON, W. thiethe 8 LL Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Ih PURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and R OORCLOTH CA RIAG ii:-.FitEE to a house in Nd ' a ll ! . f (° — r " , r egardles's of amount or distance. Flrst. class h seoond- class prices . Terms peculiarly liberal to Er Y elit',W a el ; and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select .2.fayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. me.i.4i49,,1e warranted. k l lB4 .„."‘ MEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR ; o arab_iffii,e:spectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and '""aninz an entirely New Edition of their tm ni idled frOU sEPURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo est eal • ;ravigs of every description of Furniture and Dostl rop 8, with prices attached. A copy sent watts an acl replei - " aPplication. This costly work also conta n 141e,,:a estimates for furnishing on the following revised A. roomed Paracmag* £74 3 0 111,,. Right -roomed ditto 138 1 0 Ken-roomed ditto Tomb!'" Twel ve - roomed ditto 394 11 0 gable W ith a Price List of purified Bedding, and a . mass rDetslnformationto all requiring househ3ld furnitt tn e „,_ , or • 411E1 madding References kindly permitted to Clergy - -.it, gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Wells Per. Rur Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Brighton, Gainsborouet, Margate. Kidder 8t A; brie , Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, W.feittan's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, , ltnd above 500 other places in all parts of Great orik e LT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford ' ''ondo n, B.E. ;--------E N, SNI,OOO REWARD. -- STOLEN, SATURDAY, T the ° 4 ll th, and ~01 1- 1 41 ), , the 6th February, 1665, from the premises of M i r i . ` ll 3', "LKER, Watchmaker, ir.c., No. 68, Cornhi , t , ARGF , 4he 4 QUANTITY of WATCHES and JEWELLERY. above reward of £I,POO will be hen;oo,,'uch in fortnation as Ehall lead to the apprehension paid to any person Properrictl)n of th thief or thieves and recovery of the ILht„:7lll7.ttionn tporobpeoeti t the amount thereof rec)vered. r giv o e n n 7o Inspector Hamilton or to In tz,_Poule.er. Police -office, 26, Oid Jewry, City. ' 9l l, 6th Febrary, 1861 [l4 LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. O mCeii— Established Liverpool; 1836. 1, 20 and 21, i, Cornhill,D ale-street, and 56, Charing-cross, London.PoultrY. Fl.„ .... REVENUE IN 1863. tt' rreiniums x 581,000 14e, Premiums reat on Investments 160,000 lal b aeles £950,000 p,,,,arke es are established for effecting bo h Fire and Life -4 4 cl H .+ and facilitating the payment of Premiums in all S WINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. a inti 7d °R 65N ATKINS, Resident Secretary. 41 ' 18 ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. FOrA4otlnent among Shareholders only of the C re dit F on d er and Mobi of Enrgland d). 144 CREDIT lier (Le FONCIER AND MOBTLTER „ar OF ENGLAND (Limit e d) r spared to Receive Subscriptions for the Capital of I NRRAL IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY COMPANY OF FRANCE (Limited). fbeA.Zrrerated under the Limitei Liabilities Act of 180. i,-neeßston, dated 20th May, 1861, granted by his Majesty . o rgimPeror of the French , confers the exclusive privilege F lo ,4l,Years of the Supply pe Water from the 'Mir Verdon '4. (Provence) with kit s ( c z a i peiLooz).Boo a Cash Subscription of Four Million 000 in 40,000 Shares of £2O each. Present issue 20,000 Shares. Deposit tl on Application, and £4 on Allotment. kePer l°ll d Which it i Share v• s not contemplated calling up more than 4 2 10 lz. t 2 lo s : per Share in Six Months From Date of ts - Twelve Months j Allotment. - ' O /1 has been made in the estimates for the payment tPr 'teat on th "d Ja nuary al t the rate of 8 per cent. t h e pal -up tee y e ,"L. Payable on ist . and ist July di . ning_ the tl e l veti u „als Of construction (pendinthe eapalisipo e n rr o e f ng th e- Olt the Credit Fonder of F rance and (3gblit er ''' Interest is guaranteed by the . Credit FL y licier and " I ,ka I ., ° f England (L'mited). and id at their and 18, Cornhili. The firsp ay m en t s of interest Inatle Ist July, 1865. Ci e 4 ta St DIRECTORS. it rles Ilan Lane, Esq., Oh ) , Newbo n, E sq Directors of the Credit Fon evoci Esq., cier and Mobilier of Eng . Vir •, aro er, Esq., I) land (Limited). „aVe r u„lt,rds, Esq., Director of the London, Chatham, and wa bul!nlache Sinclair, Esq., London. ldosei_sard, late Councillor of State, and late Prefect of' png. smlnf6deure, Paris. D NO4 B. ;, „. _p aris. 'rector of the Comptoir D'Agriculture of • nlarshall, , The Agra and M il aerer K m E a ß n% Bank (Limited). it% sl: and T C 0.., 11. N ewbon, Evan ° 4t e Nicholas-lane, B.C. k op t ti. t BROKERS. 1h44:4 •et I, a BROKERS. 11r ence, Son, and Pearce, 8, Angel-court, Throg ,-.14 , p .. -4 4 t: e. ktobins,c Barber, and Dailey, 2), Threadneedle SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Alfred Lowe, Esq. OFFICES. I C(0 8. 17 and )8, Cornhill, London. bio. 76, Rue do la Victoire, Paris, Tht 44 3'1 1 r °r4l7 i C 3 ' 14 4": 413411 ) , is formed for the purpose of acquiring and 11 afro:"'lt the valuable Concession of the Verdoar which lo 8, ),tle os WY, as well as other Concessions, fo .... ft c o ,__ are in progress. 4.. 41;5e, at'`cfession leas been granted by the Emperor of the 4Lft e tY . re d A llas for its object the supplying water from the 4;ater - ' to Aix (Provence`, in the South of France. noestilsof-Wuill be used for irrigating the lands on its route, it i Y PPlying the towns with . pure water, which is NI, t tn,,,uecl, upon the same principle as our English la '',lit;gPatales - the shares of which, as is well known, „,i t h,e, )3.7,azge premiums, having in . cr . eased enormously nil :%11. 84( 'Fa paying extraordinary dividends. AO 1;1 Drhrl e salon has been gran ed for 99 years, and, among ~,q 4b .0 118 lgen, it may be mentioned that the sum of four Wll - o e ,,er t n; l. ,P,OB (X 160,00)) cash subvention, or money gift, , tl, - ,,, ,3 0um, - -4 0 oy the French Government, the department h'UO'C' e ß - da-Ithone, and the town of Aix, to the holders titZ , e b e cessi on. 51k„ t tell t e h' results in Southern countries of irrigation ' , net inc uf oria. In warm climates, where agriculture is la m 1101„, Possible without water, land, otherwise of _ an lj 1 10, 4 1 tet1 4 4 41 value, is known to produce when suppcl reht `lll4ll2r4,;°ar successive crops every year; hence. shee g % ,,,la 7olirr„ e ,s atilt land to five or six timed its on 4inal value, "? f,4"t ring a large revenue to the Company from subscribers ', tic ward with *di' vto c'eim their share of the sup litohlti e Water avi -c: W t r ik l t l e d v"l " w • ill be increased by the use of the water for hani te and ~, . 4 .,. atory purposes, and by its employment as !it leootylr, fo 1 ich there is a great demand. pei„tleaPBlo4 being for 99 years, gives this Company for ,ctl'tn-DDly74,4lorPoseie-of revenue a complete monopoly o ie f ofiGlate-sb,„%e,Value of which may well be estimated by tl 4Tli l ' `teaolders in the existing Engll,ll water corn .,kel,, who ~s, Lli 1 .I" fo r i.‘he works are contrac!ed for by eminent oenin aes-Alt.,no a gi'M sum • they have been engaged upon h . l i tql o los a s tr an al ti a i r r e e 'b y ou ea n r d s to complete them by Decem The estimates of profit are e t'll i , t h e lat li r t „. l4 , the detailed e Prospectus. srl' aen„`" Warrants on the amount paid up at 8 per , 'oclit-tio" under the before-mentioned guarantee of ... t ee ? t - England (Limited), for ailjeitt. ~ncier and Mobilier of . hll e4 en; "tittoz construction (pending the capitalisation), "IltZDay - ,; ) ,°,at on lst January and Ist July in each year, and t - lt" - "-to at their Of 17 and 18, CornhilL The firs tO I tlt Wll l t k ' aD6 all a e place Ist July, 1865. t ltie„ll hew to meet the convenience of many who prefer Nei `se ' "" 0 whole zio per Share on allotment, and thus ~.4 14 (?). 11 : elves of the special arrangement made, by which , s(tu'ilt Le_,t,eive interest at 8 per cent. per annum on the . tipol l t t ri up under the guarantee of the Credit Foncier s _fibli e ,!! of England, as above mentioned, a special Form ‘Otf 6 at tii lo ll is enclosed herewith. 4ek.4)Dro°llaand Shares have been already subscribed for Vta elated to French and other applicants, and th NI eraiwereon paid at the Bankers. __ . '44ll.4lpel,kellt of the remaining 12,000 Shares will be made 4 1 7obti 4 olongst the Shareholders cf the Great Fonder Stalltia n e ? of Shares (Limited), upon the . follow . ng . edin z 6, w 0 ointh Shares a i i d n u s p il, will Fe.,eivi - t allot• strictly pro rata t r i3lll4l°ll ibli" e lt akii nf: : t t l it e : of such Shares applied for, The re nilaintirbear will be allotted to the applicants for 1)i;r o r k. 5 Paid up, also strictly pro rata upon the tot n al 4 110 t e , 4 f(pAlteh shares applied for. The total numberter ofi italr e at e a for will be made known with the let jo,l 4 ttPli -Itoti- I„eationS must be received by Four o'clock on Friday, or.ll ll lt. 1 , (1 4 t ;!„ tor London applications, and . Saturday, the i ;',. Alie'ai',;,vio o'clock, for country applications. . -• tYn„latiL 4 t l decree of the Concession, Plans. andArt t icles 041 a: ,s ~, as also the report of M nsieur Arle. Du our, ),,.th'lnToitii„lue inspected at the Offices 01 the Solicitors. 47,thi„'`,41 4 ,7,.a for shares are to be made in th • annexed . t j` eli,`. , tIW,„" with the B .nkers of the company upon Pay lli - eli "oPosit f£l per share ;if the pro rata, number Milt allot e4 ,p hb Pahl b „, be o le than the number applied for, the il.. itaent Till, so far as necessary be accredited towards ,-,iitt,-611e0t,;- "ao on al otment. i f.ikree - ' B ,ea and Forms of Application can be obtt!ined at "() l e ah a l,' th e Crid't Fo der and Mobilier of England I t t e Cr 4l 1 8, Cor i hill n ; also of the Barkers, Brokers, h)0 8, a el 4 . -ebt 11 - 0 . the n secretaryof the Company. 136 lta rY, 1865. gi lder,. 'ell , A lto 4l t he Credit Fonder and Mobnier of England 4.TA . 4 , (Limited). n, II ALLOTMENT IN PROPORTION TO NUM ,_ "*"lt c . ,/, - 7,9p SHARES APPLIED FOR. To No . --' ".4-AP FOR £5 PAID SHARES. th e b I ,eatOrs of the General Irrigation and Water ),4elitle,„"uPPy Company of France (Limited). h' i kkll t Vl l l M i r itetatt'4l,lrottoir the Banlrers, The Agra and Masterman's_ 401:01:,0, e on , ne sum of £ being a deposit of £1 ' t h shares in te ab'ove Company, I hereb t y o %it- s„, t e non will allot methat number, and I agree 01 e t Atg Orro, rea, or any less number ycu may allot to me, ' Bl 4 , - Der 8, ° I the P4"ospectus, and I agree to pa the sum 44 uti them t hltp t ° In c a 4 c't 6 allcfment, and to sign the Articles of , when required, and I authorise be t' ert l 'oY na."lP4-7 • Recrister of Members for the of sll4esailritLaci ttioleme. ' Usual signature Name in full ..- Iro I. Full address • - • '''' . . lo• 0 ') 1 ‘ Profession • to.rt n l ' LI tIP a p i :T a d , _by thenpaatneijri- . . 4 kith h "Ole up shares are required, in the following l' ` , C) rla the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England k,i, (Limited) Po ti,kLLOT3IENT IN PROPORTION TO NUM -1111 op 3 / 42 , 11 . OP SHARES APPLIED FOR. ° tti . 0. '-I'I'LICATION FOR £lO PAID SHARES. 13i ~ref , , ei.., ors of the General Inigation and Water Supply vetitio„ Co;otuarniy3aonfkrerrsince (Limited). Si l k inn... . en, - ,t i , u , Patti to ha l'or gt r otted The Agra and Masterman's It 't Y r e on 4e13 u ar ' the stun of £ , being a deposit of 41 1 4 t " P l ebt t Shares in the above Company, I 1 N ot to o ac ce „ that you Will allot me that number, an 0' th t ae, o ''' Such ,Shares or any less number you may 'el s O the t , , 1 . es 1411 Of L.“ erras Of the Prospectus, and t l gree to te' llt ho (4 At 4 --''' Per ShOre on allotment, and o sign the zil fo..lse nub lation of the Coznpa.ny when required, and theo insert my name on the Register of Mem ber of Shafes allottt'd to me. Usual signature Name in full Full address TO), p ), m Profession .e tetio,e..l Date ................ -• 'l'Ni P 7 the Ban)cero. No. 22,662. In the MATTER of the COMPANIES ACT, 1862, and of T HE GENERAL ROLLING STOCK COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Petition for the Winding-up of the above-named Company by the Court of Chancery was, on the 6th day of February, 1865, presented to the Lord Chancellor by William Pare, of Clontarf; in the county of Dublin, gentlema ~ a creditor of the said Corn any ; and that the Petition is directed to be heard before the Vice- Chancellor Wood on the 18th day of February. 1565, and any creditor or contributory of the said Company desirous to oppose the making of an order for the winding-up of the said Company, under the above Act, should appear at the time of hearing, by himse f, or his counsel for that purpose; and a copy of the petition will be furnished to any creditor or con tributory of the said Company requiring the same by the undersigned, on payment of the regulated charge for the same. ASRURST, MORRIS, and CO., of 6, Old Jewry, in the City of London, Solicitors for the Petitioner. In the MAI TER of the COMPANIES ACT, 1862, and of T HE ROLLING STOCK COMPANY OF IRELAND (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Petition for the Winding-up of the above-named Company by the Court of Chancery was, on the 6th day of February, 1865, presented to the Lord Chancellor by Vi illiam Pare, of Clontarf, in the county of Dublin, gentleman, a creditor of the said Com pany ; and that the Petition is directed to be heard before the Vice-Chancellor Wood on the 18th day of February,lB6s, and any creditor cr contributory of the said Company desirous to oppose the making of an order for the winding-up of the said Company, under the above Act, should appear at the time of hearing, by himself, or his counsel for that purpose ; and a copy of the Petition will be furnished to any creditor or con tributory of the said Company requiring the same by the undersigned, on payment of the regulated charge for the same. ASITURST, MORRIS, and CO., of 6, Old Jewry, in the City of London, Solicitors for the Petitioner. T HE REGISTERED LAND COMPANY (Limited). Capital, 41,000,000. First issue £500,(00, in 25,0(0 Shares of £2O each, Deposit £1 per Share, and X 1 Hs, on Allotment, DIRECTORS. John Ashburner, Esq., Hyde Park-place, Cumberland Gate. Sir James Carmichael, Bart., Sussex-place, Regent's Park. Robert Pavin Davies, Esq, Ridgeway, Pembrokeshire. Thomas Eyre Foakes, EDI, New-square, Lincoln's Inn, and Denham, Bucks. 11. Harwood Harwood, Esq., 29, Ckveland-square, Hyde Park Colonel William Lydiard, Bentinek-street, Manchester- . square. Henry Moor, Esq., M.P., Brighton. Sir William Russell, Bart , M.P., Charlton-park, Gloucester shire. Grenville Granville Wells, Esq., Upper Hyde Park-gardens. Sir Eardley Eardley Wilmot, Bart, Queen's Gate, Hyde Park. _ --- (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. Union Bank of London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. Messrs. Lowndes, Surges, and Woolley, Royal Exchange- - OFFICES-27, Cannon-street, London, B.C. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Henry C. Darlington, Esq. PROSPECTUS. This Company has been established for the purpose of facilitating the Registration of Titles to Landed Estates, under the provisions of the "Land Registration Act ;" and also for the purchase of Freehold Land, the titles to which have been already registered, or are capable of being brought within the operation of the Act. Large profits have within the last few years been derived from the judicious purchase of Landed Estates and blocks of Freehold property in the vicinity of fhe Metropolis, and their re-sale in lots for building and other purposes. The success of these undertakings is, in a great measure, attributable to the extraordinary rise in the value of land in the suburbs of large towns, and the consta: tly increasing demand for sites of villa residences a demand which must keep pace with the growth of the national prosperity and population. The chief obstacle hitherto to these most legitimate enter prises has been found in the difficulties, delays, and expense attendant upon the transfer of land, and all subsequent deal ings with it ; while cumbrous titles, and the continual neces sity of their re-examination, all tend to depreciate the value of landed property, To remedy this evil the " Land Registration Act" was passed, whereby the transfer of Real Estate is simplified, and a mass of parchment deeds is condensed into a clear, simple, and parliamentary title; but, notwithstanding the manifest advantages conferred by this measure, the public have hitherto availed themselves of it only to a limited ax teat, partly from ignorance of the mode of procedure to be adopted, partly from difficulties beyond the control of indivi duals, arising from the nature of the encumbrances and ex tent of the charges already existing on the property. The especial object of this Company is to assist owners of property who, from want of funds or other cans, s, have hitherto been unable to avail themselves of the advantages offered by the Act. The Company will undertake the exa mination and registration of titles to Landed Estates ; it will Trovi de the funds for the necessary preliminary expenditure ; discharge the various incumbrances, where the value of the estate bears a just proportion to the amount charged upon it; and will also facilitate the arrangements of persons de sirous of lending or borrowing on landed security. Whilst, from the nature of these operations and the securities held by the Company, it will be protected against all risk of loss, considerable profit must be derived, and owners of land will find their advantage in the increased value of their property. The Company will purchase Registered and other Landed Estates, and re-sell them in lots or otherwise, where the ad vantages of a simple and Parliamentary title enable them to effect the distribution and re-sale without delay and without expense. The Directors have received from various quarters offers of immediate and profitable business, and the negotiations al ready entered into with influential parties will insure for the Company a lucrative and widely-extended business. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained of the Bankers, Brokers, Solicitors, and at the Offices of the Company, where the Articles of the Association may be seen. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be al lotted than is applied for, the deposit will be retained towards the payment on allotment, and the balance X any) returned to the applicant. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Registered Land Company (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid £ to your Bankers, as De posit of £1 per Share on Shares, I request that you will allot to me Shar s in the Registered Land Com pany (Limited), or any less number, which I hereby agree to accept, and to pay the further sum of £1 ifs. per Share on the number allotted to me, and all future Calls in respect of the Shares so allotted when due ; and I further authorise and empower you to imert my name in the Register of Mem bers of the Company for the number of Shares allotted to me. Name in full • •••••• Prafession or Description 1805 Date Residence in full ........... ... Signature MADAME RACHEL'S Costly GEMS of the SEASON, rich golden tresses, sparkling eyes, soft peach-like complexion, pearly teeth, and ruby lips—all that can enhance and preserve the charms of woman, youth and beauty, grace and elegance, restored and preserved by Mdme. Rachel's Royal Arabian Toilet Requisites, which cad only be obtained at her residence, 47A, New Bond-street. The nobility are cautioned against all persons who are vending spurious and dangerous compounds, which are mere imita tions of the beautiful art of which she is the sole possessor. HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N., for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, of Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime, under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT BANBURY, Esq., 31. P, VICE-PRESIDENTS. Stephen Cave, Esq., M:P. 1 Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P. Henry E. Gurney, Esq. Abel Smith, Esq., mx. Samuel Morley, Esq. COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. I Rey. H. M'Sorley. Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. A. D. Chapman. I Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. E. F. Gedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. I Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. I Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. Winans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.C. Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, 26, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, S.W. Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard- street, This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to take in the little ones whose charact r and circumstances disqualify thee, for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are these who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose parents may have at one time or other received parish relief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose parents are breakers of the law, or arc in prison, and who train their children in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had their painful effect, and must lead them to a life of crime and misery. file Home for Little Boys has, therefore, been established to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Institution presents all the fea tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals, their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to school work—reading, and writing, and ciphering, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional lessons in objects and other subjects. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white paper bags for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c'othes, &c. Some assist the master in the garden, digging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, scrubbing and sweeping, while the elder ones clean all the boots, knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active Working life. There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 10J, and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait for the necessary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to p7ead for those who cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—ls it right to make a widow and her family paupers for life because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control? Is it kind to tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not help her to put one of them into a Home,but that they must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doing to others as we would they should do unto us that when these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into the streets, or force them by ill-treatment to "run away," none of us shou'd be found to care for them, to speak a kindly word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe them ? Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's k eei 7 er?" The ramie of admission to the House is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted are received free, barded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years o o f age. With the view lo secure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care ful y investigated by the Committee, and with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. 2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years oge at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of children to be admi tted free will take place as freuently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will adm q it, till the Home is full; they will then be held periodi cally Forms oflpplication for the admission of children may be I" at tin i me, said 9i the Jimmy Swami, ,;i:?d,/, A 4; 1 „ - - OLAII )‘ rf 11 1 • - - GO Mw~~ 4tl C ' \l `‘ , k , 4111 491 ta =-4 WO* 4 1dit Ns' G *-1-'1 1 1 1 11: Ha ~.11111.fif. \\A\ /,, - to' al4 '°"' IV ..11111•'' V4ll//"D IT "' DIE 41115 •• RO • a board of directors consisting of an equal "number from each company. 2. The Lancashire and York-• shire Company are t o have mining pow'ersoveillie whole of the Great Eastern system at mileageqatk.zi toor w t they maythe call upon th e G rea t E as t ern C ompany Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's traffic over the Great Eastern system at mileage rates. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Company to fix the rates. 3. The two companies to be at liberty to work over the new line at mileage rates. 4. The Great Eastern Company are to be at liberty to consign traffic from their stations to Lancachire and Yorkshire stations, at rates fixed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company on traffic consigned by the latter between the same stations. The directors were unanimous in recommending this arrangement to the cordial and united support of the proprietors. When it was borne in mind that the new line con nected the trading and agricultural communities upon the Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Eastern Railways, representing a population of at least 5,000,000 souls, exclusive of London, with im portant sources of supply, markets of consumption, and ports of export, and would also furnish the best trunk line for the conveyance of coals from the Yorkshire coalfields to London, the value of the proposed undertaking to the public, and as an open mg for the traffic of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, could not be questioned; and looking at the moderate cost of the line (about £12,000 a mile), its remunerative character was beyond all doubt. MID-KENT (CRAYS). The half -yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the office, King's Anna-yard, Mr. W. Dent in the chair. The Secretary read the report, which stated that the future business of the directors would be to re ceive from the London, Chatham, and Dover Com pany the half-yearly rent, distribute the same to the debenture and share holders, and to manage the share and bond registers. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st of December showed that £1,934 had been received, and £576 paid for interest on debentures, and £Bl for expenses, leaving a balance of £1,277: The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the auditors had taken no notice of the capital account, but he would supply that de ficiency. The share capital amounted to £61,550, and the debenture capital to £23,000, together £84,550. The London, Chatham, and Dover Com pany paid them 4 per cent. per annum on the share capital, and also paid the interest on the debentures. They had a small reserve fund of £3OO to assist the 4 per cent. paid on the shares. Mr. Woo Lam; one of the auditors, contended that the accounts as now presented were in the proper form and correctly stated. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, de claring a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum on the share capital, less income tax, pay able on the 14th instant, re-electing Mr. J. T. Emmerson and Mr. Strode, the retiring directors, and also Mr. W. D. Starting, the retiring auditor. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1865. THE SUN,- MISS KAVANAGH'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, b 3 vols., B EATRICE.. By JULIA KAVANAGH Author of "NATHALIE," "ADELE," &c: Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OP " JOHN HALIFAX." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 1 vol., 10s. FA., CHRISTIAN'S MISTAKE By the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." Flom the Times, Feb. 4.—" A more charming story to our taste has rarely Leen written. Within the compass of a single volume the writer has hit off a circle of varied characters, all true to nature, some true to the highest nature, and she has entangled them in a story which keeps us in suspense till its knot is happily and gracefully resolved, white at the same time a pathe!ic interest is sustained by an art of which it would be oiffi ult to analyse the secret. Even if tried by the standard of the Archbishop of York, we should expect that even he would pronounce l Christian's Mistake' a novel without a fault." NEW NOVEL BY LIEUT.-COL. H, R. ADDISON. On Feb. 10, in 3 vols., at ail Librarie, BEHIND THE CURTAIN. John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. Demy Bvo., extra cloth, 6s. 6d.. LIFE : Its NATURE, VARIETIES, and PHENOMENA. By LEO H. GRINDON. Third Edition. " Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. It is the work of a scholar, a Christian, and a man of real ectence."—Morning Herald. 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A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:-- "I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the nse of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. is. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb Second quality ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 110.i1E, Hampstead. Offices, 77, Cornhill. PATRON —The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, I The Rev. Canon r hampneys R.N. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.F. _ TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert llanbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service, and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the tunasi g applications through the recent storms and loss cf life at sea, and to enable them eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by tha Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. It. SWEETING, Hon. Sac. CHARLES NASH, Sec. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected trom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,037, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases : F. F., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homelesq, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. S. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A, 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead. H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents. M. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. 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The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the elninp; SPIRIT OF TIIE PUBLIC JOURNALS. -40-- Ti MES.—Happy is the nation whose annals are dull, and happy is the time when a Royal Message excites no curiosity. Twelve months ago we were not in such a happy case. A nation loving peace much, but loving honour more, was doubtful how far its rulers had committed themselves in support of a gallant people fighting against overwhehning odds, and the words from the steps of the Throne were waited for with eager curiosity. An unusual throng of members of the Lower House attended the Speaker to the gorgeous chamber of the Peers, and weighed every sentence pronounced by the Lord Chancellor, conscious that peace or war hung in the balance. The people were uneasy, but ready for either fate, and their representatives were agitated by a sympathy which perfectly reflected the feel ings of the people. The present generation had for once an opportunity of understanding the anxiety with which a neighbouring nation always awaits the utterances of its ruler, conscious that its destiny lies in his hand, and ignorant of the schemes which are busy in his brain. Our moribund Parliament en tered on its last stage yesterday like a veteran who knows that the end of a long life cannot be far dis tant, but who can look back upon the past with no more regret than all mortals must feel in such a retrospect. It would be absurd to say that nothing could have been better, but it would be unjust not to allow that much might have been worse. In spite of a crowd of difficulties the Ministers of the Crown have shown a rare discretion in preserving the im partiality and the honour of the nation, and they have been supported on all occasions in no ungrud ing spirit by the representatives of the people. A Royal Message at the opening of Parliament is always a review of progress for the past six months, and in the dullest of times is so far serviceable. In the speech which the Lord Chancellor read yesterday' he was able to congratulate the country on the peace ful relations subsisting between all the European Powers. It is, indeed, no fault of the English nation that there is not peace throughout the world. The Temple of Janus is not shut, but we at least have done our best to close the doors. Assiduously bent on develop ing s our own resources on improving the con dition and elevating the standard of happiness of our people, we have not failed to present these aims to the rulers of other nations, without forgetting the liberty which is the first condition of material prosperity. It is to be regretted that our steady aver sion from an unnatural war has only served to irri tate both the contending parties in North America. Whatever sympathies may. have been begotten in the progress of the war, all Englishmen were united in reprobating the causeless origin, and all remain united in deprecating the conditions on which alone peace is declared to be possible. It is impossible to contemplate the dissension which has rent asunder the most powerful Federation the world has ever seen without thinking of the new Federa tion in course of formation among the American pro vinces which still own allegiance to the British Crown. The project for consolidating these vast territories is dealt with in a most business-like paragraph in the Royal Message. A plain 'histo rical narrative of the steps which have been taken by the Delegates of the North American Provinces, and a simple announcement that a bill will be laid before Parliament to carry into effect the resolu tions of the Delegates if they shall be adopted by the several Provincial Legislatures, serve to dismiss one of the largest schemes which have ever been discussed by statesmen. The apparently cursory manner in which the proposed Federation is men tioned is, however, a tribute of respect rather than a slight to Canadian politicians. It is the recogni tion of the practical emancipation of these confede rate Provinces from home control. The people and Parliament of Great Britain are alike persuaded that the time has passed when any interference should be attempted with the deliberate wishes of American colonists, and, without losing our interest in the future destinies of a vast Continent bound to us by every tie of kinship and friendship, we are content to approve the independent action of its inhabitants. We have only to turn our atten tion to New Zealand to perceive the dangers of a different course of conduct. A sullen feeling of dissatisfaction at having to contribute to the cost of a war on the merits of which not one in a hundred thousand of us entertains an opinion is beginning to grow among Englishmen at home, and a reciprocal resentment may not improbably be awakened in New Zealand. The colonists complain that they are unable to carry out a policy which they have deliberately formed, and taxpayers not unreasonably inquire why they should be involved in wars to which they are inextricably engaged be fore they are aware of their existence. In the middle of a contest we can only take note of the evils attendant upon our existing policy ; to use the illustration of Mr. Lincoln, it is bad to change horses while crossing a stream, but on the restora tion of peace in New Zealand we may not unprofit ably endeavour to improve the relations between the mother country and her dependencies. The mysterious passages m the Queen's Message which refer to India need an interpreter to make them in telligible. On the whole, the sentences submitted to her Majesty by her advisers are singularly free from those faults which made Cobbett select the dreadful examples of his grammar from Royal Speeches, but in the Indian paragraphs we find something to keep up the memory of the old errors. Perhaps they were framed by the statesman so rudely rebuked by a young member at the close of last session for his imperfect faculty of speech. Grave as was the dis aster which visited Bengal and Madras at the close of last year, we can scarcely repress a smile when it is made to appear that the prompt assistance ren dered by the officers of the Government produced sufferings which were relieved by generous contri butions made in various parts of India. The mean ing of this paragraph may, however, be surmised, which cannot be said of the second devoted to the Indian Empire. The statement that a force has been employed to. repress outrages on property would appear to describe an increase in the police for the purpose of putting down brigandage, but Lord Granville had to exp'ain last night that it re ferred to the expedition against Bhootan. If this be the case, and the Indian Secretary was the author of the paragraph, he certainly does not deserve the railing accusation of the young Scotch member last session, for no man ever showed a profounder sense of what has been cynically called " the true use of speech." POST.—The prologue having been duly delivered, the inevitable speeches having been made, the regu lation questions having been asked, and the shadows of coming motions having flitted across the floor, on Friday night the first act of party warfare will be placed upon the stage. Lord Palmerston will then move that the House resolve itself into a Committee of Supply for the purpose of filling up the important office vacated by Mr. Massey having accepted the post of Finance Minister in India. On both sides Mr. Massey's resignation will be much regretted : it will be regretted not only by the members of the House itself, who had learnt to value his impartiality and accurate knowledge of the rules and practice of Par liament, but equally by those outside the walls whose transaction of private business brought them daily in contact with him, and who daily felt the import ance of the facilities afforded to them by his urbanity, experience, and unwearied assiduity. The qualities which Mr. Massey has exhibited here are precisely those which are most calculated to enable him to succeed in the discharge of the new and arduous functions which he is about to undertake. To find a successor to Mr. Massey who will satisfy the re quirements of the position and the expectations of the public is not an easy matter, and we believe that till within the last twenty-four hours the Oppo sition thought that they perceived in the difficulty a favourable occasion for another trial of party strength. It will be proposed by Lord Palmerston that Mr. Dodson, the member for the Eastern Division of Sussex, shall be appointed to the vacancy created by Mr. Massey's retirement. Mr. Dodson, having taken high honours at Oxford, came into Parliament in 1857, and has since made himself favourably known by the temper and discretion with which he has addressed himself to many important subjects in the House, and by the ability with which he has on various occasions discharged the duties of chairman of committees up stairs. At the same time it cannot be denied that Mr. Dodson is a comparatively young member, and' that, whatever promise of efficiency his career may hold out, he can scarcely yet be said to have attained a positively high reputation or an eminent position. Under these circumstances it is not un natural that it should occur to the Leaders of the Conservative party that something might be made of the opportunity, and that, if they could run a man of eminence and general popularity against the Ministerial candidate, they might snatch the race out of the fire and pull off a victory which, if not productive of any very great practical advantage, would make a good appearance, renova t e some what their banners so much dragged through the mud, and gather together once Withinre this the h 9 scattered elements of their party- em .. view we believe three, if not four, eminent In bag who it on the Congervative honcho were PRICE STAMPED cessively asked by their leaders to allow themselves to be put in nomination for the Chairmanship of Ways and Means, and successively, we are given to understand, each declined • and, upon this failure to induc e any man of Cabinet calibre to forego his position as a politician and as a party debater, that it was resolved not to oppose the nomination of Mr. Dodson, who will therefore, in all probability, be quietly appointed on Friday. Tile determination is a wise one, and it is only just to the Conservatives to say that we believe they were not entirely uninfluenced by a feeling that they could hardly with propriety contest the nomina tion to such a post with a Minister in Lord Palmerston's position, unless they had a man to propose of such high reputation as to make it next to impossible for the House, and even the Mi nister, to do otherwise than accept him. This failure, however, of the Conservatives to induce any lead ing politician to allow himself to be put in nomina tion, and their quiet acceptance of Mr. Dodson, suggest a rather important consideration with regard to the office itself. The Chairmanship of Ways and Means, as the office still continues most unmean ingly to be designated, is now a very different matter from what it was ten, or even half ten, years ago. To take the chair in Committee of Ways and Means is the least laborious and the least important of the functions actually discharged by this important officer of the House. Year after year he has been loaded, as being the bearer of burdens nearest at hand, with the conduct of every piece of experimental legislation or administra tion in which the House from time to time has been indulging ; and the result is that , he is now staggering under an accumulation of duties that may well bring the most active and robust man to a standstill, and envelop the most acute and clear intellect in a muddle. Besides being chairman of all committees in the house, Mr. Massey was chairman of all committees on unopposed bills out of the house ; and, it was, in addition, his func tion to examine thoroughly all p r i va t e bills, whether opposed or unopposed, and to communicate, if he deemed it necessary, with the chairman of the com mittees on unopposed bills with regard to any points to which he thought the attention of th e i r com , mittees should be specially directed. These duties involve great power and great responsibility, which will be largely augmented should the plan of Col. Patten, brought before the house at the close of last session, be carried into effect. Such being the duties, the power, and the responsibility of the Commons' Chairman of Committees, we entertain a strong opinion that the position conferred by hold ing it ought to be a much higher one than it is. It ought to be such that no member of the house, bar ring the actual leaders on either side, would consider it a sacrifice to accept the office. We know that the late Sir Robert Peel strongly entertained this view. He considered that the chairman of committees ought to be a Privy Councillor, with a salary of not less than £3,000 a year, and a residence in the house. In this Parliament, so near its end, it may not be worth while to make so large a change as we have suggested, but we trust that on the assem bling of a new Parliament measures may be taken to give to the office of chairman of committees that prestige and importance which will induce first-rate men to seek it as a stepping-stone, instead of re garding it, as they are now apt to do, as a siding for shunting politicians. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT NORTHERN. The directors of this company have determined to recommend to the proprietors, at the general meet ing on the 25th inst., to declare a dividend for the half-year ending the 31st of December last at the rate of £8 15s. per cent. per annum on the original stock of the company, giving for the half-year £4 7s. 6d. per cent. to the original stock, £3 per cent. to the B stock, and £5 15s. per cent. to the A stock. These rates will make the dividend for the whole year 1864 as follows :—£7 2s. 6d. per cent. on the original stock, £6 per cent. on the B stock, and £8 ss. per cent on the A stock. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LOVE'S CONFLICT, a Novel, by FLORENCE MARRYAT (daughter of the late Capt. Marryat, KN.), Ia NOW READY at all Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. SOUTH DEVON A telegram from the secretary of this company states that the directors have agreed to recommend the declaration of a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 34 per cent. per annum, carrying for ward a balance of £1,337. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The report of the directors of this company states that the amount of capital on 31st Dec. last on which dividend or interest was payable out of re venue, exclusive of the leased lines, was as follows : consolidated stock, £12,093,594 ; guaranteed and preference stock £3,171,442; loans, 4,798,148; money in advance of calls, £192,187 ; total £25,255,371. The expenditure charged to capital for the past half year, exclusive of new lines amounted to £128,352. The expenditure on the new lines dur ing the half-year had been £188,835. The revenue account for the half-year showed that the total re ceipts amounted to £1,041,635, against £971,509 for the corresponding half of 1863, showing an increase of £70,126. The total expenditure amounted to £430,725, against £412,811, showing an increase of £17,914. The balance of revenue applicable to the payment of dividend on the ordinary stock of the company was £371,577, and out of this amount the directors recommended the proprietors to declare a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, less income-tax, and to carry forward the balance, £8,769, to next half-year's account. The marked increase in the company's revenue, referred to in last half-year's report, was continued up to the month of September last ; but the fluctuations in the cotton-market had again prejudically affected the trade of the district, and for a time diminished the traffic receipts, both in Lancashire and York shire. The permanent way of the company had for some years had the serious attention of the directors, as, owing to tile increased weight of engines, car riuges, and waggons, and of the loads moved by them over the railway, the wear and tear of the rails was very great ; and the result of careful in vestigation had led the directors to the conclusion that for localities where the traffic was heavy steel rails had many and decided advantages over the common iron rails, lasting very much longer, and, in the end, proving cheaper. Acting upon this con viction, they had directed steel rails to be laid down at all those places where an ordinary rail would be worn out in less than two years' time. The estimate of the probable amount which would be required during the current half-year for the extension of stations, for land, and for rolling stock was as follows : Extension of stations, including land, £75,000 ; rolling stock, £50,000 ; together, £125,000. The line uniting the Victoria and Salford stations was approaching completion, and the works for enlarging and improving the Victoria station were progressing, but not in some portions of the works so rapidly as the directors could wish. These works, when completed, would not only be a great public accommodation, but would be very advantageous to the company. The directors were much gratified at having a proposi tion made to them by the Great Eastern Railway Company for the construction of a line of railway, on joint account, from Long Stanton—a place about six miles north of Cambridge—through Peterborough and Lincoln, to join the company's railway at Askern, passing through a rich agricultural county singularly singularly well adapted for the constructdionofoex first-class trunk line, cheap in execution an the e en tw t o gradi boa e r h d ts s had The been resui t th of e in length, h branch with a ndee g p otia . ti o o f ns b b i e ll tz e b e y n referred to, about 113 miless rom which it was proposed to constructotlite. trunk line H axe y, passing over out of it of about 13 miles crow le to the port of Goole, an easy district between .tin the company's system of thus completely um upwards of 400 miles in length, with the railways, upwar— - Great Eastern system, which now represented up wards o f 660 miles of railway, occupying ev giv ing access not only to L on d on, with its ounse ra t ies orts on the south-east s ea b oardof England. and i m portant dock accommodation, but also to nu merous p, c The total mileage of the new lines, including junc tions with other railways, was 132 mil es. Th e two companies 00 i n , 0 00, is to equal following was the basis of th e arrangement between the be provided b nies Y th—le T e capital, amounts, and the undertaking to be managed by LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Coleman-street-buildings, Moorgate-street, Mr. J. Clay, M.P., in the chair. The report was unanimously adopted. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Laver, formal resolutions were passed declaring dividends at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on £3,062 B stock ; at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num on the £31,850 stock A ; and at the rate of 5 per cent., together with 1 per cent. on account of arrears, making 6i per cent. per annum, on £247,737 stock B for the past half-year, subject to the usual indemnity to the directors with regard to the pay ment of the arrears. On the motion of Mr. Hemming, a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the pro- ceedings Naval and Military Intelligence. _ - Lieut.-Col. J. R. Gibbon, C. 8., has been ap pointed to the command of the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, in succession to Lieut.-Col. G. H. Vesey, who has been transferred to the 9th Brigade. The strength of the Depot Brigade has been augmented by the arrival at headquarters of No. 18 battery from Woolwich. Detachments of non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers have proceeded from the headquarters of the Royal Engineer establish ment, Chatham, to Portsmouth, for the purpose of augmenting the 3d company of Royal Engineers to its proper strength. The Bth company of Royal Engineers, which has recently arrived at headquarters, Chatham, from China, has been raised to its proper strength from the depot companies at Brompton barracks, preparatory to its departure for Woolwich, where it will relieve the 9th company. Capt. M. J. Wheatley, from the London district, has been ap pointed to take the command of the Bth company, prior to its leaving Chatham for Woolwich. Yesterday, in accordance with divisional orders, the whole of the officers and men of the Royal En gineers at headquarters, Chatham, were assembled on the parade ground at Brompton barracks for the purpose of hearing promulgated the finding and sentence of a court-martial which assembled a few days previously for the trial of Colour-Sergeant A. Phillips, one of the Staff instructors employed on the field works, on a charge of unlawfully absenting himself from his duty when employed on the field works and remaining absent for seven hours. The Court sentenced him to be reduced to the rank and pay of a sapper, and his chevrons were at once removed. An Admiralty order was yesterday received at Chatham, raising to the rank of commissioned officers the three senior warrant officers at that dockyard—namely, the boatswain of the yard, the master-rigger, and the boatswain of the floating sheer-hulk, under the terms of the warrant recently issued by the Admiralty. A court martial assembled in Hamoaze on Friday last on board the Royal Adelaide, for the trial of C. F. F. Palmer, commander, and C. M. Hammond, master, of the paddlewheel steam-sloop Virago, for negligently navigating the said sloop on her voyage from Bermuda to England, between the 13th and 16th of January, 1865. The court was composed of Capt. Ewart, of the Cambridge ; Capt. Lambert, Lip erpool ; Capt. Willis, Prince Consort ; Capt. May, Canopus; Capt. Phillimore, Defence ; Capt. illos; Tremlett, Impregnable; Capt. Vansittart, Areha Palmer and Capt. Gordon, Cadmus. Commandder ir. was defended by Mr. Beer, solicitor, Ham mond by Mr. Hewitt. The proceedings a to a close yesterday. Commander Hammond was dis missed from the service, and 311'•_ as master and sentenced to lose two years' seniority ne Palmerr e was brought to be severely reprima nded pEtas.wje.rec in. ade on Mon daye.uts Byng, to the Niger ; Commander East, to be Inspecti ng at the Admiraltyj: c Coastguard; W. E. Ch own, paymaster for se rv i ce o The following appoint w m_ a. of the Acorn, n vv the er to paym asz .„„. j. mayne, assist.-paymaster, additi onal, shore ; W. Commander to the Acorn , . C. W. Ki ng , ass i st. -paymaster in charge, to the Acorn ; C. Gribble, assist.-pay mas t er , to t h e Dauntless ; W. Durti n , c hi e f engineer, to the Niger ; W. 11. Edwards, engineer, to the Niger ; E. Wimshurst, first-class assist.-engineer to the Niger ; and C. Lawrence of the Defence, promoted to first-class assist.-engineer. The following ap pointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : —Lieut R. Woodward and Lieut. J. A. Boxer, to the Niger ; Lieut. Hugh S. Baillie to the Liverpool ; Sub-Lieut. F. Gaskell to the Niger ; C. H. Herring midshipman to the Sutlej ; Francis C. Brown and E. P. Statham, midshipmen, to the Niger; W. Tooker, master's-assist., to the Niger ; and G. S. Keigwin, master's-assist., to the Lizard. REPRESENTATION OF LAMBETH.—In anticipation of a vacancy in the representation of the borough of Lambeth being caused by the retirement of Mr. W. Williams from Parliamentary life, Mr. Cave, who was sheriff of London and Middlesex the year before last, has announced his intention to become a candidate in conjunc tion with Mr. H. Doulton, one of the sitting members. Mr. Hinde Palmer, Q.C., son-in-law of the Right Hon. C. Tennyson D'Eyncourt, who for so many years represented the borough, is also mentioned as a candidate• Loudon : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. 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