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COGNAC BRANDY. _This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest "RUCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Bold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by 'le Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale S, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET. LONDON, W. Ei Observe the Red sky Seal, " Pink Label, and Cork branded nahan's LL Whi. N°. 22,703. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1865. PRICE 4d STAMPED sd: ~. 10 PERSONS SEEKING LANDED .1 ESTATES, AND COUNTRY RE 3IDENCES, OR:RETOLD AND TOWN LEASEFIOLD INVESTMENTS, AND '''t,OPER. VIES GENERALLY— iPrO, HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls roughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, 3 ,0 ; 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. IC. and 11. Lumley's I'REE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection .?! landed and house properties now in the market, from lue nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. ..owrtErts OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em ;ace the oppot unity that the medium of this Register b tiords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the F-state Offices, 07. Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. ,tuley can in most cases introdace Immediate customers where the property is of an eligible char& ter, thereby avoid the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon 'eniences, raERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur enuer is introduced through ‘fessrs. Lumley's Agency, 41 4 then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67 Chancery-lane, London. THE FINANCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Lim] tea FOR LIFE, FIRE, AND - GUARANTEE. ''''corporated under the Companies Act, 1862, which limits the liability of each Shareholder to the amount of his Shares. Firstl One Million, in 50000 Shares of .£2O each. Issue 25,000 Shares, with power to create 10,000 Special Foreign Shares of 500 francs each. Deposit £1 per Share on Application, and £1 to be paid (11 Allotment, beyond which no further Call is contem plated. DrnEcrons. The Right Hon. Lord• Viscount Malden, 39, Lowndes- B treet, Belgrave-square, and Loudwater House, Rickmans lrorth, Herts. William Watson, Esq., Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, "irector of Bristol and Exeter Railway. Thomas Pain, Esq., Ugford, Wilts, and Windham Club, Bt. James's-square, Director of the Salisbury and Yeovil Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Austen, J.P., Huntspill Court, Somerset. The Rev. James G. Curry Fussell, 16, Cadogan-place, "eigrave-square, and the Chantry, Frome. , s. Pr a ncis F. Jeyes; Esq., 28, Parliament-street, and Castle "A Ealing. Arthur Palliser, Esq„ Fulham. William Watson Prole, Esq., 1, Kensington Park gardens East. Rugh Ward Saunders, Esq., J.P., Chobham House, kgshot. James Syddall, Esq., Manufacturer, Manchester. With power to add to their number. ,Influential gentlemen are forming Local Boards in L iverpool, Manchester, and other important towns. C OUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION FOR FRANCE. PRESIDENT-M. le Due de MELFORT, Paris. . 0 1. le Prince Adam Wiszniewski, Rue Castiglione, Paris. U. le Marquis de Bethisy, Ancien Pair de France, Rue 'Le l'Universte, Faubourg St. Germain. Vt. le Comte de Bongars, Ancien Capitaine d'Etat-Major, v i. ....°Plietaire Rue St. Dominique, Faubourg St. Germain. M. le Comte de Montblanc, Rue de Tivoli, Paris. M. Eugene Decamps, Ancien Avocat h la Cour do Cas "'Lion, et au Consiel d'Etat, Rue La Rouchefoucauld, Paris. Horrerre, Maire de Paris, 2d Arrondis' ement, Admi llistrateur de la France Maritime, Rue Richelieu, Paris. Messrs, Charles L a ffi wa ndfe IN PARIS. t Co., 48 bis Rue Basso du • Rem art. J CONSEIL UDICAIRE. R. Lion Jaybert, Docteur en Droit, avocat b. la Cour Imperiale de Paris, 12, Rue Vivienne. MANAGER IN PARIS. Mons. L. M. de Bigouse, 2, Rue Chabanais. ~,tOUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION FOR ITALY. ntEsIDENT—M. le Prince CHARLES PONIATOWSKI, Grand Croix, &c., Florence. 11 f. le Comte. Paul Tolomei, Prefect of the Palace of his Majesty the King of Italy. M. le Marquis Lotteringo Della Stufa, Inspector-General uz the Household of his Majesty the King of Italy. Flor ence. Sebastian Fenzi (Mes sr s. E. F enz i an d C o .), B an k ers , p i ll le Baron French (Messrs. French and Co.), Bankers, .orertee. BANKERS. Messrs. E. Fenzi and Co., Florence. entlemen of high position are forming Councils of Ad tainistration in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE MAURITIUS. n The ouncil. Hon. Sir Gabriel Fropier, Member of the Legislative ' 1 ,, The Hon. He nr y H oen i g , Avocat, Member of the Legis trnive Council. -Ole Hon. Christian Niche, Proprietaire, Member of the Le gislative Council. Sir Colleville Barthlay, Treasurer-General. lienry Barlow, Esq., President L'Union Mauricienne °Cidt6 d'Assurances Mutuelles. John Brodie, Esq., Deputy Mayor of Port Louis. Geffroy, Esq., Notaire. E. leery, Es, • Nas, Esq., q Avocat. E. President of the Chamber of Agriculture. BANKERS. The Oriental Bank, Port Louis. MEDICAL COUNCIL. Le Docteur Pastourd, Port Louis. Lo Docteur Rogers, Port Louis. GENERAL DrnEcrou. I , U. L L ouis.e Compte de Suzainnecourt, 15, Rue do la R e i ne , qt MEDICAL OFFICERS IN LONDON. Frederic Bird, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.P.E., 13, Grosvenor 4teet, London. Tholnas B. Crosby, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S., 23, Finsbury- Ai , and 13, Fenchurch-street, London. Kr ee ~1 - iat n iel Wane, M.D., M.R.C.P., 20, Grafton-street, Bond- MEDIUMS CONSULTANTS A PARIS. Le Professeur Trousseau, Rue Caumartiu, 7. dee-Docteur Barth, 316deein de l'Hotel Dieu, 7, bis, Rue Saints Peres. CONSEIL MEDICAL A PARIS. 1 4 10 3 Docteur Higgins, Chevalier de 1a Legion d'Honneur, 'lle do Rivoli, 212. , 4 3 Docteur Leclere, Rue Joubert, 85. t„ re " 3 Docteur Portefaix, Medecin en Chef de la Manufac " Imperials des Tabacs, Rue de Rivoli, 47. BANKERS. The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, London. The National Provincial Bank of England, and Aranches. b The hes North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool, and Qrane. AUDITORS. b Alexander Robertson, Esq„ General Manager, National *tervincial Bank of England, Threadneedle-street. Jesse Hobson, Esq., Star Assurance Society, Moorgate czeet BROKERS. Francis Burnand, Esq, County Chambers, Cornhill, +4ondon. Messrs. G. and T. Irvine, 7, India-buildings, Liverpool. H. Lancashire, Esq., 2, Victoria-street, Manchester. xi. J. Sayce, Esq., Corn-street, Bristol. SOLICITORS. Ittessrs. Edwards and Co., Delahay-street, Westminster. • Ilessrs Hancock, Sharp, and Hales, 25, Birchin-lane, .o. tessrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Liverpool. MANAGER. Charles C. Green, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. lqo. 60, King William-street (opposite Eastcheap), Lon doh, E.C., and 5, Rue de L'Echelle, Paris. „, 1 -• This Company was established last year for the pur '"se of extending the benefits of Life, Fire, and Guaran te busin es s generally throughout G rea t B r it a i n , F rance , Eu rope, India, the Colonies, and other parts of the world, rnd to offer greater facilities for effecting the same at such easdnable rates as experience has found to be safe and l',lActicable ; the Company having already done a large ,'"keunt of business in this country, and established influ tlilltial Boards in Paris, Florence, and the Mauritius, with a e ° , ll sand active agents throughout France, they now come b ere the public for the purpose of still further extending ~eir operations at home and abroad. t 4 . Life Assurance has made rapid progress in this coun tte timing the last twenty years, yet at the present time 4 1,7'e is not 7 per cent. of the population assured, and eleugh it is beginning to attract serious attention in tti c auce, Belgium, Germany, and Italy, yet there is not in Europe 2 per cent. of the population assured ; there is Nerefore no limit to the vast field open to this Company ; 41 (1 it only requires care, energy, and perseverance, with / 7,eful attention to the interests of the Assured, to obtain t:, ll siness unlimited in amount, with proportionate benefits ;ea shareholders and the public. '. 1 .• The Life Policies of this Company are indisputable. e ,'° l l2' and fraud alone excepted. pr. • The Profits will be divided in the following manner, ;4. :—To the Shareholders, Five per cent. interest, .pay ,ti e half-yearly, and all the profits of the general business 4 4 41 7, with Twenty per cent. of the Life Profits divided 4 bonus every five years. To the Assured for Life Ahsety per cent. of the Profits as a Bonus every five years, to ell may be applied in making the Policies payable dur une life, in reduction of Premiums, or by addin g th e Put to the Policy. p ro /IRE INSURANCE.—It is well known that there is linedountg to upwards of Two Thousand Millions 4. — in this count uninsured;alone and in France there is 14atill greater amount and as the Duty on Fire 4 1I ra, lace will no doubt be shortly taken off, or reduced to gl„Per cent., the increase in this business will be very O an d offer ample and profitable employment for this fl t e P a_yn G i „' GUARANTEE.—There are only two old-established th;: r alltee Societies in England, and in other countries th a n e la no institution of the sort ; it is, therefore, believed ti there is ample room for the Company's operations in branch of business—viz., Guaranteeing Government kla ltr acts, Government Officials, Receivers in Chancery, 00 1 ,,,0,f Rents, and of all persons requiring Security ; the fa e ;'p l ,er-guaranteeing private Sureties, and offering greatey t , O lilies to Bankers, Merchants, Railway, and all Public eiaX,Panies, for obtaining Security for the honesty of their claf' ° Y 4 3 upon moderate terms, with the certainty that all hit h 4 is will be fairly met and promptly paid. There has arid, er t, been a feeling of uncertainty upon these points, Rot, in consequence, Guarantee Societies have not alto tora er superseded private suretyship. In order to coup thi4ct this feeling, and give greater confidence to the public, ;le • (: ' l uPany proposes to refer all doubtful claims to the y e ri:• °ll cf competent mercantile men, who will, assisted th, 4, e Directors, examine and settle the amount to be paid, lap s all litigation; and it is believed that a Cora- Ao r t e stablished upon this basis will meet with the sup tocia,lld confidence of the mercantile wo r ld. T o employs sae s O ng security advantages will be offered for the Assur !Jag llk h ef their Lives in connection with the Guarantee reduced scale of premiums, so that while secur lo fueir employers they will at the same time be provid torks't, their families in case of death on more favourable 7 ~,than it is possible to do in any other way. !fita:bi - . 11 „e influential Councils of Administration already ,lho ge 'sued in Paris, Florence, and the Mauritius, with '";11.r o Il e'w in course of formation in the chief States of to e it, will, it i s b e li eve d , ena bl e thi s C ompany not only pla te ' t :,tul the bu s i ness o f Life and Fire I nsurance , b u t a l so kit:” 'da a , position to negotiate concessions of works of y, and to assist State and individuals in the development of theb beneficial undertakin in this and other con B.—TABLE SHOWIN, IN THE FOLLOW ENGLAND AND Fl Name of Office. 'Argus ..... Atlas County . Liverpool and London Mercantile Commercial Union Royal Exchange Royal (Liver pool) London • Sun Union Rock Law Life . ,Star 'Nationale. Generale Union Paternelle r resources, by tgs to capitalist, npanies. 'G THE PRESE: VING ASSURA 'RANCE :- Amount paid per Share. £4 0 0 5 10 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 Z5O 0 0 11 10 0 86 0 0 381 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 1 5 0 1,000 francs. 7,5 „ 1,010 „ 100 „ 9. The security and value of investments of this descrip tion may be estimated by the above Table, which shows the extraordinary and permanent inc rease 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. 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 Offices, 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. 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. To be retained by , the Bankers. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Financial Insurance Company (Limited), 60, Bing 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, your obedient servant, Name in full Address Usual Signature Date THE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' DIRECT iRY FOR 1865. Post free, 21s. Charles Barker and Sons, 8, Blrehin-lane, Cornhill, 8.C.; and Groombrldge and Sons, 5, Paternoster-row, London, E.C. T HE IMPERIAL MERCAN TILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. Capital subscribed, £5,000,(00. Paid up, £50',000. DIRECTORS. JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., Chairman. Xenophon Balli, Esq. Charles Nelson, Esq, E. J. Coleman, Esq. G. G. Macphers in, Esq. Mr. Alderman Datin. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. James Dickson, Ei.q. Sir S. Scot', Bart. P. D. Hadow, Esq. H. D. Seymour, Esq., M.P. J. 0. Hanson, Esq. Joseph Thornton, Esq. W. H. Hartord, Esq. F. G. Wcit norland, Es 1. a. F. liolroyd, Esq. Alfred Esq. J. G. Romero, Esq. M. Zarifi, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. MANAGERS. Henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. A shurst, Morris. and Co., and Messrs. Edwards and Co. The ASBOCI Mon receives money on deposit for fixed periods. Makes advances on approved securities. Negotiates Loans, and undertakes Gen.rat rinanelal Busi ness. W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. Crosby House, 96, Bishopgate-street Within. CITY SHOW-ROOM FOR GLASS AND CHINA, 117, HOUNDSDITCH. T DEFItIES and SONS' TABLE GLASS , t.. 1 • Cut and Engraved, of the choicest designs. JDEFRIES and SONS' DINNER, DESSERT, • and Tea Ware, of the newest patterns. T DEFRIES and SONS' LUSTRES, TAZZAS, t.l • and Flower Vases for the present season. 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Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 78. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d ,or sent free for 54 stamps. It I s most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPIL A. roRY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 54 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which , peedily produces whiskers and chickens hair. Bs. 6d.; sent free fors4 stamps.—ALES. ROSS, 248 , High Holborn, London. Essay 311 Hair, Id. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness &o 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stimps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Elolborn, London. ALEX. 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This Institution is designed to suipply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphal 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 01 situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the inereast g applications through the recent storms and loss f life at sea, and to enable them even ually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sfolors 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 the Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77; Cornhill. SWEETING, Hon. Sea CHARLES NASH, Sec. Naval and Military Intelligence. the ln A a d c d c e o r r , d L an o c ous e w t t 1 ] ; s o r t d: o e r r , s a received o n a k t o y C , hath a paddle wheel steamers, will proceed to-day to the Vic toria 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 iron troopship Urgent, 1,981 tons and 400-horse power, Capt. Samuel Henderson, arrived and made fast at the Royal Arsenal Pier, Woolwich, yesterday morning, having disembarked troops a from Plymouth on distribution. the previous day at South ndfibution. Soon after the en dGravesend arrival of the Urgent at Woolwich she was officially f inspected by C apt. 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 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. Nicols, J. S. Bradshaw, 11. 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 from India. She will then proceed to Queenstown. 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 antum. 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.-3'V.-L. Freenan stole -Au, ceiver, is about to retire on superannuation on the abolition of the office as above stated. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, NORTH BRITISH. 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 21 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 5 per cent. The joint purse arrangement with the 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- Ptily'S cciniiibilton To forth-bridge beg £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. _ _ 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. lie 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. 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. HOLL4ND seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to, and the proceedings terminated. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN. The hall-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday in Dublin ; Mr. Ennis, 3/1.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 Castlemaine 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 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. Receipts. Railways. ~........—A—T h, ---.............._. 1865. 1864. 1865 1864. Z £ Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 2,113 1,865 Belfast and Comity Down 49 49 798 (570 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,064 1,963 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 5,776 6,611 Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon 2O 20 323 313 Cork, Blackrook, & Passage 6l 65 123 123 Cork and Youghal . 32/ 321 423 412 Cornwall 651 651 1,512 1.600 Deeside l7 17 291 204 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,327 1. 3 75 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,480 1.377 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 9ll 911 2,15) 2.060 Furness, &c 5O 5 ) 3,171 3,261 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern_ _ Great North of Scotland .,d 93 99 2,803 2,451 G t. Northn. & Weatn. (Irel.) n n t 430 649 rit.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) B B7l 8738 7,609 7.112 Great Western 1225 118 61,568 59,525 Inverness & Aberdeen June 1171 1171 1',102 "1 825 Inverness & Perth Junction 1114 1194 1,266 910 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,661 1.3 7 8 Kent Coast 27 27 510 480 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 402 36,302 35,493 Limerick and Ennis... 21.1 . ..„ Atl7-: _ in- Limerick and` ognes - 42 24' • - 64 OS: Llanelly , ;• 2 1 - 46 4 - '677 635 Llynvi Valle London & N orth-Western 1274 1244 99,178 95,220 London and Blackwall 54 54 1,742 3,732 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 267i 2614 15,529 12,`403 London, Chatham, & Dover 724 724 4,613 4,458 Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 101 1,750 1.11,0 Lon., Tilbury, & Southend ilan.,Shefffeld,&Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.Si Altrincham 94 94 1,279 1,295 Ilaryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,433 1.531 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 8634 641 45,757 44,176 Midland G tWestn. of Irind 282 2591 4.484 4,731 Monkland 7ll 711 1,554 1.6 1 11onmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,770 2,741 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 10E9 1095 55,916 51,971 North London 9 9 3,302 3,435 North Staffordshire 254 251 7,829 8.705 Rhymney l9l 191 1,039 975 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,090 4.:48 Somerset and Dorset 65 66 , 79 534 South Devon . 791 751 3.593 3,340 South-Eastern 3OB 306 19,266 18.166 Taff Yale 57 57 6,126 5,913 Ulster Vale of Clwyd .. l - 10 ' IM )77 Vale of Neath 431 431 2,770 2,651 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 320 314 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,209 974 West Cornwall 27i 27i 723 76) W.Hartlepool IlarbrAßail s2} 52i 4,133 3.F85 W'haven,Cleator,& Eg,rnint lO 10 645 74 ) Whitehaven Junction l3 13 970 I,' 26 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 811 1,952 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 32,574 33,051 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 266 261 330 303 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 1851 1851 Central Italy lB3 167 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 185 4,495 4,06 ) Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1( 81 5,253 4,6.8 Eastern of Prance .... 1176 1428 61,550 56,948 Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 133.5 24.115 2',025 Great Central of Belgium 295 272 6,077 4.886 Great Indian Peninsula s\ 3 553 21,935 12,699 Great Luxembourg 134 134 4,58: 4.2.17 Great Southern of fndia Great Western of Canada 345 315 8,554 14,534 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant 6B) 650 19,409 21.272 Northern of Canada .... ..... Northern of France ...... Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1907 1781 125,723 116,385 Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 6:1,889 63.541 "ernambuco 774 .77j 1. 461 1,263 ...._ Sande. . 1t,5 103 2,:.46 2,145 Do. Punjab, eta . 3! 3! 2,7 3.3 South Austrian, Jac .. 1647 1527 5 1 ,116 48,2.9 Southern of France €23 770 '46,561 25,308 Victoria West & N-Wn. of France .. 1011 0 1 4'2:75.a- The Russian Position in Central Asia, 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.4043144:404-thCof their ... 0714 7 _ mercial relatione-z-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-Soul, 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 Paging 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, offering a compacter medium and elc tnents of social ,Z organisation which facilitate the esi tblishment of regular and stable relations. Such are-. the conside rations which have caused the establis] iment of the new frontier. It follows that the ob !ject is not to extend our limits, but to close them ; n o t to create distant complications with savage peoples, but to place ourselves in contact with populations capable of understanding the advantages of peace and corn 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 consolidat9, and if he was not allowed to finish the works ill a riroper manneripe would not be responmible!foi-any defect in the works. Mr. ROACH moved that the correspondence bo en tered on the minutes. The contractor had been ob stinate, and he must obey the orders of the Board. Mr. BIDGOOD said it was all very well to pounce down on the contractor and use harsh words. They must bear in mind that it was not the obstinacy of the contractor, butrather 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. SAUNDERS 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 fromthe 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 lie 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 The other business 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 Smee in the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by adverting to the death within the previous 48 hours of their late manager, Mr. 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 mode 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. The 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 the report disclosed. They had largely i ncreased the num ber of loans ; their business generally was re a lly an d sub stantially augmenting, and there was every prospect that 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 way very great good was frequently done,and some times persons were saved from ruin. And the experience of the office proved that loans made is 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. Dix. 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 lIA3IILTON.—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 doomed 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. We 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. ... ~ pa • -- • noVitrii: - ...f • - ••••., - • • C . 3 GTI Ei