The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-31 00:00:00

-~- MI r /~~ 9 C 4 N.I.:WSPA.PE ti. --- -, - AA W c - % "..t.- r i tti(l.vr , il:o:e' , ol.` - , 7____ ~.,,,.. - 4 „._,.•.; -...3 .undortake to. say that the broker.. etZIPOIN°P I W... ',-.l' . '',,,::, conscious that the.ittock they we , glF,:itig* - 7 weep teas incorractite should ciciv istii - - - ji - -- - -.-..-; very fact that th ere were 114,000.tale§ ol*e 3laof 18- . , cemlier More th an there were a tvf4 fYAfore ''' a 's a 44 ' n-cc' ta- thtt...qatton_Brokers' Association -cif .Liverpool. (Ap7 plause.) . . . . 15 4 4... H. MASON supported the mOtifM.. The President, ... in his opening addres s , h a d said that ~ the war in America hadlieett . hat - itcterised by barbaitties which 'Were a disgrace -". to a civilised" community. He okr. iiasoli), was exceed ingly anxious that no statement should go fprth, from. a personiullt6 president's posit 9, tending in the slightest degree to embitter the feeling exiti,pg amongst the peoplo of thellniteOtates towards the people - of this cos try. Of. course, the president- was very, careful not to place !blame upon hnel - side - more t4an - :Mother, but he was very much afraid that - an obseriation of that character might produce evil if taken up in the way he was almost afraid it would. We all deplored that great conflict, and knew that war was a barbarous thing, and the sooner it was put an end to the better, but we who lived in glass houses should . ~~Z i v //~ CRYSTAL PALACE.-GREAT TRIENNIAL . H ANDEL FESTIVAL, 1865.—The Directors of the ivrretal Palace Company and the Committee of the Sacred Ilti r i ,°„n_le Society beg to announce that the GREAT polit e the A L HANDEL FESTIVAL of 1865 will be held shc rystal Palace about the end of June. Band and Chorus, most carefully selected from Metro kneall, Provincial, and Continental sources of the highest Pgi t lea n ir iot .ep u ntation, will consist of about FOUR THOUSAND p Conductor, Mr. COS PA. t, Letters have been opened at the Crystal PalaliOyden ent:;,l"., and at Exeter Hall, Strand, London,'. for form Itr, the names of persons desirous of receiving ear y in ,r ation on the progress of the Festival, the Issue and :i ze lees of tickets, plans and arrangements of reserved seats, Letters addressed to either of the undersigned will meet U I mmediate fittention. 280. GROVE, See., Crystal Palace Company. 411 °S. BREWER, Hon. Sec., Sacred Harmonic Society. , - ~_,* • ~,,„ , ~, • . , .., , • . , , . . 4111 . ‘ ; --,• 11111111111* •,..0 ; Ir. . '-'- \ ~,._.,4.1, „ ,:,.....: ..144* ~... ~ y.... , • ...., ,_ , .. 0, -... --..-, . 1 \;,,,%:0- , s". . . , ' ..4 :VV., ~.s . ._ v ...!..- ITRlSsipeta lIM ' v /4 - CI 4 •tik. -, . 91 . , 0 `'k lilt , • \,,,, , -4 .#rop.t f / ~ L// ~.,..rs."l trael l 1 u has been Austra ll ~ 8 " appointou No. 22,655. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1865. PRICE 44 STAMPED id. ; be en sr NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " JOHN HALIFAX." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 1 voL, CHRISTIAN'S MISTAKE. By the Author of "JOHN HALIFAX, GENT LEMAN," &a Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street by the company. There were some short connecting lines at Croydon and Norwood required, and also with the South London line, and he believed that WAS all ; but there might be some schemes injurious to the interests of the company that would require attention. From what they had suffered last year and the year before in Parliament, he thought of Nei' of South volu ted A to ted Irani of clerks , prom oted the Pr°l*- EMEMBER WE WAIT SUPP E R It; FOR YOU, after the Pantomime, at EVANS'. Fail not! Manchester Chimber of Commerce. duties on the industry of the very people by whose distress India had been so largely benefitted. ~,(App lause.) Upon an occasion like this he (the dent) might remark upon the increased success will* had attended the free-trade movement throughout Great Britain. The trade of our country 22 year 4 ago was represented by 150 millions sterling per annum—it had now become 450 millions. (Applause.) The records of this chamber would one day disclose what part had been taken by its directors in bring ing about a change so important. (Applause.) Al though there might not be much left to accomplish as regards impediments in our own country, there was a great deal to be done, in which thil!!ehmnbor CRYSTAL PALACE.-TO-MORROW.- N LAST DAY BUT TWO of the WIZARD of the itT -MG R , and fiss ANDERSON.—AIso LAST WEEK of PING UP the Pekoe. Admission, One Shilling. C.,hildre n, Sixpence'. KINATIAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. The annual meeting of the chamber was held yes terday ; Mr. Henry Ashworth, the President, in the chair. This celebrated Old liiiTifVilllSKY rivals the finest FRRNCEE BRANDY, hat, in justice to the company" they ought tole free from hose contests in future. nno i n ted r r i: ce 55 ,00 e, Londov. erk in t" n Y has g bee r i don. . fr • itra, cler., mpoi nted OUTSvilliain tOnt P gr. 40°' long e 2 the „ :;lass in tu ci ° the se con id, clerk{ ° en to be 11Lg avr ; proln°te' CRYSTAL PALA C E.-SUMMER in 44D GE AMINTER.—LUXURIOUSLY WARM and DRY.— ""-kNMENTS TO-MORROW. Orehestral Band Wizard's World of Magic 2.30 It oPe-Tying Trick tltiGreat Organ rdhee.th,c!usand and one other attractions of the Palace in yarie; —the New Picture Gallery -The Fine Arts Courts, in of tii beauty unequalled in the world—The decorations Palace,goose with the 3reat Christmas Tree—Shakspere rat,- ) ;' — montanari Models—Swings, Roundabouts, Invigo sm ;Land other popular Amusements—Galleries of Models by ofr `9 B —Armour Plates and Armstrong 40-pounder lent Uniq ue 1 authority—The extraordinary Chimpanzee—'l he quarius. All these things render the Crystal ace the one place for holiday enjoyment. , —Blo n. One Shilling. Children under 12, Sixpence. ,!1 for Admission from Ten till Six o'clock, Lighted up nalt-past Six. LOVE'S • CONFLICT, a Novel, by FLORENCE MARRYAT (daughter of the late Capt. Marryat, R.N.), Io NOW READY at .111Abraries, In 3 vols. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-stmt. It i 3 Pare, Mild, Mellow, Deliciotis, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale Mr. J. SCOTT, deputy-chairs seconded the motion for 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." • the adoption of the report.. - Mr. COHEN said he thought t' - 'e state of their revenue was very satisfactory, considering the great reduction that THE COMING 'FALL IN COTTON:. Now ready, Third Thousand, price Sixpence, COTTON : the Present and Prospective Position Supply da4 Demand ConHidered. B smooxEn. London : 3flingha Royal xchange. Liver pool : Messrs. Webb a Blanc sri. Thom son and Son. %MO NEW WORK ON SUAK On Wednesday, at all Libraries, in one veil.; y Bvo, with original Portrait, engraved on Steel by. H. ADLARD, atter the Colossal Tercentenary Bust by 011ARLES BACON. Price 245. had been made in their fares. It was also gratifying that they were able to pay 3 per cent, dividend for the past half year. There were, however, items in the accounts which required attention; they had lost £2,600 on coals, they had also lost - in the course of four years £87,000 in mis cellaneous expenses and for compensation, which he hoped in future years would not occur, and that the money would go to the shareholders. The locomotive expenses had been increased by £14,000. lie took Herapath's Journal for his guide, and he found there was only an increase of five or six)niles in the length of their lines as compared with last week. Yet there were large items of increase in their expenditure. The cost of working the goods traffic was £5,000 more than in the corresponding period. The gross receipti of the goods and cattle traffic were £226,000 for last year, and the cost of working £64,000. The crease in the goods traffic was 112,000, and the I tdditio cost of working it was about 4) per cent. He found on I looking back to their accounts that the consumption of coke and coal was 21.561 b. per train mile in the June half of 1853, and in 1864 the consumption was 41.111 b. per train mile. In the half-yeari . ending June, 1853, 10,745 tons of coke and coal were con4uned, ata cost of £11,296, while in the same half-year of /863 28,17t0ns were consumed, at a cost; of £29,423, showintr , n iiii•eik i se in that item of £18,127. in 1853 £1,089,000 Mires were anti in 180 1,664,000 miles, which, according to the Rule of Three, should have cost £12,000 more, instead of £I8,000,!as shown in the accounts. The working expenses in 1853 were 391 per cent., and in 1863 50i per cent. He then read over a number of figures with a view to compare their expenses with those of other companies. The cost of the coal should be 14s. per ton. instead of 17s. per ton. But one of the principal charges against the correctness of the accounts was that the directors had only charged the revenue with £41,000 for the interest during the half-year on the 41 per cent. preference stock, instead of £47,000, according to his computation. not. throw stones, and the very people who strapped men to the muzzles of the guns in India and blew them to a thou sand pieces were not the men to utter remonstrances to tl Americans as to the mode inwhii.ll they should conduct the war. The president . "*lie looked to the termination Ailieuktrife in Amet" Ilk the termination of the distress iu To PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RE 3 IDENCES, IeREE HOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER an GENERALLY— 'I'O BE.4IAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction andiflstate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. K and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, wall its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. _ _ _ _ _ might assist, in regard to removin g inn countries. During the past year the direc tors - had before them the matter of our intercourse abroad through our diplomatists, ministers, consuls, and other representatives. The matter had not been so taken up for the first time ; for many years com plaints had been heard from this chamber both atthc Foreign-office and the Board of Trade, and deputa tions had made known their wishes without any ap parent success. Although we employed 400 diplo matists in thevarious countries abroad, and although we paid them £200,000 a-year in salaries, it did not appear that the channels of our commerce had ever been widened by the instrumentality of any one of these men. (Hear.) Could there be a more reasonable ground of complaint ? Having shown themselves so often at the Foreign-office and the Board of Trade with so little hope of neck- .Ile (Mr. Mason) ventured to think that the ter mination of American strife would not be the termination of Lancashire distress. They must look to those sources of cotton supply which the war had caused -td be developed in other pottions of the .globe. for relief, • rather than to an imme to and large supply of that staple formerly re ceive America in such quantities. He feared the termi he .war did tiot-mean the reproduction . bf the cotton ,and Arr_increask; of our supplies. The labour' of that. country would be So disorganised, and ;would, in our West Indi an co l on i es , rema i n so disorrani sed for. a number of years, that they must not build their hopes of any substantial or enduring improvement in the _cotton trade in Lancashire upon the immediate re-opening of the cotton supplies in thetTnited States. Thee - observations made by the Preaident and Mr. Bazloy. tended rather to check the extension to cotton supply in India, Egypt, and Tur key. The greatest calamity that could happen to the trade would be that the peoples of those Ciluutries who had been' supplying our raw material should take fright at the pro 7 • of rfsr: supplies from 'the United - States, 'and -'.4"A4 0 4 # 4111 4 eas4io rru in the ft as e -1"" SITAKSPERE : His Inner Life, as intimated in his Works. By Joins A. HERAm>. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. ONNERS OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the oppot sanity that the medium of .this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers ;Acre the property is of an eligible Ohara++ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon ieniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Ltunley's Agency, ‘nd then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. It and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. 'kJli el , ,J,cis PARRY. in ['HE RIVAL COMPOSERS. in ttia „ r ine Sisters .ery will appear, with THE BARD and AT rn',!RTIIDAY; and to cone ude with MRS. ROSELE Al' (ex, "'M SEA-SIDE. By Mr. John Parry. Every Evening . ,Pt Saturday) at Eight • •Saturday Afternoon, at Three. litrb',,YAL GALLERY OF 'ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent thaii.,l*, ss lJ . nreserved seats, ls., es. ; stalls, es. ; stall spring Op, Alh ef ,L 4 A DI CAMERA, the SOLDIER'S LEGACY, by T terr,en, and AY and TTO MANY COOThK S,ree. by Offenbach. Every ..... , _l 4 - 1 O fI URSDAY, at NEW NOVEL BY FOLKSTONE WILLIAMS. This Day, in 3 vols., at all Libraries, JACK SCUDAMORE'S DAUGHTER. A DOMESTIC STORY. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. ,don. —gr. Wl3l. Stan t sec°. d. 141 ; ittee eler • This Day, Never before Publl4ied, Price 25., THE SOILED DOVE. • A Biography of a Pretty Young Lady. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distant*. First-class goods at seoond-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. OLE itGYM.EN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR. gISII are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their - an , equalled IIOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo Arn -able engravings of every description of Furniture and Lleasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains lomplete estimates for furnishing on the following revised s acer, s isi : pointe d 12th difl' foo d /1 0 1 , 1 E diabar . g., 6th d i° Ted ° %Or s bee ll c 0 lieCtloll, , iits gOf 12 ' LT dil l' P e ' drOrr hil° sego , Glssg ° Z terde° icon d der REO X F 6, OXFORD STREET, W. cyp t V utrord - itwfir Ctitterbtify TUB COmpany (limited). l IEE AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera c,,,,„qtte), is achi ev i ng an unprece d en t e d success. Vide, the the : Xing of Bceotia -" " The Hymn u to Bacchus ; " . and atd a p i rited "llilliho " Chorus, Eurydice, Diana, npid, L'ian ‘ 11°111 8 ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva, 4414. , yen., Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; d fi nal Minuet v beo ry 11 .„ 0 1). Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz ',lte4ile'3Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and hAl ce,,:, -)I A.SANIELLO, in which Mons. LAVESSIER , E, the bake hie l ne Tenure, from the Theatre Lyrique, Paris, will aPP w earance. Ce Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Itv toed itt..Y;.bY Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. GASTON cura Val'el' i T of T t L h E e da ß y o . B, SESTIL LION, and all the pro- London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. Demy Bvo., extra cloth, 6s. 6d., 1.F.Z.,:-.1ta,..-4ATIIRE,—.VARLE,TIES, and 41 PHENOMENA. By LEO H. GRINDON. Third Edition. •' Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. It is the work of a scholar, a Christian, and a man of real science."—Morning Herald. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and beautifully-written reflec tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwards, we may rest assured, of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. _ _ _ work of rmprolernent sue A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto " The reader will fina in it ranch thought and much read ing. There is plenty to think upon, plenty to study, plenty lo entertain."—lllustrated London News. ' rogether with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brita:r.A. - _ - London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, B.C. Crown Bvo., cloth, 400 pages, price 55., H IDDEN SPRINGS. By the Rev. J. PARKER, of Manchester. " The sermons of Dr. Parker are especial'y noticeable for clearness of thought and language. All seems as if it were written with a pencil of light N vture is every where in the ascendant, and hence its matchless force There is no speaking for speaking's sake, no display of any kind ; every word is an arrow directed to the mark."—Bri tish Standard. The CHAIRMAN said the interest alluded to was charged correctly in the accounts. The capital was during that period paid up by instalments, and Mr. Cohen made his calculations on the total amount paid up at the end of the half-year. The price of some of the coal delivered was 14s. per ton, but the cost of taking it to the Brighton and other stations added 3s. per ton, and made it 17s per ton. It was impossible at the meeting to go into all the figures, but they could be satisfactorily explained at the office. The increase in the consumption of coke and coal per mile had arisen partly from the increase in the number of carriages. In 1853 there were probably 10 or 12 carriages in each train, which had been increased to 28 or 30 carriages in 1863. If the object was to throw doubt on the correctness of the ac counts, the shareholders could appoint two or three inde pendent gentlemen to examine them in addition to the auditors. tec l d of xre d to • CI', k h _XTER_BURY HALL. vzford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). the HODGE PODGE, t cl 24 14 4 8 1..etraordinary Christmas Entertainment in Lou ver), ey ' - ',.,"'•ng the whole strength of the establishment), Th e 'n.ng at half-past Nine o'clock. tty ~„8 11a 1 Operatic Selections by &Bases Russell, Barrle, 11 a4 er ,'"Aden, &c. ; Messrs. Lascelles, Harland, Beaumont, ,ey Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. ttae Comed b M dM Randal', Mr. Hilton, ey, y y r. all rs. Little Bob, ato. 4 4 ° YAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. B.E. THE EASTERN BENGAL JUTE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a Meeting of this Company, held this day, a DIVIDEND was declared to 31st ultimo, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, payable on and after the 10th instant. By or Ter, A. FORBES, Secretary. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E. C. sh or e y , blib so ola Let, ta 0 grea. o at [Y a f ail ' 6 las t that '9i 280 pp., cloth, lettered, price 3e., VEGETABLE COOKERY.—Pastry, Pickling, &c. This volume supplies a want long fe't. Cookery books exist in abundance, but they relate almost exclusively to the preparation of dishes from animal food. This work is devoted entirely to the proper cooking of vegetables, to preserving, pickling, the preparation of sauces, soups, beverages, &c., &c., and forms a complete treatise upon the subject. 'Vegetables, fruits, &c., constitute the hall of our daily food : here is an essay upon the best possible preparation of this half. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. T HE AGRA and MASTERMAN'S BANK (Limited.) NO ricE.—Holders of SCRIP CERTIFICATES of the new (or £5O) shares, issued wider resolution of the General Meeting, held on the 21st of May, and in terms of the Bank's Circular Letter of the 25th of May, 1864, are required to de posit them at the Bank preparatory to issue of definitive cer tificates for the same. By order of the Beard of Directors, M. BALFOUR, General Manager. 35, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, London, 25th January, 1865. 5 to 3 rirl dill : 1;e;r2.1 tone. Commercial-street, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern TerminusN Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. Neratic Selections, &c. Prima Donna, Miss ELLISON. "'" he bA I.lComic strength of the Company includes ANNIE NELLY POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO. ''a l,e tn r ti v rs i:RNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and LES FRERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian thci t 's and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, appearance in England. rnianent prices --Area, 4d. ; balcony, 6d. ; stalls, is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GttE VILLE. SAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. i established 29 years at the Bazaar,:Baker-street. kir , ADDITION —A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL I ,A k ke t , b ".”L,ER, taken ' from lite, and corrected from the Cast "Ye( iJoetor Donovan, is now added to the Chamber of °glum l y . 14 3'a °n Boxing; Day only, from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m,; other 4 " 111 11 a.m. till 5 p.m., and from 7 till 10. 414 titance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. A R GAII., ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. t 5 411 q1 4, ,1 T ,P CASINO. CONCERT. First time in England, hl e ,German Toy Waltz. Prince Imperial Quadrille, 4ec e ~21 8, Robert le Diable, William Tell, and a variety of • • Conductor, M. LUIGI CURTL Admission, One Shilling. Manager, M. GRENET. W i- CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, ' - ondon ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curl+ 18 GentTemen s hair immediately ft is app.ied. Sold •; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, (.21_120 stamps. 9itt, . A , RAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— Allny...4ElK. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma ta e byOules' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. eat e as 18 sold at 3s. 6d ,or sent free for 54 stamps. It I 5 use. W I , It DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, DEPILA fORY removes, lo ee , au - d ef lect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, St . arm& 35. 6d.; sent the same day.as ordered by post SR FLY is the acting ingredient in ,tod u — ,,,x. ROSS'S CAINITHARIDES OIL, which speedily „,kriths.:B whiske,rs and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free fors4 —AL EL ROSS, 248 , High Holborn, London. Essay Id. Lt S4l -1 3 LE REMOVER. —All diseases of the skin v... at „e Improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE ‘9I. .i sa SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness qolh:.:e. 9d.; by post for 40 St imps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High London. 4Lt !ROSS' FACE POWDER, Is. ; sent for pisaßtanlP6 t t ran ce n dent , 3s. 54 stamps. Skin —4uces a complexion, 45., or 6u stamps. l ah i () ; noses, 3s. 6d or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 248, London.. U ill Y SHOW- ROOMS FOR ""ASS AND CHINA, 1117, HOUNDSDITCH. )EPRItS and SONS' TABLE GLASS, 4)Cut and Engraved , of the choicest designs. EPRIES and SONS' DINNER, DESSERT, band Tea Ware, of the newest patterns. PRIES and SONS' LUSTRES, TAZZAS, ILand Flower V ases for the present season. P RIES and SONS' CHAND E LIERS , 1\ tor the Dining-room, in Bronze, Ormolu, and Silver. t IfRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS' ` - ' 4 Crystal, for the Drawing-room, for Gas or Candles. P R IES and CHANDELIERS, C rystal, in the Venetian and Grecian designs, f or M tPil lES and SONS' SPECIAL DESIGNS in Lamps for India. F RIES and I SONS' WALL LIGHT chan deliers, in Crystal, for India (Registered). MEPR'rn, art, 4C -1 and SONS promptly execute CLUB - Is. and General Furnishing Orders of. China, Glass, T.T, tPD - `„,..` r, ~„S and SONS supply MERCHANTS .. 4 Pattern Books and Special Designs. REFRIES Th e ,' L zir e : ttIES and SONS have just added Five tvilore Bll oW-Rooms to their extensive Manufactory. * l ll4,4' ^ tv on show the largest assortment in the world goods of their own manufacture. —4II3FACTORY AND SHOW-ROOKS, 147, Houndsditch. 01 AI . .„ ha th 'Ll , FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, - 4.er,,,f,,e,,lnamedlate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail- Patre"; Ring's -cross. ent4•Pitt,ll—rier Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. 14'rezid:41*—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G 1114 WHis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. the Pglsltal, founded in the year 1828, the first to pstab bera'lay „ 4 „ ° , 1 1 3 ie of free admission to the sick poor, without . Weilt iiii:`..t!..difilculty of Governors' orders, is wholly de; Md. ato m '"PPot on voluntary contributions and legacie t . 42ti o „ ,_a relief to a large number of in-patients, and, n ‘ 11 ( . ? thi, the average number of attendance of the 4 1c o l t, has for a con iderable period averaged between lis t 2strib' 0 Weekly. r' l 4l, o,fla are received by the Treasurer;Edward Has sprulo,ll.. Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; lt4 r Q" rand Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom rescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Co ltidCos.% ; W llianas, Deacon, and Co.; Overcnd, Gur -41-4vez,"„' ,Piebet and Co. , Berners-street ; Blamed and " (11 ; and at the llospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD SMITH, Secretary. Att o , ORPHAN GIRLS SCHOOL and Eampstead. Offices. 77, Cornhill. tl PA.Tnotr —The QUEEN. It le it TnnTZZS. on. F rancis Mande, s I The Rev. Canon Champneys „A. ~ Thomas Baring, Esq., M.l. 4r11• ••• TREASURERS. h eut Van I Robert Hanbury, Esq. tii, , r ; vi z ution is designed to supply a great national letoyaf aaylurn for the orphan daughters of sailors in !er v . eloth e av Y and Merchants Service and of Marines. 14, 1 ce 4 ; maintains and educates them en for domestic ttez Provides a' home free of exose for former Rtatio4ll out of situations, thus shielding' them from the i tlcro.`' Coi n t e7 might otherwise be exposed to. te Mittee earnestly APPEAL• for CONTRIBIJ vr, sto..._eet the inc•reasirg applications through the ri4. 1 ,11311.,,,%.T _and loss ; f life at sea, and to enable them 4%1 81 114 o . y. obtain premises more commensurate with the ‘vl this Teat 1 0 tota ll y b maritime country, which loses 2,000 s tl ay p eri y casualties alone, without including those briezi, tl by war. t z ;lay, hev°lla thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs. at the and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre volCee 0 . Cornhill. R. 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This was from the opening of the short lines to the watering-place at Seaford and to Bognor. The latter was not quite four miles in length; the cost was small, as it did not reach £9,000 per mile. The line from Newhaven to Seaford was a continuation of theNewhaven branch, and was rather more then two miles and a quarter in length, and had two stations on it. The opening of those branches had resulted in a very favour able return of revenue. He mentioned this now because they would-hair. a miirh Aragar_JunnunttameaLla.aiziaa that would come into operation, and which he hoped would be open for traffic before the end of the pre sent year. He alluded principally. to the South London Railway, now in course of construction, which would run from the new station at London-bridge over the widening of the areeus - iich viaduct, nearly to New-cross, and then would turn off to the right by Peckham-rye, forming a semi-circle in that part of the great metropolis, and thus connecting their station at London-bridge with their Vic toria station at Pimlico. They had often expressed an ex pectation that this line would be remunerative to the com pany when it came into operation, and the more they saw of metropolitan extensions the more they were satisfied with the prospects of that undertaking. When he mentioned o t a n n t h e x e y t e w n s o i u o s f p o e r n w d o h n e r l y e other o c o oo m , p it a n w i e a s s h e l a e d a r s p e that n t that its cost would be o n l y a b out 1-10 t h t h at o f o th er me taromp.ooli the result of the traffic would not be less favourable to them on that account. The result would bo that in a very short period after the opening of this line the excess of re venue would amply compensate them for the charge of in terest on the capital laid out on that undertaking. He thought that was all he had to state with respect to the capital account, except that during the very heavy rate of interest that prevailed they had not taken up money at a higher rate than 44 per cent., and that only to a very mo derate amount. As regarded the revenue, it afforded him great pleasure to tell them of an increase in the receipts over the preceding year. They had 105 stations on the rail ways composing their system, and on looking to the returns of every station he found that at every one of those stations there was an increase, With some few exceptions. There was one new station opened at the Clapham Junction within half a mile of another at Wandsworth, but the returns of the two taken together showed a considerable increase over the corresponding period. They had superseded two sta tions in another place by a new station between them, which was more convenient for the traffic of the district. If interesting to them he could give a great many particulars with regard to traffic at various:stations. The traffic between London and Brighton had increased somewhat, but not in proportion to the increase on other parts of their system. It would probably surprise them that, although they were generally called the Brighton Company, their chief traffic was not to and from Brighton. The total traffic receipts between London and Brighton and Brighton and London formed only about one-fifth of the whole. Ile found from returns in his possession that the traffic between London and Brighton last year amounted to £200,676, while the total traffic on the whole of their lines amounted to £1,048,000, being more than five times the traffic to and from London and Brighton. The total increase of traffic last year as compared with 1863 was £48,000, of which the Brighton portion was not in proportion to the rest. It must be satisfac tory to the proprietors that their revenue was derived from so many sources, and that the increase in the traffic was not confined to a few stations, but spread over the 105 stations. The revenue of the two new lines lately opened was very satisfactory; that to Seaford produced £2,275 over a line two and ahalf miles in length. This was not so much upon the line itself as in booking from it to all other stations. For instance, the booking over it to Brightonamounted to £341, to Lewes to £289, to Newhaven to £133, to another place £319, and to London £1,177. Bognor, he believed, was a very nice watering-place, and the traffic was very satisfactory. The total traffic to and from Bognor during the half-year amounted to £2,594. This included booking to and from all other stations. The cost of this line was about £8,500 per mile. He thought they would agree with him that such branches as these were not detrimental to the main line, but, on the contrary, were very advantage ous to it. For instance, the general statements in the traffic table of the railway papers showed an additional length of five or six miles in the distance travelled or length of line open for traffic as compared with last year, bat they could not take into account the cost of the extra length opened, as to whether it produced much or little. Two miles in length of additional line might produce £2,000 a week, and cost £4,000,000, so that those tables did not show the real state of things. The increase in the goods traffic was £17,000 out of the total increase of £48,000 over that of the year 1863. Now, if the proprietors only considered that the fares and rates had been reduced by nearly 20 per cent. for passengers and goods over their line, the result of their working must bo looked upon as very gratifying. On two former occasions he had ventured to express an opinion that the reduced rates of charge might have the effect of reducing their dividends for a compara tively short time, but that the ultimate effect would be to increase the receipts, in a similar manner to the effect of a reduction in the taxation of the country resulting in an in creased revenue. He hoped and expected that their revenue would continue to increase, and thus enable them not only to gain their former position, but to recover what they had lost by the reduction in fares and rates. (Hear.) With re gard to the approaching Parliamentary session, he hoped they would have very little to do with it. They proposed to ask for powers to fully carry out the scheme of last ses sion for a line from Hailsham to Hastings and St. Leonaids —a part of which was rejected by the committee, because the landowners had shown that a better line could be ob tained brought that part of the ditriot thau that proposed Mr. HERAPATH thought Mr. Cohen only wanted some explanations, and did not intend to make any charge against the directors as to the correctness of the accounts. He be lieved that Mr. Laing, the former chairman of the company, had endeavoured to close the capital of the company at £7,200,000, but it had since been increased to £12,987,735, and it appeared they had power to further increase the capital to £16,222,900. He had no doubt the directors would be careful as to how they increased the capital to that enormous amount. The dividend in 1848 was £3 12s. per cent., and in 1864 51 per cent., which was more than he ex pected with so large an outlay. The gross receipts in 1848 were £153,408, and in 1864 £1,048,930, showing an increase of 123 per cent. The working expenses in 1848 were £147,132, and in 1864 £447,453, or an increase of 205 per cent. The train miles in 1848 were £1,119,308, and in 1864, £3,728;653, or 253 per cent. As they had raised their dividend a half per cent. last year there was no reason to doubt that they would be able to accomplish the other half per cent. within a reasonable time. The CHAIRMAN said the increase of the capital was the result of railway politics ; the directors had done the best they could under the circumstances ; they had stood still long enough. It was totally impossible in the interests of the company to do anything else than they had done. Resolutions wero unanimously passed adopting the re port ; declaring a dividend at tile rate of 3 per cent. for the past half,yeaLon_tho_Qthenshares of the company, payable on Feb. 13 ; authorising the con version of the ordinary £5 shares into ordinary stock ; and also the paid-up portion of the 43- per cent. preference shares into preference stock._ . _ Tho retiring directors, Mr. C. Lushington, Mr. J. Nix, and Mr. L. Schuster were re-elected, and also Mr. J. C. Fitzmaurice, the retiring auditor. The meeting was then made special, and formal resolu- tions were passed authorising the directors to create addi tional capital by the issue of 5 per cent. preference shares and ordinary shares at the option of the subscribing share- holders. Also to raise capital in respect thereof on mortgage bonds or debenture stock. The agreement with the Crystal Palace Company was approved; and the transfer to the com pany of the East Grinstead Railway for £50,000 in 4 per cent. preference shares, and the adoption of the deben ture debt of £lO,OOO was agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. NORTH-EASTERN. This company's Wharfedale branch lino of railway is to be opened from the Arthington station, between Leeds and Harrogate to-morrow, the Ist of February, When the branch is completed it will extend as far Ilkley. The Midland Company have also a branch line in course of for mation intended to form a junction with it near Ilkley, which is expected to be opened in the course of a few months. NORTII-WESTERN BANK. The first ordinary meeting of the shareholders (late Moss's) was held at Liverpool yesterday, Mr. T. E. Moss presiding. The directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and also recommended that £7,000 be added to the reserve fund. These propositions were agreed to and the retiring directors reappointed. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, at the sitting of the examiners of the House of Commons, the following bills were declared to have duly complied with the standing orders of both Houses of Parliament : SOUTHERN RAILWAY.—For railways from the Great Southern and Western at Thurles to Clonmel, Lismore, Fermoy, Dungarvan, and Youghal, with tramways at Dungarvan and Youghal in connection with them. Capi tal, £650,000 ; loan, £216,000. WOLVERHAMPTON AND NORTH STAFFORDSHME.—For railway from the Cannock Chase Extension to the North Staffordshire. Capital, £150,000 ; loan, £50,000. BURTON-ON-TRENT CONNECTION RAILWAYS.—To abolish certain restrictions as to the use of the connection railways of Messrs. Allsopp and Sois at Burton-on-Trent, and to authorise them to construct additional railways. EBBW VALLEY AND CARDIFF JUNCTION.—For railways in the county of Monmouth. Capital, £144,000 ; loan, £48,000. BELFAST CENTRAL.—TO empower the company to make deviations and new lines and tramways, and to raise a ca pital of £30,000. NORTH BRITISH RAlLWAY.—Enlargement of North Bri tish station at Edinburgh and arrangements with the cor poration as to markets. The second bill relates to traffic arrangements between the North British, and Edinburgh and Glasgow Companies, and to provide for a more com plete union of their undertakings by amalgamation, sal or lease. DOUGLAS AND DOLPHIVTON.—For a line between these points, and branches. Capital, £170,000 ; loan, £56,000. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN.—To enable the com pany to create debenture stock to the extent of £540,965. TALYLLYN RAILWAY.—FOF a railway from near the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast, county Merioneth, to Mae strefnant, in direction of Talyllyn. Capital £15,000 ; loan, £5,000. LEEDS, NORTH YORKSHIRE, AND DURHAM—For railways in the West and North Ridings of Yorkshire and county of Durham. Capital, £1,500,000; loan, £500,000. KINGTON AND EARDISLEY.—To issue preference shares and divide their shares. _ Several other bills were considered, and postponed unti the next sitting. ' WRECK OF A BARQUE OFF DOVER.—In the gale of yesterday morning, the barque Danish Beauty, of Liverpool, from Hamburg to Cardiff, came ashore under Shakspere's Cliff, Dover. The captain and crew were happily all saved, and are safe at the " Sailor's Home and Refuge for the Rescued." Hopes are entertained of getting the barque off at high water. THE COTTON DISTRICTS.—A slight decline of pauperism in the cotton districts is reported for last week. Twelve unions have more paupers ; together 850. Six unions are without change, and ten show a decrease ; together 1,030. The Bury , Union has 230 more paupers on its relief lists ; while the Blackburn Union has 100 ; the Haslingden Union, 260 ; Manchester, 120 ; and the Preston Union I'9o fewer than in the previous week. The total number of adult able-bodied paupers is 24,000. The out door relief disbursed by the guardians last week amounted to .£5,943 ; or less by £3,500 than in the corresponding season of 1864. Mr. W. FLEMING, the secretary, read a long re port of the proceedings of the directors during the past year, the more important of which have been from time to time noticed in these columns as they took place. The PRESIDENT, in moving the adoption of the re port, remarked upon the forbearance and discretion with which the working people of the cotton Is tricts had endured the privations caused by the American war. The duration of that strife seemed as interminable as ever, and judging from what one heard, a community with large pretensions to civilisation had been guilty of barbarity which would dishonour even the Red Indians. Since 1860 the cultivation of cotton had been elis fributed over a very large portion of the globe. In that year, which was the year of our largest con sumption, the quantity of cotton we consumed was ued at 34 millions sterling. Last year, for a antity probably not exceeding one half we received in 1860, we had to pay, in round numbers, 80 mil lions sterling. In 1860 our consumption was 1,083 millions of pounds weight. Last year we consumed only 561 millions, or in round numbers 51 per cent. of the quantity in the previous period. But whilst we had in this respect tided over one half the diffi culty:, „the .employment had increased iik.a greater ratio by reason of the inferiority of illigtaille, which' was principally from India, and had required a much larger number of hands to manipulate a smaller quantity of cotton. Hence the 50 per cent. of cotton consumed had employed between 60 and 70 per cent. of the hands ; and if we were to receive another 50 per cent. of cotton, it must be obvious that there were only 30 to 40 per cent. of hands to work it. From these circumstances, the consumer might judge in what period of time he might re ceive a more durable character of cloth at something like half the money. In 1860 the cotton we received from America furnished us with five days' labour out of the six. That which we received last year from America had not been equal to half a day per week. The supplies which had kept the mills going beyond this were derived from various resources. From China and Japan in 1860 we received no cot ton whatever, but last sear we received 96 millions of pounds weight. From Turkey, in 1860, we re ceived as much cotton as came to £628 in value ; last year we received 22 millions of pounds. The import from the Brazils had also increased largely ; but the receipt from Egypt had increased perhaps more largely still. In 1860 the cotton from Egypt was of the value of 1i million sterling ; now it was nearly 15 millions, showing that the Egyptians had made considerable progress. This progress in Turkey and Egypt had taken place under the auspices of men who were not deemed to be so far advanced in civilisation and the qua lities of government as we should suppose our East Indian Council to be, which was composed of men selected from the, statesmen of the country as being the most capable of conducting the affairs of that great empire. (Hear, hear.) The 80 millions of money in a year which had been distributed over the world for this production of cotton had been largely gathered by the countries just named, and the Viceroy of Egypt and the Sultan of Turkey had given a description of encouragement to cultivation similar to that afforded in this country by agricul tural societies—not protection exactly, but such information and encouragement for the growth of cotton as it was becoming on their part to offer, and those countries had reaped alarge advantage thereby. (Applause.) Whilst the people of India had been making ducks and drakes of the large sums sent over to them for cotton, whilst we heard -of their --t..l,kin g *silver tires for -their e.r.l - mhA.L.I I Q, lud. ir2aawz= not what else they were doing with the bullion they received, it would appear that the poor Arabs of Egypt had understood how:to make a better use of their money. They had applied it to the purchase of machinery for the carrying out of cultivation, for steam ploughs, steam engines for irrigation, cotton gins, and a great variety of implements of agricul ture, so that the money they received for these sup plies of cotton Was being brought back to a large extent, and expended upon those articles which are best calculated to improve cultivation. Egypt was now deriving the advantage of European intelligence and European capital and banking. Its people had found out that a bank under the auspices of Euro pean intelligence was:quite as safe a place to hoard money as a hole dug in the ground ; and they had also found that a Liverpool " price current " was to them a subject of as much interest as the Nilometer they had been accustomed to adore for centuries. The prosperity of Egypt now might be said to exceed that of any previous period, if we excepted only that time when the " seven fat kine " were heard of, and when Joseph conducted the large speculative operation in grain. (A laugh.) But what had been the effect produced in India by the increase of price. In 1860 we paid for Indian cotton three millions and a half ; and last year more than 40 millions ; while the quantity we had received had increased 2f times, i.e., from 214 millions to 513 mil lions of pounds weight. While the receipt of so great a sum must have stimulated cultivation, it must also be remembered that a large portion of the cot ton lately derived from India had been withdrawn from the domestic manufacture of India, and from that proportion of cotton which India had been ac customed to ship to China. It was said that we go verned India for the benefit of the Hindoo. But it would be very much pleasanter to remark upon some efforts for the instruction of the Hindoo on the part of the Indian Council, after the manner of the Vice roy of Egypt and the Sultan ; and seeing the wretched quality of the cotton from India, a great deal of interest attached to the question how far en couragement was given to the production of a better kind. This chamber had du r i ng th e l as t fe w months beeninvestigating the progress made in the quality of cotton imported, and although communications had been received from many manufacturers and brokers they were not able to conclude that any great progress had been made in this respect, nor any diminution in the extent of fraudulent packing. He did not mean to say these matters were entirely de pendent on the Council for India, butthe fraudulent packing most certainly required the attention of the Indian Government, if they had any regard what ever to the establishment of a higher tone of com mercial morality throughout that country. It was true enough that better cotton had been brought from India—some worth 27d. a lb. ; but other cot tons from India had not sold for more than half the money ; and it must therefore be supposed that the self-interest of the Hindoo would dictate an im provement of quality. Hitherto their progress had been so slow that their success was almost despaired of. The distribution of these large sums of money over India, together with the sums distributed for the railway system, must have greatly improved the condition of the country; and this was shown in the statement Sir C. Wood hadbeen in the habit of mak ing just before the doors were closed at the end of every session of Parliament ; for on the last occasion he congratulated the house on having turned the corner on finances, having two millions of. excess beyond the military and other expenses incurred on India. It would have been very honest and proper on the part of Sir C. Wood if he had remarked upon the manner in which those two millions of surplus had been brought about—(hear, hear)—but it did not appear that he made any acknowledgment whatever thatthe increased value of cotton had anything to do with it. Moreover, seeing how gratifying this surplus must have been to him, Sir Charles might have been expected to take some thought about the distress committee, and contribute something to the f u nds . A first that all events, he could afford to do it. But howdt he manifest his gratitude in that respect ? The orst that was heard of him was the doubling of the unprt done than that the dikaltrs - should approach the Premier: By Lord Palmerston they were received with courtesy, but he did not mean to say they were welcomed or received any encouragement, neither would' he lead any deputation going from Manches ter to any department in the public service ever to expect anything more than courtesy ; they would get courtesy more than welcome. But there was no reason to be disheartened. The instance in point was rather calculated to encourage applications of the kind, even in remonstrance. Despite Lord Pal merston's unwillingness, measures were taken by this chamber, in co-operation with other bodies, which led to the appointment of a select committee over which Mr. Forster presided, and the report of that committee, which appeared in the Blue-book, justified by the evidence taken every complaint that had been urged by this chamber. (Applause.) Mr. T. BAZLEY, M.P., seconded the resolution. He said he concurred very much in what the presi dent had said respecting the future prospects of the cotton trade, especially in the estimate made as to the supply of the raw material. He hoped the set tlement of American difficulties was now impending, and that at no distant date we should have a supply of cotton from the Southern States of America, again to give life, comfort, and profit to this great manufacturing district. He was sorry to hear the remarks made with reference to the continued in feriority of Indian cotton ; for although there had been some better cotton arrived from India, it was to be feared the great bulk of it was not likely to be continued in consumption by the great mass of spinners and manufacturers. A few weeks ago for the purpose of informing himself as to the facts connected with East India cotton, he went and inspected a quantity of goods made from that staple. There was evident a considerable increase o'f skill and manufacturing power employed in the produc tion of cloth made from Indian cotton, and it was surprising how our manufacturers and spinners had surmounted the difficulties by producing goods of much merit from the very inferior cotton received from India. In 1860 there were sent from that country 560,000 bags of cotton s last year the number had reached 1,400,000 bags—a very important increase. (Hear, hear) He felt very much concerned that the Indian cotton grower was doomed to disappoint m___nti—Ainnciareitsp_pmton, . both in quantity and quality, could be obtainecr froiu America, and the moment the trade could procure the old class of New Orleans cotton, that moment there would be a fearful diminution in the consump tion of Indian cotton. lle therefore much regretted that the Indian Council and the Indian minister had not taken such steps to increase the quality of Indian cotton as would enable India to compete with any other nation in the world. He earnestly im pressed upon the chamber the necessity of encourag ing the supplies of cotton from every possible field of cultivation all over the world, for he should like to see this great industry dependent not upon one, but twenty sources of supply. (Hear, hear.) That ought to be the policy of the whole country for the future, and in carrying it out the promoters should pay particular attention to the security of land tenure, and to whatever possibility there might be of politi cal disturbances. He feared that with respect to some of the countries whence we were now receiv ing precarious supplies of cotton there might be some political disturbance, and that the laws regarding the tenure of lands were no better than those in British India, of which so many complaints were made. Looking at the general trade of this country, it was really surprising that with the depression under which the cotton trade hadbeen suffering, there should be so much general prosperity. Indeed, there i had been-almost a plethora of general prosperity. He confessed, however, he viewed with some alarm, and considerable surprise, the immense invest ments made in new works and enterprises. We must not do now what was done in the great fever of railway projec tion ; we must not try to accomplish in one year what would require seven or ten years to mature. No doubt many of the investments of last year were well founded, and gave a fair earnest of commercial returns and profit ; but he felt bound tá point out the danger .there was of en gaging in investments which were likely to embarrass finances: (Hear, hear.) This was a matter of public inte rest, and he had no doubt that the good sense of the people at large would tend to keep us in the main right. He would here say a word in favour of the conduct of the Bank of England ; for he thought the directors had been exceedingly wise in the course they had taken in regulating the prices of money, and our bankers gene rally had evinced very great wisdom in'the course they had pursued. He had made these remarks not anticipating there would bo any embarrassments arising from these in vestments in any way, but merely in a spirit of caution. He begged to call the attention of the chamber to a very important suggestion made to him a short time ago by Mr. Mosley (a Manchester merchant) upon Indian affairs. It was well known that a large portion of the bullion, both silver and gold, shipped from this country in payment for Indian imports, found its way into the gardens of the ryot and into the stronghold of those who received it, and that it was not put into circulation for the benefit of either agricul ture on commerce. The suggestion made by Mr. Mosley, from his personal knowledge of the habits of the Hindoo, was, that it was quite possible to establish savings banks in India, under the auspices of . Government, and to have a universal savings bank something like our own Post-office savings banks or the old general savings bank ; and by the payment of something like four per cent. interest a large capital could be accumulated in the hands of Government, and with the security of Government. There would thus be a gradual application of the savings of the people of India for public works and public purposes in India, and he (Mr. Bazley) did not know why the Hindoo should not have the same advantage ofpossessing a store for his earn ings and savings as the labouring classes of this country, who, to their honour, had upwards of £10,000,00 0 sterling in the old savings banks, and in about two years there were absorbed in the new system of the Post-officehs:s4egm banks £5,000,000. With this experience some stboie both i n a might be applied with advantage in India, T oned that mercantile and moral point of view. at this juncture a new appointmentAlsgidt venturei to ask the bee i n made of Financial Minister for India, he directors to consider whether 3fiti. wou l d u en Moredehsieralbelfet to seek an interview with h th reference to the absorp tionthis country, not only of bullion in India, but . with respect to those othe r i n t eres ts which affected alike both that country and this Both he . Bazley) and his colleagues would be glad to assist in any such deputation. (Hear, hear.) Every exer tion that could be called forth on the part of the directors wou ld be re quired for the extended commerc e w i t h India ; and above all things he knew that Indian interests de manded the consideration of the chamber. (Applause.) Mr. W. Alonnts said the question of taking stock of cotton in Liverpool was a very important one and would re quire the persevering labour of the chamber.' He pressed the directors very strongly to follow the matter up, and urged the chamber to encourage them in dealing with the Cotton Brokers Association of Liverpool. If anyone would machinery, pressing machinery, and the sowing of better seed. In speaking of the committee presided over by Mr. Forster, M.P., to inquire into the relation of the Foreign office with the Board of Trade, Mr. Milner Gibson 4d said a kind of sub-committee had been appointed. That inc;iA that two or three clerks in the Foreign-office were to have the special function of managing affairs of British com 4.• merce. He hoped the chamber would notbe satisfied with such a state of affairs. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TURNER, M.P., also supported the motion. n o , said the action of the chamber, especially the action taken by it in connexion with others in securing the appointment of Mr. Forster's committee to inquire into the relations of the Foreign-office and the Board of Trade, had roused the Government into seeing that they must bestir themselves ; and that the community would not be satisfied unless more attention were paid to the commercial affairs than to the political affairs of the country. He quite approved of the observation made by the President regard ing the barbarous character in which the war in America. had gone on. He had his own opinion as to which side was to blame, but he would content himself merely by say ing that the way in which the war had been conducted was quite barbarous. A number of gentlemen, many of them connected with Manchester, had entered into a scheme for making cheap railways in India. Two millions had been raised and no guarantee whatever asked for ; but le numerable obstacles had been thrown in the way of the promoters by the officials in India. One experimental rail way had been made which was very profitable, and the people, notwithstanding what was said to the contrary, rode in the carriages by shoals. The object was to extend the line through 800 miles of the richest district in India ; but the obstacles referredto had stopped them for the pre sent. The Government of India must have impressed upon them the necessity of not sticking upon official dig nity, and preventing the carrying out of private under: takings they themselves had never the spirit to condirt. After being addressed by Mr. John Cheetham, the Mayor of Manchester (Mr. Bennett), and other gentlemen; 04. chamber unanimously adopted the report, and proceeded with the transaction of routine business. A cordial vote of thanks was given to the president and the directors. The Accident in Westminster, Yesterday afternoon 11tr. C. St. Clare Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, commenced an inquiry at the Westmin ster Hospital into the ciremustances of the death of Alis Adelaide Fallen, aged 26, one of the assistant-matronS at the Millbank Penitentia7,wll9 died from injuries received by the falling of a floor at the Catholic Free Schools, Great [4er-street, Westminster, on the evening of Thursday la td the 26th inst. Mr. New (of the firm of.Tneker and New). 4, King-street cheApsi4e,.attended to wakh the case for the clergy COL _ neeted with The eTttit'eh [mit - senhmS. It will be remembered that on the evening of the accident a meeting was being held for the purpose of distributing a series of prizes by lottery, on the plan of the Art Union, in aid of the church of St.. Mary's Church, llorseferry-road, Westminster, when the flooring of the room in which the drawing was taking place gave way, there being present at the time nearly 500 men, women, and children, of whom nearly 100 were injured. The jury having been sworn, with Mr. Powell as the fore man, the Coroner proceeded with them to view the body, and on their return to the inquest-room, Mr. Bedford said,—lt would, perhaps, be convenient to all parties to say that at present he should only take the evidence sufficient for the identification of the body, and then adjourn to have an inspection of the building made by a surveyor to ascertain the immediate cause of the accident, although it was said the cause of it would be abundantly apparent. There wore several interests in the sad affair, and it was desirable to have the inspection properly made. He believed that the Metropolitan Board of Works had interfered in the matter, and the report of their surveyor would be important. The ruins would remain untouched for the inspection of the jury, and the subsequent inspec tion by a surveyor. The following evidence was then taken : Robert Dale said he lived at Sheerness, and was a sergeant . in the Royal Artillery. He had seen the body "of the de ceased. She was his sister-in-law. Her name was Elizabeth Jane Fallen, and she was 27 years of age. She was one of the assistant matrons at the Milbank Penitentiary. Witness had not any knowledge of the accident but from the reports in the newspapers. Ellen Barry deposed that she lived at No. 4, Palmer's court ; about half-past 7 on Thursday evening she heard a great crash at the Catholic Free Schoolrooms in Great Peter-street, and went there with another person. The flooring of the upper room had fallen, and deceased was lying among others on the ground, partially covered with ceiling rubbish. She was taken out and conveyed in a cab to Westminster Hospital. She was sensible, and asked her to go to the Penitentiary and tell the people there what had happened. Mr. Charles St. Aubyn Hawken stated that he was the/ house surgeon at Westminster Hospital. There were 27 other sufferers by the accident under his care, and they wore all doing very well, with the exception of two, who ,must certainly die. The deceased was brought in on Thursday about eight o'clock, and was found to be suffering from severe injuries to the spine. The whole of the lower and part of the upper extremities were paralyzed. She lingered till half-past 11 on Friday, and then died. She was perfectly conscious, but no questions were asked about the accident, as perfect quiet was necessary. A post-mortem examination had been made, and the injuries discovered were the cause of death. The case was hopeless from the first. Witnesg wished to say that the report that her arms had been ampu tated was quite unfounded. There were not any 112 " broken. The Coroner wished to know whether anyone WM Pro' sent interested in the case ? Mr. New said he attended on behalf of the clergyhttached to the church and schools, and they we re ntoFt anxious that every inquiry and investigation should be made. It was desirable the ruins should be inspected as, soon as Possible, as there were some valbable things there. The Coroner said nothing could be touched until the, jury and the authorised surveyor who would be appointed had seen the spot. in charge o Inspe The jury then wen Humphreys to view the ruins, and t the further f hearing Was adjo urn ed to Monday next at two o'clock. a l N a y s k t e e n , v ,the evening house se fi surgeon, ve . reports that ered consciousness • minutes past nine, since her admission to never nab,3 f r. . hi i S ae t vg . i A n i r e od i ev H d Westminster Hospital on Thursday evening, having been and wine, of whi c h s h e t oo k b u t : very s small than ci f r u a a e n t i t l i r t e y a . H e o e l r l a i r n b o j sus tained only by brandy u n ri e e , sfwmncreturevedryrisebs,vetrehe being , less than fractured Collarbone, fractured ribs, the right arm fractured, the left leg fractured, and concussion of the. brain. Mary Donoghue is still in a very dangerous condition, and but little chance remains of her recovery. Lord C. Russell visited the hospital yesterday, and had something kind to say to each of the sufferers. The Dean of Westminster and Lady August Stanley have also visited the hospital almost daily, and gladdened the hearts of many by their sympathy and consolation. THE WEATHER IN TIM PARRS.--A large number of persons visited the metropolitan parks yesterday to ascertain if there was any chance of skating, but found to their disappointment that the thaw had rendered it im— possible for them to venture upon the ice, as in many place there was open water. Notwithstanding this, however, several would have risked their lives had they not beets kept back by the agents of the Royal Humane Society. CRYSTAL PALACE, ONE SHILLING DAY, MON'4 DAY, JAN. 30.—Admission on payment, 618 ; ditto by seaseS tickets, 70. Total visitors, 1,403. 5..4 4 a%,j