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(/ REMEMBER WE WAIT SUPPER ::_. --e-- FOtt lull , after the Pantomime, at EVANS'. Fail -- ( t au! • , . _ KINAIIAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC ( 7* . i 7.= e ~celebrated Old BRANDY. -0 This IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest -v. , e 'FRENCH BRANDY, 44., It 14 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. -- S Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by ✓ til e Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale lit o 8 , GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. No. 22,703. O „ Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded =a.m, -- kinahan's LL Whisky." devel . opment of their resources, by introducing sound and . O beneficial undertakings to capitalists and finance companies T 5 PERSONS SEEKING LAND . ESTATES, ToWN AND COUP, TRY RE 3IDENCES, B.— TABLE SHOWING THE PRESENT VALUE OF SHA RE S tRIEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND f 'ROPER I'IES GENERALLY— IN THE FOLLOWING ASSURANCE COMPANIES IN O th roughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, 1 a e C hancery-lane, • 67, C London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's Increased 1 YREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection N emo o f Off i ce. Amount paid Present Value °I lauded and house properties now in the market, from per Share. Value. per the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cent. ✓ cottage with its few acres. - 1 k OWNERS OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em- Argus ..... .. £4 0 0 £5O 0 0 1,250 ",„.race the oppot sanity that the medi um o f this Register Atlas 5 10 0 11 10 0 103 o Vlords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the County lO 0 0 86 0 0 760 o atate Offices, 47, Chanclry-lane, London, as the Messrs. . imperil ..... 50 0 0 38} 0 0 668 Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate. customers Z 3 : Liverpool line ) i llere the property is of an eligible ()tiara ter, thereby avoid- 74 London. "2 0 0 915 0 387 t s 'v-1' the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon- 1 Mercantile 'enierlees. Commercial I ,:I'ITER E IS NO CHARGE i ncurre d , un l ess a t enan t or p ur - o Union 3 s hyer is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, ° RoyalExchangc 103 0 0 295 0 0 195 - 4 41 then onlythe usual moderate commission. 4 :. 4 , Royal (Liver. ` Auction and Land Offices, 67 Chancery-lane, London. c c pool) ... 1 4 London l2 10 0 45 0 0 413 k 4 ✓ THE FINANCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY , Sun lO 0 0 205 0 0 1,950 V (Limited). Union Rock - , FOR LIFE, FIRE, AND GUARANTEE. Law Life ' 4l corporated under the Companies Act, 1862, which limits Star the liability of each Shareholder to the amount of his Di ) Shares. ..3f Nationale l,OOO francs. 1.420 francs. 42 - Capital One Million, i n 50,000 Sh ares o f 4320 eac h. 0„, Generale ''' Union .. .. First Issue 25,000 Shares, with power to create 10,000 4, - . E Paternelle ff ~ 400 1 Special Foreign Shares of 500 francs each. c.) I Deposit £1 per Share on Application, and £1 to be paid ° ll Allotment, beyond which no further Call is contem- 9. The security and value of investments of this descrip- r plated. tion may be estimated by the above Table, which shows I • Now ready at .11 the Libraries. in Bvo., with numerous Illus trations by F. W. Fairholt, 215., elegantly bound, HAUNTED LONDON. By WALTER THORNBURY. Mr. Thorr.bury points out the legendary houses. the great men's birth places and tombs, the haunts of poets, the scenes of martyrdom, the battlefields of factions. The book over flows with anecdotal gossip. Mr. Fairholt's drawings add alike to its interest and value."—Notes and Queries Hurst and Blacken, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 9. The security and value of investments of this descrip tion may be estimated by the above Table,. which shows the extraordinary and permanent increase in the value of Shares in fifteen existing Companies in England, and four Companies in France, and it may be safely stated that no other description of investment offers more satisfactory results. DraEcrons. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Malden, 39, Lowndes- Street, Belgrave-square, and Loudwater House, Rickmans- Worth, Herts. William Watson, Esq., Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, uirector of Bristol and Exeter Railway. Thomas Pain, Esq., Ugford, Wilts, and Windham Club, gt. James's-square, Director of tho Salisbury and Yeovil Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Austen, J.P., Huntspill Court, S omerset. The Rev. James G. Curry Fussell, 16, Cadogan-place, " s elgrave-square, and the Chantry, Frome. rancis F. Jeyes, Esq., 28, Parliament-street, and Oastle gill, Ealing. Arthur Palliser, Esq„ Fulham. William Watson Prole, Esq., 1, Kensington Park gardens East. Hugh Ward Saunders, Esq., J.P., Chobham House, zagshot. James Syddall, Esq., Manufacturer, Manchester. With power to add to their number. Influential gentlemen are forming Local Boards in n Liverpool, Manchester, and other important towns. C OUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION FOR FRANCE. 10. These plain facts, and the very favourable circum stances under. which this Company has been established, having received the cordial support of several old-estab lished Assurance Office; and secured the services as Mana ger, of Mr. Chas. C. Green, for many years the Manager of an Assurance Company in the City, and part of the capital having been subscribed, the Directors determined some months since to commence business, and thus practically test the promises of support made from so many quarters be fore bringing the Company before the public ; and they have the satisfaction of stating that they have received 1,272 Proposals, amounting to the large sum of £1,034,431, as appears by the books of the Company ; the premiums on which they believe exceed in amount the first year's in come of many existing Insurance Offices of high standing and respectability. Advantageous arrangements have been made with an Established Fire Insurance Company for re insuring half their risks, by which nearly 600 Policies will at once be opened by the Company in that department. And in order still further to extend the operations of the Company and take advantage of the offers of new business received from various quarters, the Directors now offer the remaining Shares to the public, believing it will prove a safe and profitable, investment. PRESIDENT—M. le Duc de MELFORT, Paris. al. le Prince Adam Wiszniewski, Rue Castiglione, Paris. le Marquis de Bethisy, Ancien Pair de France, Rue de l'Universte, Faubourg St. Germain. M. le Comte de Bongars, Ancien Capitaine d'Etat-Major, el'oprietaire Rue St. Dominique, Faubourg St. Germain. M. le Comte de Montblanc, Rue de Tivoli, Paris. t. Eugene Decamps, Ancien Avocat b. la Cour de Cas °Mien et au Consiel d'Etat, Rue La Rouchefoucauld, Paris. Horrerre, Make de Paris, 2d Arrondisement, Admi tistrateur de la France Maritime, Rue Richelieu, Paris. 11. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made available towards the payment due on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be made to the Solicitors, the Bankers, Brokers, and to the Manager, at the Offices of the Company, No. 60, King William-street (opposite Eastcheap), London. BANKERS IN PARIS. 4 lessrs. Charles Laffitte and Co., 48 bis Rue Basse du Rempart. CONSEIL JUDICAIRE. M. Lion Jaybert, Docteur en Droit, avocat hla Cour Imperials de Paris, 12, Rue Vivienne. MANAGER IN PARIS. . _ Mons. L. M. de Bigouse, 2, Rue Chabanais. ~ COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION FOR ITALY. P RESIDENT—M. le Prince CHARLES PONIATOWSKI, Grand Croix, &c., Florence. Majesty le Comte Paul-Tolomei, Prefect o f th e P a l ace o f hi s the King of Italy. M. le Marquis Lotteringo Della Stufa, Inspector-General of the Household of his Majesty the King of Italy. lo M. Sebastian Fenzi (Messrs. E. Fenzi and Co.), Bankers, rence. P lor . le Baron French (Messrs. French and Co.), Bankers, ence. To be retained by the Bankers. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Financial Insurance Company (Limited), 60, King William-street, E.C. Gentlemen,--Having paid to your Bankers the sum of £ , I request you to allot me Shares in the Financial Insurance Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to become a member of the Company, and to accept such Shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me ; and I request you to place my name on the Register of Members in respect of such Shares. I am, Gentlemen 7 your obedient servant, Name in full Address Usual Signature Date BANKERS. Messrs. E. Fenzi and Co., Florence. ,Pentlemen of high position are forming Councils of Ad 'ilnistration in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE MAURITIUS. T °ll he Hon. Sir Gabriel Fropier, Member of the Legislative 'ncil. The Hon. Henry Koenig, Avoca, Member of the Legis lative Council. The Hon. Christian Wiche, Proprietaire, Member of the L egislative Council. Elhr Colleville Barthian Treasurer-General. r• fenry Barlow, Esq, President L'Union . Mauricienno '°eidtd d'Assurances Mutuelles. John Brodie, Esq., Deputy Mayor of Port Louis. Geffroy, Esq., Notaire. • Nas, Esq, Avocat. • E• leery, Esq., President of the Chamber of Agriculture. BANKERS. The Oriental Bank, Port Louis. MEDICAL COUNCIL. Le Docteur Pastourd, Port Louis. Le Docteur Rogers, Port Louis. GENERAL DIRECTOR k Le Compte de Suzainnecourt, 15, Rue de l a R e fi ne , ▪ °lt MEDICAL OFFICERS IN LONDON. ,Prederi c Bird, Esq ., M.D '7 F.R.C.P.E., 13, Grosvenor 411:eet, London. Thomas B. Crosby, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S., 23, Finsbury '.4eo, and 13, Fenchurch-street, London. %.,,Danreq. iel Wane, M.D., M.R.C.P., 20, Grafton-street, Bond- MEDICINS CONSULTANTS A PARIS. .1 4 0 Prof e s seur T rousseau , R ue C aum artin, 7. 14 € 3 Bodoni- Barth, Ite'deein de l'Hotel Dieu, 7, bis, Rue e a sin Peres. CONSEIL MEDICAL A PARIS. 14 Docteur Hi gg i ns , Ch eva li er d e l a L6gion d'Honneur, "Ite de Rivoli, 212. 4 3 Docteur Leclere, Rue Joubert, 35. Docteur Portefaix, 3f6decin en Chef de la Manufs,c -"l'e Invd r i a l e d es Tabacs, Rue de Rivoli, 47. BANKEns. The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, London. The National Provincial Bank of England, and Branches. vi 'as North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool, and —ranches. AUDITORS. 41 exander Robertson, Esq„ General Manager, National l'o'cincial Bank of England, Threadneedle-street. Jesse Hobson, Esq., Star Assurance Society, Moorgate- Btreet. Francis BLaudon.noms. s Burnand, Esq County Chamber; Cornhill, Messrs. G. and T. Irvine, 7, India-buildings, Liverpool. E. 11. Lancashire, Esq., 2, Victoria-street, Manchester. E. J. Sayce, Esq., Corn-street, Bristol. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Deiahay-street, Westminster. EM a. essrs. Hanco c k, Sh ar p, an d H a l e s, 25, Bi rc hi n -l ane, Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Liverpool. MANAGER. Charles C. Green, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. e No. 60, King William-street (opposite Eastcheap), Lon -41) E.C., and 5, Rue de L'Echelle, Paris. 1 , 0 1 . This Company was established last year for the pur t s e of extending the benefits of Life, Fire, and Guaran pbusiness generally throughout Great Britain, France, 4 , 4 , r ePe, India, the Colonies, and other parts of the world, t o . '" to offer greater facilities for effecting the same at such 'Amiable rates as experience has found to be safe and ita ct • ~ 'cable ; the Company having already done a large h e- eeitit of business in this country, and established influ titiatial Boards in Paris, Florence, and the Mauritius, with a I: f 4 sand active agents throughout France, they now come their ?re the public for the purpose of still further extending 7 operations at home and abroad. t h ,,,` Life Assurance has made rapid progress in this coun t4J during the last twenty years, yet at the present time I t h e je is not 7 per cent. of the population assured, and p,'".ough it is beginning to attract serious attention in klitece, Belgium, Germany, and Italy, yet there is not in Europe 2 per cent. of the population assured ; there is th erefor e no li m i t to t h e vas t fi e ld open to th i s Company ; r ,:ld it only requires care, energy, and perseverance, with 471r5eful attention to the interests of the Assured, to obtain ,T 3 iness unlimited in amount, with proportionate benefits the shareholders and the public. F o ' The Life Polici e s of thi s Comp an y are indisputabl e . 4 e y and fraud alone excepted. "-L'ho Profits will be divided in the following manner, kgi• .--To the Shareholders, Five per cent. interest, pay halflearly, and all the profits of the general business with Twenty per cent. of the Life Profits divided t i a, bonus every five years. To th e A ssure d f or Lif e it•f i gtY per cent. of the Profits as a Bonus every five years, 14,e,..b. may be applied in making the Policies p a y a bl e dur it° we, in reduction of Premiums, or by a ddi ng th e r rlitit to the Policy. Are' FIRE INSURANCE.—It is well known that there is ik;Perty amounting to upwards of Two Thousand Millions o ured in this country alone, and i n F rance th ere i s Vin greater amount uninsured ; and as the Duty on Fire 1 8 :l'ance will no doubt be shortly taken off, or reduced to Per c en t. , t h e i ncrease i n th i s b usiness will be very C o 04 , and offer ample and profitable employment for this 6 41 Pany. Gaa QtrARANTEE.—There are only two old-established th r :rautee Societies in England, and in other countries th a t is no institution of the sort ; it is, therefore, believed . Qv there is ample room for the Company's operations in C oat branch of business—viz., Guaranteeing Government ibarrl'acts, Government Officials, Receivers in Chancery, eci tm ° ,f Rents, and of all persons requiring Security ; the faci - I ; u e ,r - guaranteeing private Sureties, and offering greater 0 - t , es to Bankers, Merchants, Railway, and all Public th.,'Zponies, for obtaining Security for the honesty of there F ` ° Y 4 s upon moderate terms, with the certainty that all lil a tt . 4lB will be fairly met and promptly paid. There has kids r i t e been a feeling of uncertainty upon these points, teth„, l e consequence, Guarantee Societies have not alto ter ' r superseded private suretyship. In order to coup t,hi:cot this feeling, and give greater confidence to the ' R i ° mPany proposes to refer all doubtful claims to the etilax°ll of competent mercantile men, who will, assisted ti She Directors, examine and settle the amount to be paid, Aztri,. aN 'oiding all litigation; and it i s believed that a Com- Pert es tablished upon this basis will meet with the sup tectZld confidence of the mercantile w or ld. To employds 'Se e '',eg security advantages will be offered for the Assur -1.11)04 ° 1 their Li ves i n connec ti on w ith th e G uarantee .4g• th e . r educed scale of premiums, so that while secur '4 f o oi r employers they will at the same time be provid their families in case of death on more favourable r r ileall it is possible to do in any other way. e v 4 t4 . b - liT il4uentia* l Councils of Administration already Faro7,eed in Paris, Florence, and the Mauritius, with - °N'Tof formation* in the chief States of in course , s ue e x rei will, it is believed, enable this Company not only Pitte e ed the business of Life and Fire Insurance but also 14 1 1,P. it position to neo-onate concessions of wonis o "'AY', and to assist State and individuals in the j THE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' DIRECT J ltY FOR 1865. Post free, 21s. Charles Barker and Sons, 8, Birehin-lane, Cornhill, E.C.; and (iroombridge and Sons, 5, Paternoster-row, I ondon, E.C. IERCAN PILE CREDIT ON, Limited. ibed, £5,000,r00. .£5O ,COO. :MRS. .N, Esq., Chairman. Charles Kelson, Esq, G. G. lifftephers 14.15 q. W. Seholetield, Esq,; M.P. Sir S. ). Scott, Bart. H. D. Seymour, Esq., M.P. Josc'ph Thornton, Esq. 1 0 . G. West norland, 1. Alt - ed Wilson, Esq. M. Zarifi, Esq. THE IMPERIAL . ASSOCIATI , Capital subscri Paid up, DIREI JOHN CHAPMA Xenophon Ball!, Esq. E. J. Coleman, e sq. Mr. Alderman Datin. James Dickson, Esq. P. D. Iladow, Esq. J. 0. Hanson, Esq. W. G. Hartord, Esq. G. F. Holroyd. Esq. G. Homere, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. , MANAGERS. Henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ashurst, Morris. and Co., and Messrs. Edwards and Co. The &semi ition receives money on deposit for fixed periods. Makes advances on approved securities. Negotiates Loans, and undertakes General Financial Busi ness. W. C. WINTERBOTTOU, Secretary. Crosby House, 96, llishopgate-street Within. CI T Y SII 0 W- It 0 OM FOR GLASS AND CHINA, 117, HOUNDSDITCH. T DEFRIES and SONS' TABLE GLASS, t./ • Cut and Engraved, of the choicest designs. T DEFRIES and SONS' DINNER, DESSERT, cl • and Tea Ware, of the newest patterns. DEFRIES and SONS' LUSTRES, TAZZAS, ti • and Flower Vases for the present season. T DEFRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS, ei . or the Dining-room, in Bronze, Ormolu, and Silver. JDEFRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS' • in Crystal, for the Drawing-room, for Gas or Candles. JDEFRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS, • in Crystal, in the Venetian and Grecian designs, for India. JI)EFRIES and SONS' SPECIAL DESIGNS • in Lamps for India. T DEFRIES and SONS' WALL LIGHT T./ • Chandeliers, in Crystal, for India (Registered). JDEFRIES and SONS promptly execute CLUB • Mess, and Gentral Furnishing Orders of,China, Glass, T DEFRIES and SONS supply MERCHANTS tl • with Pattern Books and Special Designs. JDEFRIES and SONS have just add e d Fi ve • New Snow-Rooms to their extensive Manufactory. They have now on show the largest a.sortment in the world of the above goods of their own manufacture. MANUFACTORY AND SHOW-ROOMS, 147. Houndsditch. TIAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app:ied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is. 6d., or 20 stamps. Now ready, at any Circulating Library, SKETCHES from LIFE and JOTTINGS from BOOK. Isy W. 11. C. NATION, Author of " trifles," "Cypress Leaves,' , ezo. " Mr. Nation has considerable facility in dashing off sketches, and his 'Jottings' arecurious and entertaining. The chapter which pleases us most is named Only a Poor Player,' and narntes rapidly, and with considerable spirit, the story of David Garrick.”—Reader. " Mr. Nation is a ively writer, and can moralise in a spor tive et) le. Readers will deriver amusement from Mr. Nation s sketches, for they are vigorous and ',Wished, and contain wis dom as well as mirth."—Public Opinion. " Mr. Nation's great charm is his thorough manliness and outspoken dislike of cant and conventionality."—Tallis's Theatrical Newspaper. London : T. C. Newby, 30, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square. THE HIDDEN SIN :- 1 A NEW NOVEL. See the DAY OF REST. No. 1, now ready. - Price One Penny Weekly. Monthly Parts Od. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently- Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d.; Gentlemen's from b s . The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d ,or sent free for 54 stamps. It 1 s most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILA VORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 35. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 51 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL. which • peedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps.—ALES. ROSS, 248 High Holborn, London. Essay 3n Hair, id. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness Sze 28. 9d.; by post for 40 stimps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, is. ; sent for 14 stamps; Eye Colour,. 3s. tid., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or 64) stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 218, High Holborn. London. TEETH. Mr. ESKELL'S exclusive PATENT. The right to this patent was secured t - ) Mr. Eskell, of 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street, by a Royal seal (July 17, '860), a d can only be procurei at his residence, where speci mens may be seen, and every information can be obtained. Under this patent, artificial teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without p tin or extractions. They support loose teeth and protect tender gums; their re semblance to nature is perfect and undetectable, and they are guaranteed for mastication and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. Terms strictly moderate.-8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street ATOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and II most useful invention of the da, A GUA AM AR ELL . Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 12, Three King-court, Lombard-street, Londou, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous tint which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue -no matter at what age. The Ague Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Its, 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Goanell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princes 5 of Wales. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOO rII-PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth Powder; uives the teerh a pearl Whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the the breath. Frio 10. Cd.-12, Three King-court, Lombard otreet, London. MY FIRST PATIENT :- A NEW TALE. See the DAY OF REST. No. 1, now ready. Price One Penny Weekly. Monthly Parts 6d. WORD LORE :- A NEW ESSAY. Fee the DAY OF REST. No. 1, now ready. Price One Penny Weekly. Monthly Parts 6d. FRRORS OF JUSTICE :- A REMARKABLE TRIAL. See the DAY OF REST. No. 1, now ready. Price One Penny Weekly. Monthly Parts Cd. AMONGST OLD BOOKS : A NEW NARRATIVE. Sce the DAY OF REST. No. 1, now ready. Price One Penny Weekly. 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MADAME RACHEL, whose talents has gained for her a world-renowned name for preserving and enhancing youth, beauty, grace, and loveliness, and whose Royal Arabian, Circassian, Baths, Spices, and Perfumes ren der the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond corn parison, giving the appearance of youth and beauty to persons however far advanced in years, have caused her name to stand a marvel of the age, of which delicate and costly arts she stands the sole possesror.-47A, New Bond-street. TEETH. —Mr. ALBERT, Dentist, 34, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. ARTIFICIAL TEETH of the best quality, fixed on the improved principles, without pain, from .E 4 4s. to 48 Bs. the Set. Decayed and painful - Teeth rendered useful, and irregula rities corrected. (See Testimonials.) Established 33 years. Consultations free. jIHE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in fire years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases: F. V., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. K A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. 8. 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, fatten, 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 d ea d. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for oung girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary. Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen •street, Cheapside; or by 311esars Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Bait way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her*Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE?, KG President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLE UCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the princip`e of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is whol:y de pendent for support on voluntarycontributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in Addition to this, the average number of attendance of the .14stitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. '1 he Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent,, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer. Edward Has terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay , and Co. ; W Mame, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. , Berners-street ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFNRI).bALIT.II Secretary. • ,V) - 0 ,k c (EV QM]. • At et A ~„„( ( -411 //, - 6 \ *. ll O j ai TT, • ,-,4 11, A , 6.1 * o 6o vpitti& •- A l lllll 1 77 , IF, z, ; 04,f , RPIT. Et 2 ; \\*,\ 0 4 ;5, - -4 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1865. General Warde, C. 8., commandant, marched down to the pier yesterday at noon, embarked their bag gage, and went on board. They consisted of the following strength:—Major Bigge, Capts. Pender, J. R. Newbolt, and E. Hoare; Lieuts. J. Hartley, A. Nico]s, J. S. Bradshaw, H. R. W. Miles, and J. H. Clutterbuck ; Ensigns W. Bingham, E. Drew, T. A. Cooke, F. J. Dalton ; Assist.- Surg. E. L. Hiffernan, 245 non-commissioned offi cers and men, 37 women, and 42 children. The Urgent also embarked the whole of the baggage and the dismounted party of Major Green's C battery, B Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, likewise for Ire land, the mounted party being ordered to march on the Ist of April. She is under orders to leave Wool wich this morning at 8 a.m., and embark the depot of the 81st Regiment at Gravesend, for Gosport, to await the arrival of the regiment fiom India. She will then proceed to Queenstown. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOtIN PARRY, will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by Mr. William Brough. New scenery by T. and 11. Grieve. Every Evening., except Saturday, at 8. Saturday at' ernoon, at 3. ROYAL GALL ERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. .Unreserved seats, is , 2s. ; stalls, 2s. ; stall chain, ss. May be secured at the Gallery without fee. OPERA DI CAMERA, every Tuesdiy and Thursday Morning, and Saturday at 8. T " 0 X F O RD 6, OXFORD STREET, W. _ _ _ The Oxford and Canterbury Hxll Company (limited). ORPHEI AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song : "King of Bceotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and the spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, and t horns; the side-splitting "Couplets,'' by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; and Baal Minuet and Galop. Principal characters by Hisses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. Greene and Lascelles. And Gonoud's celebrated opera Ii'AUSI : Faust, Mons Lavessiere, the great French Tenor ; Marguerette, Miss Russell ; assisted by a Band and Chorus of Sixty Per formers. Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), W. Randall, Little tiob, Miss Kate Bate, Signor Sextillion, and the Grotesque, D'Auhans. Conductor, Mr. P. Jonghmans. Every Evening at Halt-past Seven. Admission—area, t3d.; stalls and balcony, ls.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. MISS RUSSELL be to offer her sincere thanks to her Friends and the t nblic for the liberal support she has received during the few years of her e gagement as PRIMA 1 ONNA at the OXFORD and CANTE.IBURY IIALLs, which terminates This Evening (SATURDAY), March 25. Miss Russell begs to inform Managers that she can accep Engagements for first-class Concerts and Oratorios. 1, Chin %-terrace, Kennington-road. CANTERBURY HALL The Oxford, and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, (According to Act of Parliament). CANTERBURYHALL.--EVERY EVENING at half-past Nine o'clock. R OYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus). Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. Operatic Selection, SONNAMBULA. Prima Donna, Miss ELLI,ON. RENCH, CERITO Comic--NELT.Y POWER, HA.RRIETT COVENEY. J. RS A ',TOFF, from the Theatre GSY''ll°EßS D DrE e E s ' t- 71 . • T i h o 'e u Bu, FRED.lt a ° n i d E the ELL IS TR AIS, from the Crystal Palace. Open every evening at Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GitEVILLE . Seven nlloat 'clock. ck balcony, 6d. ; area, 4d. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, established 29 years at the Bazaar,:Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL of MULLER, taken from lite, and corrected trom the Cast taken by Doctor Donovan; also a full-length MODEL of KOHL, taken at his trial now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Open, 1 t till dusk, and 7 till 10 eveni ng . Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. The new arrangements for keeping dockyard ac counts will come into operation on the Ist of April next. A new officer has been appointed in each yard, under the title of " cashier," and the office of " store receiver" has been abolished. Mr. R. G. Hobbes, who for some time has been the accountant at Sheerness, will resign his appointment on Satur day next for that of " cashier," to which office he has, at his own request, been appointed at the same salary as he received while accountant—viz., £5OO per annum. Mr. J. Horsey, senior audit clerk at Portsmouth dockyard, has been appointed accoun tant, in the room of Mr. Hobbes, at a salary of £5OO per annum, and Mr. W. L. Freenan, store re ceiver, is about to retire on superannuation on the abolition of the office as above stated. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. GRAND CASINO. CONCERT. First time in England, Gungi's new German Toy Waltz. Prince Imperial Quadrille, Huguenots, Rotert le Diable, William Tell, and a variety of Dance MUEI.O._ _ Conductor, M. LUIGI CURT/. Admission, One Shilling. Manager, M. GRENET. NORTH BRITISH. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ,ud Dining-room, consisting of a new and e,egant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Abbas er, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. imported and manufactured by JAM ES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate tue interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. The half-yearly meeting was held at Edinburgh on Thursday. Mr. Hodgson presided. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was held as read. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders upon the condition of their property. The rolling stock and permanent way were both in excellent condition, and the trains kept time with punctuality. Although some might have expected a larger divi dend than 2 1 per cent. per annum, he, for one, was contented to see it gradually increase. If the divi dend was not high, it must be recollected that every shareholder had had the option of taking up about £44 or £45 worth of preference for every £lOO of ordinary stock whieh he held, and on that pre ference stock he was getting sto 5f per cent. The joint purse arrangement with - tile Edinburgh and Glasgow had, he thought, benefited both parties, and, though the dividend of that company had increased by 1 per cent:, while theirs had only been increased by k per cent., they must recollect that the previous dividend of the Edinburgh and Glasgow had been depressed by the heavy compen sations payable on account of the Winchburgh acci dent. Of the bills this company had before Parlia ment the one of greatest importance to them was the Forth-bridge Bill. Without that bridge the traffic of this company would never be satisfactorily developed. The opposition to it was based on the questions of foundations and estimates, and on the supposed ob stacles to the navigation, but the Board of Trade report on the last point, and the evidence of. Mr. Bouch, the engineer, and other eminent engineers who would be brought to support him, would show that the foundations were all that could be desired, and that the bridge could be erected for the esti mated cost. The next scheme in point of importance was the Bridge of Tay, which was promoted by a local company, supported by the North British. The various bills before Parliament were all, he thought, susceptible of amicable adjustment as between the rival companies, except that of the Caledonian, for a line to Lasswade and Penecuick, which must be opposed as encroaching on a district which this com pany had hitherto served. The capital which this company proposed to raise for the purposes of the bills before Parliament was £565,700, this com pany's contribution to the Forth-bridge being £395,000. The above sum is exclusive of £187,500, this company's moiety of the expenses of the Tay bridge. One of the company's bills in Parliament was for an access to the Citadel station, Carlisle, in dependent of the Caledonian, and for forming a new goods station, probably along with the Midland, with which the directors thought the bonds should be drawn as close as possible. Railways. PR ACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE IZALOti Y is given by Mr. TENNAN T. at 149. Strand W.C. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL REM F DY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickli ng viliich provokes frequent coughing. In approaching cansumption effects arc truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes atter taking it. Prepared my and sold by W. L BE [VP , Chemist. F, King-W Iliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13!,d., and three quantities in one, 2,4. 9d each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 11011 E, Hampstead. Office 4. 77, Cornhill. PATRON—The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. Capt. the lion. Francis Maude, I The Rev. Canon Champneys Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in and Merchants s erv ic e an d of M ar i nes. maintains, and e ducates them fo r d omes ti c Navy and a ho me f ree o f ex p ense f or f ormer inmates y clothes,aw 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 inereasi g applications through the recent storms and loss f life at sea, and to enable them even tinily to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sa•Jors annually by casualties alone, without including taose who may perish by war Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankerP, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by tha Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. R. SWEETING, Hon. Sac. CHARLES NASH, Sec. Mr. SPROT seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr. A. ARKLAY complained that the promise of a 3 per cent. dividend had not been realised, although the anticipated addition of £2,000 a week had been made to the traffic. He thought it was time that the system of amalgamations, leases, and extensions was at an end. After some discussion on the Sunday question, the motion of the chairman was unanimously agreed to, dividends were declared as recommended in the re port, the retiring directors were re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro ceedings. of shareholders to investigate the private aff Airs of the company, and to report their opinion within a month to a general meeting to be called for the pur pose." The amendment was rejected by a large majority. A dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum for the past half-year having been declared, and Mr Parker re-elected auditor, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and the proceedings termi nated. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Miles Opened. Reoeipts. 1865 1864. 2,113 1.865 798 cm 2,061 3,963 5,776 6,611 18 659 17,285 1,77 f 1,453 343 313 323 123 423 412 1,512 1.600 291 kat 1,327 1.2;5 1,480 1,377 233 197 2,15) 2,060 3,171 3,261 8,813 8,172 28,599 26,834 35,422 31,742 2,808 2,451 440 649 7,669 7.112 61,568 59,525 1,102 92 . 5 1,266 930 1,661 1.3 7 8 510 480 36,302 35,49) 187 192 6i 95 677 6'4 428 b 96 99,178 95,2 z 0 1,742 3,732 22. 31 20,4.0 15,529 12,',01 4,613 4,458 1,750 3,11.33 997 1,010 17,596 19,9 9 1,279 1,295 1,438 1.531 2,.'.02 2,055 45,7t7 44,176 4,484 4.731 1,554 1,6 1 2,770 2,741 WATERFORD AND WEXFORD. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday at the offices, Gracechurch-street—Sir C. P. Roney in the chair. Mr. H. W. Wood, the secretary, read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said arrangements were being made for the early commencement of the works, and he hoped that before their next meeting very considerable pro gress would be made in the construction of the line. Mr. J. W. HOLLAND seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to, and the proceedings terminated. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday in Dublin ; Mr. Ennis, M.P., in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was submitted. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said with respect to the traffic receipts during the past half-year, as compared with the correspond ing period of 1863, that, so far from there having been a diminution of passenger receipts, there was an excess of £1,573. The number of passengers carried during that period had been 2,000 in excess in the first class, 1,200 in the second, and 4,000 in the third ; while in the fourth class there had been a falling off of about ‘ 3,000. That falling off was no doubt to be attributed to the departure of the people from the country. It was vain to look for any solution of that perplexing question in any other motive. He found that the parcel traffic had increased about £6OO, and in order to develope that traffic they had increased the weights of parcels from 141 b. to 281 b. With regard to cattle there was no falling off from 14,100 to 13,107 head. Referring to the expenditure, he remarked that they had 48 clerks, who divided among them £l,OBB a year. They had 27 guards, who received £691 a year, and considering the arduous duties of a guard, he was satisfied that these men were underpaid. They had 57 policemen, who received nearly 471 a year, and 272 porters, whose salaries averaged 11s. a week. Now, 272 porters appeared to be a large number. His colleagues and himself had repeatedly endea voured to reduce the number, but in vain. They could not effect any reduction, because the public would complain. A long discussion ensued on the question of ex penditure, in the course of which Lord Castlemainc proposed the following amendment to the report : " That in consequence of the unsatisfactory state ments in the report now prepared, no details being given of the works on the line, and the amount of salary to each official not being given, we propose, before passing said report, to appoint a committee GRATIS ! APHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY GRATIS ! With THE SUN of );(10NDAY, April 3, will be pre sented GRATIS (with a Supplement) a MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPHED FAC-SIMILE of the whole FRONT PAGE of the NEWSPAPER I produced by means of an entirely new application of the Art of Photography. Orders received by all Newsagents, and at the " Sun" Mice. ;12, Strand. Price of the paper (wii h Supplement and Photograph) 4d. ; stamped by post, Id. I:aval and Military Intelligence. In accordance w ith orders received at Chatham, the Adder, Locu s t, Bustler, usprtolecre,eci o-dap nktoey,theVic toriapaddle- wheelwill docks for the purpose of being in attendance on the iron-clad frigate Minotaur, 26, 6,621 tons, 1,350-horse power, Mr. F. Inglis, master in charge, on the occasion of her proceeding round from the Thames to the Medway for the purposes of being equipped for sea. According to present arrange ments the Minotaur will proceed as far as Greenhithe on Monday, and bring up for the night, proceeding the following morning under steam to Sheerness. Each of the steamers accompanying her will take a supply of coal for the Minotaur. Her Majesty's screw frigate Phaeton, 39, 2,396 tons, 400-horse power, Capt. George Le G. Bow year, was put out of commission and the crew paid off yesterday, the frigate being placed in the third division of the Chatham steam reserve in the Medway. The Phaeton has been three years and a half in commission, during which period she was attached to the North America and West India squadrons. The detachment of Royal Marines, under the command of Capt. C. B. Snow, was landed at Chatham from the Lizard steamer. The whole of the continuous service men have been granted six weeks' leave of absence. From - the length of time the Phaeton has been in commission she will require some extensive repairs to both her hull and machinery before she again hoists the pennant. Her Majesty's power, Capt. troopship Urgent, 1,981 tons and 400-horse Samuel Henderson, arrived and made fast at the Royal Arsenal Pier, Woolwich, yesterday morning, having disembarked troops from Plymouth on the previous day at South end and Gravesend for distribution. Soon after the arrival of the Urgent at Woolwich she was officially inspected by Capt. Naugle, Deputy Assist. - Quarter master-Gen., R.A., preparatory to the embarkation of the left wing of the sth Fusileers, under orders for Birr, to join the remainder of the regiment. Capt. Nangle gave a highly favourable report of the general accommodation on board the Urgent, which he stated as both exceedingly clean and healthful. The troop arrangements between decks are excellent, and the spacious berths appropriated for the use of the soldiers' wives and families are fitted with a degree of comfort and attention to sanitary requirements only to be found in ships of the Urgent and Hima laya class. Since the commencement of last month the Urgent has been constantly engaged in the troop service. She has removed upwards of 5,000 men and their families from Woolwich and other stations during that period, by orders issued from the Horse Guards, under the direction of the Board of Admi ralty. The Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th compa nies of the Ist battalion sth Fusileers having been inspected on the Royal Artillery parade by Col. Mundy, acting in the absence on leave of Major 1865. 1864. Belfast and N. Counties 136 138 Itafast and County Down 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter l2l/ 1211 Caledonian 2Bll £ 62 4 Cambrian Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 6 4 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 651 651 Deeside Dublin et Belfast Junction . 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld 9ll 911 Furness, &c 5O 5 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastem,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 404 365 Great North of Scotland 93 99 (It. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 9t.Southn. & Westn.arind.) 3871 3731 Great Western 1225 118. Inverness & Aberdeen June ll7l 1171 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 1191 Irish North-Western 145 145 Kent Coast 27 27 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 402 Limerick and Ennis... 244 244 Limerick and Foynes 266 201 Llanelly 461 461 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London and Blackwall si 5 London & South -Western 470 451 Lend. Brighton, &S. Coast 267' 2614 London, Chatham, & Dover 72 721 Do. Metropolitan Extension 11 104 Lon., Tilbury, & Southend blan..Sheffielci, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 91 llaryport and Carlisle 2B 28 Metropolitan 3l 84 Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6631 641 Midland GLWestn. of Irind 262 2.591 Monkland 7ll 71/ Konmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1019 1095 55,9 i 6 61,971 North London 9 9 8,302 3,435 North Staffordshire 254 251 7,829 8.705 Rhymney 194 191 1,039 975 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,090 1.'48 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 *79 531 South Devon 791 751 3.593 3,340 South-Eastern 3OB 306 19,266 18.166 Tail' Vale 57 57 6,126 6,943 Ulster lO5/ 1051 2,417 2,384 Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 431 431 2,770 2,151 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 320 - 314 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,209 974 West Cornwall 271 271 729 76) W. Hartlepool Ilarbr.&Rail 521 521 4.136 3.685 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt, lO 10 645 74 ) Whiteh3ven J unction l3 13 970 1,120 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 811 1,052 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 32,574 33,031 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 261 261 330 303 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 18.51 1854 - - Central Italy lB3 167 - - Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 185 4,495 4,06 ) Dutch Rhenish lOB4 1(81 5,253 4,6.8 Eastern of France ll7O 1428 61,553 56,948 Eastern Bengal ......... . llO 110 1,829 - East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1335 24 145 2 ',0?5 Great Central of Belgium 295 272 6,077 • 4.886 Great Indian Peninsula 5:3 553 21,935 12,609 Great Luxembourg . Great Southern of India . Great Western of Canada 345 315 8,551 14,531 Madras. Madrid, Saragossa &Ailcant 6BO 650 19,409 21.272 Northern of Canada Northern of France. ...... Norwegian Trunk Ottoman - - Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1967 1781 125,728 116,385 Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 63,889 63.541 Pernambuco 771 , 77 1 1,461 1.263 Saluda. Do. Punjab, &a 32 32 2.7 3 3 South Austrian, &o ..... 1617 1527 5 1 .116 48,2.9 Southern of France 123 770 26,561 25,308 V,otoria West & N-Wn. of France The Russian Position in Central Asia, ..e..- ST. PETERSBURG, March 19. The Russian Cabinet has forwarded a circular to its diplomatic agents abroad, of which the following summary presents the principal features : " The position of Russia in Central Asia is analogous to that of all civilised States who, find ing themselves in contact with half-savage and nomadic tribes, are compelled —as much in the interest of their frontiers as in that of their coin- mercial relations—to take measures for imposing respect upon inconvenient and turbulent neigh bours. Such has been the task of the United States in America, of Holland in her colonies, of England in India. All have been forced to follow this course, in which ambition has very little part, and wherein the great difficulty consists in knowing where to stop. Such also, according to the Russian circular, is the reason which has actuated Russia in establish ing herself upon the one side at Syr-Daria, and upon the other at Lake Issyk-Koul, and in conso lidating these two lines by advanced posts, which have gradually been pushed forward into the heart of those distant regions, without, however, securing the permanent tranquillity of the frontiers of the empire. For, first, between the extreme points of this double line there is an immense unoccupied space, in which the frays of pillaging tribes continue to paralyse colonisation and hamper trades through caravans. Further, the constant fluctuations of politics in those countries must be considered. Turkestan and Kokhand, now united,now separated, always at war, either with each other or with Bok hara, render fixed relations and regular intercourse utterly impossible. " The circular next points out that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg is nevertheless unwilling to adopt the line of policy England has followed in India by subjugating in detail, by force of arms, the small adjoining States which have rendered themselves obnoxious to their neighbours. Russia desires not to aggrandise herself beyond measure in Central Asia, but to consolidate the organisation of the pro vinces she possesses. Taking up this point of view, the Russian Government has determined upon three principal measures. First, it has ordered that the two fortified lines, the one reaching from the Chinese frontier to Lake Issyk-Koul, the other extending from the Sea of Aral to Syr-Dari, should be united by fortified points, so as to place all the points in a position mutually to support each other, and not to leave any gap through which the invasions of the nomadic tribes can be carried out with impunity. It has been further decided that, when the line is thus completed, advanced forts shall be established in sufficiently fertile places, not only to.secure their provisionment, but also to facilitate regular coloni sation, an essential condition of the future prosperity of the country and of the civilisation of the neigh bouring tribes. Lastly, this fortified line must be fixed in a definitive manner, in order that the Rus sian Government may escape dangerous encroach ments, which, from reprisal to reprisal , would culminate in a policy of unlimited extension. " The Russian circular concludes by alluding to the mission often attributed to Russia—viz., to carry civilisation into the Asiatic countries adjoin ing the empire. Civilisation possesses no . more efficacious agent than commercial relations ; and these, which everywhere require order and stability, render a radical transformation of manners in Asia essential. Above all, it is important to make Asiatics understand that it will be more to their advantage to favour and protect trade through caravans than to plunder the traders. In allusion to this subject, the official Journal de St. Petersburg replies to an article of the Moscow Gazette. The latter paper had observed that before pursuing civilising missions in Central Asia, Russia had vital interests to protect and develop in her western and southern provinces. The official journal says :—' The object of the military and ad ministrative measures carried out in those distant regions has in no way been to extend the limits of the empire, and to fix and settle those limits by a safe and solid boundary. To realise those conditions, that frontier must present a line without solution of continuity, offer facilities for defence, provision ment, and colonisation, unite as much as possible the nomadic populations whose vicinity is always inconvenient and, lastly, stop at the point where it would encounter populations attached to the soil, k i' e-/%a-ae dzz /J,2 / ._,. ai PRICE 4d. STAMPED 5d offering a compacter medium a nd elements of social - organisation which facilitate the establishment of regular and stable relations. Sitch are the conside rations which have caused the establishment of the new frontier. It follows that the object is not to extend our limits, but to close them ; not to create to distant complications with savag e peoples, but place ourselves in contact with populations capable of understanding the advantages of peace and com merce, and of preferring them to war and pillage." Metropolitan Board of Works. The usual weekly meeting of the Board was held yesterday at the offices, Spring-gardens, Mr. Thwaites in the chair. FINANCE. The cash statement showed that the balance in the hands of the treasurer on current accounts amounted to £239,266 9s. 5d., and on deposit accounts to £350,300 ; invested in Government securities, £51,371 10s. 10d. The CHAIRMAN said he was sorry to announce that one of the collectors was a defaulter to the Board. He moved that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee. The motion was carried. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. The engineer read a long correspondence, which had passed between him and the contractors for the Thames Embankment, in reference to the quantity of material to be taken from the river and from the land for the filling up of the wall behind the embank ment, and desiring them to use equaL quantities of each, and also to take the material from the land only during certain hours. Mr. Furness complained of charges made by the Thames Conservancy for taking the material from the dredgers to the em bankment. He maintained that the material from the river was not so good as that obtained from the land. It would take a long time to consolidate, and if he was not allowed to finish the works in a proper manner he would not be responsible for any defect in the works. Mr. ROACH moved that the correspondence be en tered on the minutes. The contractor had been ob stinate, and he must obey the orders of the Board. Mr. BID GOOD said it was all very well to pounce down oh the contractor and use harsh words. They must bear in mind that it was not the obstinacy of the contractor, but rather the fickleness of the Board. The contractor had to get thousands of yards of material, and had to make his arrangements accord.. ingly. He considered it was the fault of the Board, which had varied and changed its course week after week. He hoped that they would have patience and use calmer language. Major LYON strongly condemned the conduct of Mr. Furness, the contractor, in disobeying the order of the Board in taking more material from the land than from the river. Mr. J. SAtTNDERS said they could not blame the contractors for taking care of No. 1, but the Board must also take care of No. 2—the public. They had now prohibited Mr. Furness from taking material from the land, and the Board could not be charged with fickleness, as they had ordered the contractors to use equal quantities of river and land material. It was the duty of the Board to see that their order as varied be carried out; that no injustice be done to the contractors; and also that the Board do its duty towards the public. The motion that the correspondence be entered on the minutes was then carried. A letter was read from Mr. E. Burstal, Thames Conservancy, transmitting the copy of a letter from Mr. Furness, requesting the conservators to supply barges to lighter material from dredgers to the Thames Embankment, and asking the Board whether it would pay the cost of such lighterage. The CHAIRMAN said the contractor complained that the conservators could not supply the material in sufficient quantities. It was important to see if the conservators could raise a sufficient quantity ; and if the cost of raising and conveying the material in barges was charged to the Board, they would then be able to see who was in fault. It was then decided that the net cost of raising and delivering the material from the river be charged to the Board. Mr. BIDGOOD said Mr. Furness had been charged with taking more material from the land than from the river. It might turn out on investigation that he Could not get a sufficient quantity from the river. He moved that the correspondence on the subject be referred to the Thames Embankment Committee for investigation and report. The motion was carried. The other business of the Board was of no public interest. Protector Endowment, Loan, and Annuity Company. The ordinary general meeting of proprietors in this undertaking was held on Thursday at the office in King_ street, Cheapside—Mr. Alfred Smes in the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by adverting to the death within the previous 48 hours of their late manager, Dir. J. Beadnell, upon whose character and qualifications he passed a high eulogium. The following report was read:—" The directors have much pleasure in submitting the account of the operations for the past year. Great, activity has been displayed in all the departments, and fresh agencies for the transaction of business have been opened in various parts of the kingdom. The modo adopted by this company of granting loans for a period of three or four years differs from that of banking establishments, and is not influenced in the same manner by monetary disturbances. The loan department is in a very satisfactory condition, and shows continual increase during the year; not only more advances have been made than on any previous period, but the rate of development of this branch progresses in the same satisfactory manner. From the care taken in granting loans, the per centage of loss is very small upon the sum lent. The deposit department is also satisfactory, and it is a great benefit to obtain a con stant rate of interest of 5 per cent., independent of the fluc tuations of monetary causes. Tho directors recommend that the interest on shareholders' stock be at the same rate for the current year as heretofore, namely, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum." The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders upon the increased activity in the operations of the company which si an ne d ss ge ther n e er w al a l was re s y eyery,lly prospectand sub stantially their business the report disclosed. They had l arge l y i ncreased the num berstan o ti f al l l o y an au s it would develop itself in the future in a much greater ratio than it had yet done. It should be known that, whatever the rate of interest in the market, whether high or low, this company paid 5 per cent. on deposits, which were lent out again for the advantage of the shareholders. The facilities which the company offered were important, the more so as they were afforded to a class of persons who, as a rule, did not keep a banking account, and could not obtain accommodation at a banker's. They made advances occa sionally to parents to enable them to send their sons to college, to put them out in the world, or to set them up in business. Again, if a trader desired a loan to extend his trade by the introduction of additional capital, or a clerk had from some unforeseen misfortune got into temporary diffi culties, he might send in a proposal to the Protector office, and if the directors were satisfied with the character of the applicant and his sureties a loan was at once granted, and in this wayvery great good was frequently done,and some times persons were saved from ruin. And the experience of the office proved that loans made in this way for two, three, or four years on the security of two or more responsible sureties was a perfectly safe way of investing money, and loans being repaid in the most punctual and satisfactory manner, and the assistance thus given conduced rather to habits of providence than extravagance and carelessness. As they had always money to lend, their business was be coming very large, and would, no doubt, become more pro fitable to the shareholders. In conclusion, he moved the adoption of the report. Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The directors retiring by rotation were re-elected. The auditors we) e also re-elected, and ten guineas each awarded to them for their services. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. on the shareholders' stock was then declared, and the usual compliment to the chairman concluded the proceedings. THE EFFORTS FOR A REPRIEVE ' FOR WILLIAM HAIIILTON.—At a preliminary meeting, held last evening at the Clarence Hotel, Spring Gardens, a number of gentlemen formed themselves into a committee, for the Purpose of adopting such measures as may be deemed necessary with a view of securing a commutation of the sentence of death passed upon William Hamilton. It was resolved that memorial sheets should be placed in the streets of Manchester and Salford for signature. The meeting afterwards adjourned to Monday, at 3 p.m. w e understand that the jury who found the prisoner have united in a petition to the Home Secretary for a commutation of the sentence, and this petition was taken to London by a depu tation of gentlemen yesterday afternoon. Up to last even ing 2,000 signatures had been affixed to the public petition which is being prepared.