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pr0va........ e United from the i a steel of the of hold, Le water t plated• hull and he water like our forward des, and 10-inch same aS mahog ,ur guns , Lt is also tide or- my gull s -pounder manner tering on s i n g able steering nidships, no set of copellers , thin her )OW 0011- superio r ennessee, able nest , it is too I present uch over h e most 3, UnleSS we Can- pre than uth, will le exces" link the 1 on the inters to t least ae now vet/ either to It will In. indus- nest uni that nest n- pound, a realisa dd stocks * he future >umption• and gel° try next; 7, should B, before markets• I think, me when it import moulting ,tuber, or Our con' think it, monthll e t would It may ) supplies must be , 0 control Decembe r ;upply of D advance ipts then ploynien t I King of rosung world are rar would 3 markets far as it - or value years hag =ease o.f. deman d estimates States at r average Lt current ion rsumpt he South the ports pply from 4860,000 time ) 3,4 bales for ,000 bales 30 or five rtdd, from is sum to at only t, in th e T market Tazil, and e entered racant by produced, 0 success -3 and sun ngth an d nd cottorl, is uses of )e tt e r an d 301. et to -day. ;aLned• ce of toll laint abaci' '• Barley' 53s per 36 g • dilig/ old, 28s to 44s to 451 id, n arid ° halt rley ill A 5 and oats 49$ 71d; 3 6 48S pe r q n s 07 s to u .• 24 stop et 48s Pe! 3 , 6 io , g rl to Ins, 415 led sue r : s t descrlP , . , - - - - - he w if© Of n , the ' AttureD co r ar yiebon ° ,„,„ gli to,. ii .r. iGui Georg? n , of 1 1 - of wido prth og °l)' )11, od , sast wo ed 83' •i s to o " 3, GI. of Digs• J3ll° . O. W a itei , portnow' ler , s ing" v w `'~oun i l _ y oNDoN must have a SUPPER and MUSIC FMS' ROO 31 for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for you at after the Covent-garden Opera and the Theatres. IiINAD A W'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It h Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Ss. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by _ th at e .wents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red &cal. Pink Label, and Cork branded gdnahan's LL I'Vhiaky." IUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14 , RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON ADVANCES MONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, , f reehold or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry t r , or any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two, or pee years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills "counted. Toe greatest secrecy observed. Advances also l iade towards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5, 1 0 , or i l 5 Years —Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped e -Velope, EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. CHARLES LAFFITTE and COMPANY (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, 1862, by which the liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of the Shares for which they subscribe, and in accoraance with the International Treaty entered into between Eng land and France in May, 1862, in relation to Public Corn- Panies established in both countries. _ Capital, £3,000,000, divided into 150,000 Shares of £2O each. £1 to be paid on application, and £4 on Allotment, and six months to elapse after date of Allotment before any callis made payable. :First issue, 75,000 Shares, of which. 25,000 have been Privately subscribed. DIRECTORS. kr,•:CHARLES LAFFITTE, Chairman. " 011 13- Ennis, Esq., Director of the Bank of Ireland. lfr. P. P. Bayvet, Merchant, Censeur of the Bank of France. Rarvey Lewis, Esq., M.P., Director of the National Bank. Idr. R. Bourlon, Deputd au Corps L6gialatif, Director of the Paris and Orleans Railway. /‘• B. Renshaw, Esq., Director of the National Bank. lttr. L. C. Grimoult, Merchant, ox-President of the Tribu- nal of Commerce of Paris. George Bate, Esq., Great George-street, Westminster. lir. A. Gautmy, 17, Rue du Cirque, Paris. B h' John Gray, M.P., Charleville House, Dublin. George Payne Kitson , Esq. (late of Sir John Guest and Co.). _ SOLICITORS. kessrs. Valiance and Valiance, Essex-street, Strand, and George-yard, Lombard-street. BANKERS. The National Bank, London, and its Branches. The London Joint-Stock Bank, London. The London and County Banking Company, London. The National Bank of Liverpool (Limited), Liverpool. Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co., Paris. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour, 18, Old Broad - street. Messrs. De Zoete and Gorton, 41-, Warnford-court. Edward Fox, Esq., 51, Dame-street, Dublin. Mr. Charles Gide, Agent de Change, 18, Rue Drouot, Paris. SECRETARIES (P RA TEM.). In London.—Mr. William H. Read! In Paris.—Mr. Paul Zucchi. AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Evans. E. H. Galsworthy, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. No. 18, Old Broad-street, London. No. 48bis, Rue Basse du Rempart, Paris. PROSPECTUS. -- - - This Company is formed to extend the business of the old-established Bank of Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co., of Rue Basse du Rempart, Paris, to this country and elsewhere, by converting it into a Joint-Stock undertaking, on the Principle of limited liability, and thereby to afford the com uiercial community and general public facilities for trans acting their Foreign Banking and Financial operations through an establishment having its centre in London, and possessing the advantage of a name well known and accredited throughout Europe, together with a thoroughly organised, most extensive, and influential connexion. The business of the Company will be similar in character to that hitherto carried on by Messrs. C. Laffitte and Co., and other great foreign banking-houses, viz., a combination of banking business, financial agency, and general mer cantile monetary affairs, with the advantage of increased resources and a more extended field of operations. An arrangement has been concluded with Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co. for the purchase of their business, for the Bum of £150,000, which amount has been arrived at upon a moderate computation of its value, based upon a statement of th e , profits actually realised during a series of years. Two-thirds of the purchase-money will be taken in Shares, on which £lO per Share will be credited as paid-up ; and Mr. Charles Laffitte will continue his connection with the undertaking in the capacity of Chairman of the Company, and will give it all the advantage of his influence and experience. Negotiations are pending for incorporating with this Company other banking, financial, and commercial estab lishments, for the purpose of extending the sphere of its operations, and of affording to the establishments alluded to the opportunity of consolidating their business, and of reducing the existing liability of their shareholders. In case no allotment is made, the money deposited on application for Shares will be returnedi in full. Forms of Application for Shares and every information can be obtained of the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors, or at the Offices of the Company, where copies of the Memo randum and Articles of Association, and of the Agreement With Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co., may be seen. December 9th, 1865. CHARLES LAFFITTE AND CO., LIMITED. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the Bankers.) No. To the Directors of Charles Laffitto and Co. (Limited). Gentlemen, — Having paid to your Bankers the sum of £ being deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot mo that number, and I agree to accept such Shares, or any less number you may allot me ; I further agree to pay the de- Posit on Allotment, and the Calls as and when made, and to Sign the Articles of Association of the Company when re quited; and I authorise you to insert my name on the Itegister of Members for the number of Shares allotted to mne. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date CHARLES LAFFITTE AND COMPANY (Limited). ti NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that th© LIST of APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be 9LOSED for London THIS DAY (Saturday), the 16th lust., and for tho Country and Continent on MONDAY, th© 18th inst. By order. DR. CULVERWELL'S GRAND TURKISH BATHS, 3 , Great Marlborough-street, 3 doors from Poland-street, Ladies every Monday. Gentlemen all other days, 2s. each ; 15, One Guinea. Also opposite the Post-office, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL ItEME DY, without confining the bowels Or affecting, the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is at , tnitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving Coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persona whom the faculty Pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes atter taking it. Prepared on,y and sold by w. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-W Riam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13td., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. I_IEALTH WITHOUT MEDICINE. Being the only Sovereign and unfailing Remedy for Indi gestion, Cousti Dation, Nervousness, Debility, Torpidity of the Liver, Headache, Biliousness, Despondency, Low Spirits, touvhs, Asthma, and Incipient Consumption. Pull particulars sent to any address on receipt of two stamps, by Mr. KEARSLEY, 23, Kentish-town-road, Lon -400, N.W. " Vise most efficacious remedy for those diseases extant, a boon to the afflicted."—Medical Review. "This invaluable discovery has atmine i a world-wide cele brity, being of inestimable value, and most admirably adapted to remove those maladies which tend to embitter li,e, and shorten its duration."—Sollpel. " The unprecedented success of this remedy is without Darallel ; this is demonstrated by the innumerable cares greeted." Medical Journal. No MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. 11),U BARRY'S delicioushealth-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABICA, Yields three times as mach assimilating and strengthening nourishment as the best meat. and restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, f unctional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or rlieebled—removing speedqy and effectually indigestion IYstepsia\ cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipa tion,diarrhcea, all gastric derangements, hemorrhoids, liver c omplaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore , 'oats diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the held and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, erruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi ation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea , sinking fits, jenchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of 4 .! 1 ,e stomach and between the shoulders. It is the m ost diges tible of all foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in all ooin the quote a few out of 62,000 Cures : — Cure No. 58,216, of ' ll e Marchioness de Brehm), of seven years' liver complaint, casting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, with a ner „,°ll% palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeless `"B, and the most intolerable nervous agitation, Cure No. 11, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Meg Lo d Lieutenant of the county of Waterford :—1 h.,_ , ,`, l ve derived much benefit from your excellent food.— Stuart do Decies, Dromann, Cappoquin, county Waterford. ',„ure No. 64,816, from the Keg. James 'l'. Campbell, Syder- Ziine Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk.—ln all cases of in gestion, and particularly when the liver is more than us ually affected, I consider it the best of all remedies. It re 61!late8 the bile, and makes it flow in cisea which would not V i lnit at mercury in any shape, In short, a healthy flow of e bile is one of its earliest and best symptoms. Ton can i ke what use you please of this communication.—l am, Vatlemen, James T. Campbell. Cure No. 52,422.—8 ridge Primley, Surrey.—Thirty-three ye as' diseased lungs, sPft u the of blood, liver derangement , deafn ess, sin g in g in e ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and have been removed by your Revalcnta Arabica. My Ergs, liver, slomacb, head, and ears are all right, my hear ttng Perfect, and my recovery is a mar el to all my soquaint ofeefi:l. —James Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,8'12. 11. 8 " At Y years ' indescribab;e agony from dyspepsia, nery thi ne 8 , asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick- N o t "; and vomiting.—Maria Joly, ot Lynn, Norfolk. Cure l ad : ,7 ,l2l.—Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, gathering - 8, low spirits, and nervou s fancies. 41 4. '4 No. 56,80.—Mr. Samuel LaxtonLeicester, of two years' i N ea• The Food is sold in cani to s, ilb., 2s 9d; 21b., 21b, a ; 21b., 215.; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, • lb., 6s, ; eztai„. 28 ; 51b., 225; 01b., 3's. The 101 b ., 21 b ., and 241 b. lI RT .,; ( V, Carriage free on receipt of Post-Office Order, by 'Pa Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also 01 c , Ps. Tea Dealers, 8. King William-street ; likewise at Witl i r ,aee church-street ; 4, Cheapside, 49, Bishopsgate-street t l Pp e ` ll ' 63 150, and 298, Oxford - street ; 330, Strand ; 54, illtr of j raker -street; .03, Tottenham-court-road; 96, Upper (ss, Islington, N. Harvey, Notting-hill ; Close Brothers, Ifo oc i , l y il-street ; and Btubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. John's- Jiti vn . 4 - , unacn ; and all respectable amen And cheraloto.— "' e oPurious imitaticone. N°. 22,932 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the INTEREST at the rate of 6 per cent. p••r annum, wilt in future be PAID lIA.L F-YF ARLY, on he Ist January and Ist July. On MONDAY, the Ist January next, a proport onate Divi dend of the Interest accruing since the 13th September last will be PAID at the Office of the Registrar of the Corn, any, 27, Austin-friars. Provisional berip Certificates to bearer must. be forwarded to the Registrar, at the above Office, in order that the divi dend warrants may be duly prepared. F. RITSO, Registrar. 27, Austin-friars, E.C. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. CONVERSION OF SHARES INTO STOCK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the CON,OLI DATED STOCK CERTIFICATES tor the ORDINARY CAPITAL, and also for the EIGHT PER CENT. PRE FE It ENT I AL CAPITAL of this Company are now ready to be delivered in EXCHANGE for the SEALED SHARE CERTIFICATES. The latter must be returned by etch Proprietor to this Office, addressed to the Secret4ry, who in return will at once forward the Stock Certificates to such addres., and in accordance with such instructions as may be given him by letter from the owner. - By order, GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary and General Superintendent. 12, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street Within, London, E.C., December 13, 1865. T HE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). Capital subscribed, £5,000,000. Paid up, L 500,000. CumumAN —JOHN CHAPMAN, ESQ. MANAGERS. • Henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. This Association makes ADVANCES upon approved Mer cantile and other Securities, and RECEIVES MONEY ON DEPOSIT at interest for short or long periods. For the convenience of DEPOSITORS for a Fixed Term of Three Years, DEBENTURES may be obtained under Seal of the Association with Coupons for Quarterly Interest at tached, payable at these offices. W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. 27, Lombard-street, E.C. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OF FICE. Royal Exchange, London, Nov. 22, 1865. The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Ex change Assuratce DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that their TRANSFER BOOKS wl.l be SHUT from Tuesday, the 12th of December next, to Thursday, the 4th of January following; and that the ANN UAL GENIt:RAL COURT appointed by their Charter will be holden at their Office on the Royal Fx hange, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th of Decem ber, at Twelye o'clock at noon ; and that a Dividend will be considered of at the said Court. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall, S.W. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. JAMES STEm'ART HODGSON, Esq., Sub-Governor. CHARLES jOIIN MANNING, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' Robert Barclay, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Geo. F. Malcolmson, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. Henry Nelson. Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Lord Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq._ Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Charles H. iioschen, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. RiversdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Nob c. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE. The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas will expire on 9th January. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this 'orporation on advantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uni form rate of is. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. FARMING-STOCK.—No extra charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profiti—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption, under Royal Charter, from the liabilities of partnership. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCIIANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. THE UNITED LIBRARIES. 3)7, Regent-street, W. Subscriptions from One Guinea to any amount, according to the supply required. All the best New Books, English, French, and German. immediately on publication. Booth's, Churton a, Hodgson's, and Saunders' and Ot!ey's United Libraries, 307. Regent street, next the Royal Poly technic Institution. FOALS, DIRECT FROM THE COLLIERIES, j supplied by the JOINT-STOCK COAL COMPANY (Limited).—Best Wallsend. 263. per tr,n ; Adelaide ditto, 245.; the Company's Silkstone, 245. Chief Office, 49, Fleet-street, E.C. ; Coal Depots, Great Northern Railway, King's-cross (22, Coal Department); Great Western Railway, Padding ton ; Regent's 'Wharf, 'West Ferry-road, Millwall ; Durham Wharf, Willowbrook-road, Peckham; and 9 and 10, City Quay, Dublin. . . FREDERICK AUGUSTUS NEW, Managing Director. THE QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanover-equare.—The Lower Hall of this splendid suite of Rooms may now be ENGAGED for Meetings, Lec tures, Entertainments, Wedding Breakfasts, Bazaars, Sta. The Large Hall may likewise be engaged for Balls, Concerts, Bazaars, and Public Meetings. Early appThations are re sp,ctfully s,lieited. For terns apply to Mr. Fish, at the Room.—ROBERT COCKS, Proprietor. WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW? —That the FIERY CROSS has arrived, bringing some magnificent KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious flavour, and which may now be had, at a mere commission on the import price, of the EAST INDIA. TEA CO mPAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Ilishopsgale-street. WINTER OVER-COATS of the BEST MATERIALS and LATEST STYLE, at fair prices, at HAMILTON AND KIMPTON'S, TAILORS AIND OVER-COAT MAKERS, 105, Strand (opposite Exeter Hall). JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOO PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl wheness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fra.zrance to the breath. Price is. 6d.—Bull Wharf, Rotherhithe, Lon don. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. TILE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARC Used in the Royal Laundry, • AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. &c. WOTHERSPOON and CO., Glasgow and London. 110 ALL in DEBT or DIFFICULTIES. — Consultation Gratis. —JAMES GOLDRICK, Attorney at-Law, and solicitor of all the Courts, obtains immediate protection for the person and property of debtors, in town or country. together with entire relief from all debts and lia bilities, under a recent Act of Parliament, in all cases with out imprisonment. Charges moderate, payable by instal ments. Kvery description of legal business conducted, in cluding Bankruptcy, Chancery, an d u.ivorce cases. Wills searched for and office copies obtained. Claims made out and muney ant property recovered.—Ofllces, 1, Brunswick-street, Liverpool, and 342, Strand, London, W.C. Strictly private and confidential. N.B —County Courts attended. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, a «t Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, oeautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &e. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, a [NE RALS , and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly , fscilitate t.le interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, aid can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 590 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE- R &LOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT,F.G.S., at 149, Strand. NOTHING IMEPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most tied ul invention of the day, AGUA. A.M ARELL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Bull Wharf, Ro therhithe, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous Mita, which gradually restores tne human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dves ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, ios. 63. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gomel and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princes g of Wales. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. • Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G President—llls (3 ;ace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and ;acies It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the lestitute sick has for a con iiderable period averaged between 8,000 and 4.000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of co,taining several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer. Edwara Sias • erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by .liessrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; IlDrrles and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co . Berners-street ; I. Barned and CO., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFORD SUIT/3', Seorotary. ---4.1 77 ()?f‘.‘/'‘i I f 2---Z(el.a-4-k.../' /...... ,-.. .. _ 4 d,.....„..f.,.........mMEM1N.p. bons,T he-5.4:4 ''' . --',, . , 4;lifil ....,,, ,,, rg . ' ,. •;;•••• - t . " 1:- ' 4 A ,-,,,z_.- , - -, z ' ' 7 -/_,t-‘- big couutry, proud of her progreu ril e ..- . 4: _ ,0. i ,,: - .... - ,-. , .,,_ri. , . , z_qg . ..4-4--....-1 \ (3 , t ''' e , . .....,,ww.„ whole People soul haveis bou r n e d n e u ca , \- I ti , :., ilzvtt . , ...-....,...,,,,,,, • ------, 'f.t?. ---,----- \\ ~,. 5 ..,. .q ...- (45 • -\,, . wit • • •.-_,.- -,.- I . ' --,..• \„ s. . • c&-, --,'"- ~ . ,4,, lIINIOA.Ii if s ( oig 1-1.:-.. - i .. ,-, ' thankfulness that the destinies of th ' attl ..- F" : , N• .._ ;-_, ... 04 0 c:' ,:.3 ), 1. 1 ..,rpo, . 't4' ,1::4"4 . ;,*. • ~_, ..,:t 7 4! '', 1 A :0* committed to so wise, so firm, and i t Y`* iy.,\ d", / ~ \\\,- , . -.0.7 HON -_. ' 7 ' ', ''''''' ' '. • . 1ikr , .,,, _-- 1,.) ''' 0 ..5.-W - '. , i)i . ' S.- IP. - --:: ~.(4,14 4 - . ..'.... • - --6‘..,,, _ As a i n n d er h ic is an w Band as that of Andrew Johnson. ••1 14, , t ) ~ \ c • f a , 1 ~' em . , •:44312(as t elli!' 0 01 1414, E , ~ ~ T • .i \\ ,kg , z,... 'l , ---- / , Ny , -• , ._ , c l y -'\, 1 • ‘Alt:z^dirf:..,2o„,e.r" • ), • - -' ' DrE ti l liti - ur ... I .01,01 • ( - 4 • , - ...:__ Railway and other Companies. PRICE 4d., STAMPED sd. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. NIFWSPAPER --''.-----; •,- s ' '' 'l k-(l :,`:!.' g , ..\,,, /4 1 t - i t t sti „- - :.,--tip.. - , :q: . ---, 2 . r _.,!;.: .e;I:.:1 _.A ,; 4 ,-.., /,,,,,,, sV . I a c -, km The adjourned meeting of this company was held on Tuesday in Glasgow ; Mr. P. Blackburn in the chair. The CHAU:MAN said' the meeting had been ad journed to that day, in consequence of legal proceed ings which had been instituted, and it was expected they would have been concluded before that time. Counsel had been heard on both sides before the First Division of the Court of Session, Edinburgh, but the Court had not given its decision. The only thing they could do was to adjourn the meeting for a few days until the Court decided whether they should vote remuneration to some of the officials or be forbidden to do so. Ile concluded by moving the adjournment of the meeting to Friday. Mr. 11. DuNLor seconded the motion. A very long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Meiklem, Mr. White, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Wallace, and other shareholders took part. The CHAIRMAN said the question before the Court was whether the shareholders could vote away the money. The interdict was against the company hav ing the right to vote away the money, not the direc tors. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Dunlop, the meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, the 19th inst. The First Division of the Court of Session gave judgment on Thursday in the case in which Clous ton and others applied for interdict against the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, to prevent them paying £5,000 to the chairman and distributing the sum of £11,600 as compensation to certain officials who have lost office in consequence of the amalgamation of the company with the North British. Their lordships were unanimously of opinion that the proposed payments could not be made. BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Lieut.- Col. P. T. French in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that it had become necessary to en large and improve 21 stations on the line between Bulsar and Ahmedabad. They had strengthened the bridges, and the monsoon floods had passed away without doing any damage. The bridges, culverts, and masonry were being completed for a double line, as approved by the Government. Since the bridges had been strengthened the trains were run over them at the same speed as upon other parts of the line. The traffic continued to increase, and when the 1,000 additional waggons and ten new locomotives ordered were placed on the line he had no doubt that a further and a larger addition to the rolling stock would be required for increased traffic. The through and local traffic had been seriously affected by the accident to a portion of the Nerbud dah-bridge during the whole of the ten months it was under repair, but since the completion of the necessary works on it the traffic receipts had greatly increased. The whole line from Ahmedabad to Bombay-306 miles—was now open for both goods and passenger traffic, and he had no doubt what ever the returns would soon become very satisfac tory. The chief offices of the company had been recently concentrated at Bombay, and it was be lieved that considerable advantages would result from that arrangement. The chiefs of departments met once a week, or once a fortnight, to arrange business matters, and any recommendations they had to make were laid in due course before the Go vernment officer. If he approved those recommenda tions they were favourably considered by the Govern ment ; but, if he did not approve them, nothing would be done with them. He believed they had four through trains running each way daily between Bombay and Ahmedabad. There were a number of trains run every day for the Reclamation Com pany to and from Bombay. There were other trains run to accommodate local traffic at places on the line. The recent increase in the fares for passengers and in charges for goods traffic would work benefi cially for the company, and enable them to realize a reasonable profit. The whole line, 306 miles from ALmedabad to Bombay, was opened for goods' traffic on the Ist of November, and they might now look forward to increased traffic receipts. At one end of the line was Bombay, with its 800,000 inha bitants, and at the other end Ahmedabad, with its 175,000 inhabitants. At intermediate places they had Baroda with 100,000 inhabitants, Surat 100,000, and several others of 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants. The 185 miles from Bulsar to Ahmedabad passed through the richest country in the world ; the soil was rich, the people were rich, and every one was rich. The increased rates for passengers and goods would augment their returns and make the working remunerative. Application had been made to the Government to sanction a more detailed survey of the important line from Baroda to Neemucb, and it was hoped it would be granted. It was found from a general survey to be most favourable for a line of railway, the whole distance 200 miles. This would point to Delhi, and if they could carry out a line in that direction up to Delhi, it would prove a most valuable feeder as originally intended. It was pro posed to carry out those extensions on the ungua ranteed principle, but receiving a certain subsidy. It was also proposed to make some short extensions into the fruitful district of Kattiawar, namely, from Ahmedabad to Veerumgaum and Wudmaun, 73 I miles in length. The produce of the district con sisted chiefly of cotton and salt. The native chiefs had offered to subscribe about £200,000 towards its construction, and the agent of the company (Mr. Currey) had no doubt that if the Government would give them a subsidy that the remainder of the capi tal would be got in Bombay without coming to England for any portion of the capital, which would be a most desirable thing. Mr. IIARTRIDGE, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know the cost of the extension towards the construction of which the native chiefs were willing to subscribe £200,000. The CHAIRMAN said the estimate of the engineer was £454,000 ,but he thought it better to say£soo,ooo. In reply to a question it was stated that outward freights to India had risen since the commence ment of their operations from 15s. to 555. per ton, the cost of coal at Bombay from - 30 s. to 445. per ton, and the cost of labour had increased fourfold. No advantage would arise to them from the Ner budda coalfield, as the carriage over 550 miles of railway would bring up the cost to about 445. per ton at Bombay. The increased cost of labour and of sending out materials would account to a great extent for the increased cost of the line above the original estimate. The report was adopted, and the proceedings ter minated. Capt. Knox, V.C., of the Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade, has, we under stand, been appointed by the Field- Marshal Commanding-in-Chief to be Inspector of M us k e t r y of the south-western district. This gallant officer fo rm erly se rved in the Sco ts Fusileer Guards, and was selected by the late prince Consort, on the recommendation of General Lord Rokeby, for a commission in hi s R o y a l Highness's R e giment, to be given to the most gallant soldier of the Guards at Inkerman. Capt. K nox h as h e ld the temporary appointment of Inspector of Musketry at Gibraltar, and it is understood that owing to his great aptitude and ability as an instructor he was recommended for his present appoint ment by Gen. Sir William Codrington, K.C.B. On Tuesday and Wednesday last, the 11th and 12th inst., the half -yearly examination of Royal naval engineer offi cers, engineer students, and dockyard apprentices took place in Sheerness dockyard. The examination was conducted by the Rev. Roland Wilson, dockyard chaplain ; Mr. W. W Williamson, inspector of machinery afloat, Sheerness Steam Reserve, and Mr. R. S. Crockford, master of the dockyard apprentices and instructor of eng ineers. The examination consisted of questions by the Rev. D. Woolley, director of education to the Admiralty on the following subjects : Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statics, dyna mics, hydrostatics, differential and integral calculus, Eng lish composition, grammar, history, chemistry, and steam. Th ere were nine engineer officers , 37 engineer students, and sin dockyard apprentices examined. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, - TIMES.—The passage in President Johnson's Mes sage which especially concerns this country ought, we think, to be accepted in a friendly spirit. He could not do less than review the history of the Alabama claims; and in reviewing them he could hardly say less, at least to an American Congress, than he has said. There are, however, some things which the President did not say, and which are, nevertheless, very material. No one can deny, for instance, that " the accordance of belligerent rights to the insurgents was unprecedented." Lord Russell admitted as much in his correspondence with Mr. Adams ; but the question is whether the civil war was not unprecedented too ; whether the United States did not assert belligerent rights, without con sulting precedents, by dclaring a blockade ; and whether a neutral State could do otherwise than follow their example. Further, it is perfectly true, as a matter of fact, that England furnished more efficient aid to the Confederation than any other the world more; b ti u m t u i t a is n yeoqtuhaelilyntartui nation that, totbe being suppression Power. It could not be otherwise, considering that England, of all maritime countries, lies nearest to America, and possesses the largest private docks ill hit ammunition,nisoa.n equipped, undoübted h butedin factou our bestto that attbmarket cruisers rebellion. a t ms , also t the t _.Ag ain,haon ports " drove American commerce from the seas and transferred it" to neutral bottoms ; nor can we be surprised that some confusion should have existed, in the minds of the merchants who suffered thereby, between this consequence and the motives of our Government. It should have been remem bered, however, even by those who were least dis posed to rely on our good faith, that in this respect the interests of our shipowners were opposed to those .of every other class iu the community. Liverpool does not dictate our national policy to the exclusion of Manchester and the, great manu facturing districts, which lost far more by the con tinuance of the war than was ever gained by our mercantile marine. We ought not, therefore, to be suspected of favouring the creation of a Confede rate navy on selfish grounds, and the failure of our Government to prevent evasions of our law in one or two cases ought not to be recorded without some recognition of its successful intervention.on other occasions. The advocates of the Confederate States have never ceased to protest against the oppressive construction, as they allege, which the law officers of the Crown fastened upon the Foreign Enlistment Act, and the embargo laid upon the two iron-clad rams was certainly an arbitrary exercise of Execu tive authority. These considerations should not be forgotten, even in America, and the conduct of Great Britain during a period of unparalleled difficulty should be measured, not by the losses inflicted on American trade, but by the duties of neutrality. THE " ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES" ON PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE.—We give a synopsis of Presi dent Johnson's Message, which was telegraphed from Queenstown, yesterday, to the London press. In the course of to-day doubtless the text of the Message will be in the hands of our readers, but meanwhile we have a summary sufficiently copious and complete to enable us to form an intelligent opinion regarding the most remarkable and impor tant State paper which has ever issued from an American President. That paper has already been read and discussed by millions of Americans on the other side of the Atlantic, and, within the next week, it will be read and re-read, and discussed by Monarchs and by Cabinet Ministers in every capital in Europe. If the American people had not already, by their brilliant achievements in war, by their no less splendid progress in the arts of peace, so astonished the world that the world can never more be astonished at anything the American people may do, we should say that this Message of Presi dent Johnson would be read in Europe with as much•surprise as admiration. It is the first public and official utterance of a man who, less than nine months ago, was stigmatised by the English press in trms that we will not sully these columns by repeating here. He was called by a sudden and stupendous calamity a calamity which shook America and the world like some great convulsion of nature—to assume the highest and most responsible position ever reached by mortal man. This whilom tailor of Tennessee, who was first ridiculed, and then abused—who was hunted down like a wild beast by the rebels in his native State—now sits in the highest place in the Restored Republic, and his words go forth like inspiration to the farthest corners of the earth. This Message of President Johnson is just what those expected who knew him best. Ile has been regarded for more than a quarter of a century by all intelligent Americans as one of the most sagacious statesmen and purest patriots of which the Republic could boast. He has al ways been a moderate man—a Conservative, in the true and proper meaning of the word—and he brings to his great task as President the re sults of a lifetime of mental discipline, study, and self-reliance. Among the representative men of the South Andrew Johnson has always been considered the best and the noblest. Brecken ridge was brilliant, but treacherous ; Johnson had no greater merit than sterling integrity and sound common sense. Breckenridge is to-day an exile from his country, and a convicted 'traitor • Johnson is the foremost man in all the land. Regarding reconstruction, the President is out spoken and firm, but conciliatory and moderate. Neither the Radicals of the North nor the fire eaters of the South have dismayed him. He is willing to " cast the disorder of the past into oblivion ;"—to extend the broad shield of forgive ness over all repentant rebels—but he insists that evidence of sincerity shall be given by the ratifica tion by all the lately insurgent States of the con stitutional amendment abolishing slavery. This is not only eminently just and expedient, but it is absolutely indispensable to the restoration of the Union, and Mr. Johnson, himself a Southerner and formerly a slay eholder, recognises the fact. He has no vindictive feeling to gratify, but he reiterates his former declaration, that treason is a crime, that traitors should be punished, and crime made infamous. But while he has no respect for treason, he declares that those charged with it should have a fair trial before a civil tribunal. Mr. Johnson enters at considerable length into the question of the conduct of Great Britain in granting belligerent rights to the rebels, and in permitting vessels to sail from her ports to prey upon American commerce. But in discussing this most difficult subject he never for a moment loses his temper, nor forgets that courtesy and considera-, tion due to a Power with which the United States holds relations of peace and amity. He declares that " the accordance of belligerent rights to the insur gents was unprecedented , and had not been justified by the issue." He complains that England declines to submit the questions arising between the two countries to arbitration, but he does not present this subject as an impeachment of good faith on the part of a Power professing friendship to the United States. He is willing to believe, and he does be lieve, that Great Britain is actuated by no un friendly feeling towards the United States, but he holds that the misunderstandings which have arisen between the two coun tries involve questions of public law, of which the settlement is essential to the peace of nations. That the " Republic is peace" is evident from the fact that, since the commencement of the year, the Navy has been reduced from 530 vessels, armed with 3,000 guns, to 117 vessels with 830 guns ; and that the war estimate is reduced from 516 millions to 33 millions. The Pre sident's remarks on the Mexican question are extremely moderate, so far as we can gather from the reports which have reached us by telegraph :—" The United States would regard it " as a great .calamity to themselves, to the cause " of good government, and to the peace of the " world, should any European Power challenge the " American people, as it were, to defend Republi " canism against foreign interference. The United " States cannot foresee, nor are they unwilling to " consider, what opportunities might present them " selves or what combinations might offer to pro " tect them against designs inimical to their form "of government. They desire to act in future as " they have acted heretofore, and they will never be " driven from that course but by foreign aggression, " and they rely on the justice and wisdom of foreign " Powers to respect the system of non-interfer " ence." This is directly to the point, and cannot be misunderstood. It is a re-affirmation of the Monroe doctrine, and declares, in the most courte ous manner possible, the determination of the . United States to defend Republican institutions, whenever they are assailed on the American Continent. On the whole, we are m ore than pleased with the tone of the President's Message. There is not one word of defiant boastfulness in it from beginning to end. In his recoramendations to Congress he is singularly .moderate and conservative ; in dealing with foreign questions lie is always courteous in his language and just in his conclusions. In his policy of reconstruction, he is fair to a ll par ties And just to all.. He is hopeful of THE SUN, LONDON, SA.TURDA.Y EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1865. QT. GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL, Southwark. — Next SUNDAY, the 17th inst., the HIGH MASS and VESPERS will be sung, with full instrumental accompani ment. Sermon in the morning by the Very Rev. Canon OAKELEY. Music—Lutz's Mass in E flat. In the evening Lutz's "Miserere." Collections towards defraying the ex penses incurred ia improving the Organ and enlarging the Choir. E ALLEGHANIANS. - REAM ST. JAMES'S BALL. G_ ne ALLEGHANIAN VOCALISTS and BELL PER FORM ERS, organised for Nineteen Years, will give their CONCERTS in London every Evening; at Eight o'clock; and a ',RAND MORNINd CONCERT every Wednesday and Saturday, at 3. 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SIR MORTON PETO AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. —The members of the Bristol Reform Union recently met, and passed a resolution expressing dissent from Sir Mor ton Peto's suggested proposals respecting inquiry before legislation on Reform. The resolution having been for warded to the hon. baronet, he has replied in a letter to the secretary of the union, in which he states that he has been seriously misunderstood, and that nothing was further from his desire and intentions than to delay the passing of a Reform Bill even for ono hour. He explains that he was only anxious to secure the defeat or indefinite postpone ment of legislation by giving the enemies of Reform an excuse for asserting that sufficient information to warrant legislative action door not exist. American Financial and Commercial. -......-.*,.-.-_ The following commercial intelligence is taken from the New York Shipping and Commercial List of Dec. 2 : " The movement in trade continues slow, though the growing ease in the money-market has stimulated rather more inquiry for merchandise ; so that the volume of busi ness for the last three clays shows some improvement over that for the three days immediately preceding. While the speculative inquiry for certain commodities continues, we notice a more general demand for merchandise, both im ported and domestic. As a general thing, however, domestic produce is rather lower, while prices for foreign are gene rally pretty well sustained. " In answer to the remonstrances of the managere of the New York Savings-banks against paying the revenue tax imposed on State and National Banks, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue states that, in his Opinion, they are not exempt from the payment Of the - tax, but adds that no fines will be enforced on account of their failure to render their returns of deposit, provided they at once pay the tax specified by law. The Commissioner states that they are at liberty to pay the tax levied underprotest, and he will give them every facility for testing the legality of the case be fore the courts. " Gold has ruled firm, under a moderate demand for cus toms, and the bulk of the business has been at 148 to 148 f, though sales have been made at higher rates. " Foreign exchange is in moderate demand, but rates are firm, especially for sterling bills. " The money market is rather easier, and there is now no difficulty in borrowing at 7 per cent. for call loans—A 1 securities. 'Commercial paper is also more- readily dis counted, though there is no appreciable reduction in rates of discount. High grade paper is discounted at 7to 9, but little under 7i. Second-rate paper is done at 9to 12 per cent. We quote : Per Cent. Per Annum. Loans on call, stock securities to 7 Do., bond and mortgage 7 to Prime endorsed bills, 60 days 7 to 81 Do., three to four months 7l to 9 First-class single names Other good bills lO to 12 " Government securities are rather firmer, with a fair demand, and quotations yesterday showed considerable im provement. The clearing rates were as follows : United States 5-20 Sixes, Registered, 1862 ... 101 k to 101 Do. Coupons, 1862 lOl to 101 1 Do. Coupons, 1865 99 to 991 Do. Coupons, 1864 United States 10-40' Fives, Coupons 904 to soi Do. Registered sof to 901 United States' Sixes of 1881, Coupons 106 f to 106 f Do. Registered 10 54 to 105 i United States' Debt Certificates of 12 months (interest in currency) 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, let issue Do. 2cl issue Do. 3d issue United States' 5 per Cent. Legal Tenders par to American Gold 148 to American Silver — to " The stock market ruled dull and heavy until yester day, when the let up' in the money-market exerted a favourable influence, and stimulated considerable activity in the railway shares, 'most of which sold at improved prices. The market was somewhat irregular, however, but closed firm. Petroleum and mining stocks have partici pated in the improvement, and a firm business has been done since our last, generally at full prices." " Gold has ruled firmer within the three days past, and sales have been made as high as 147 k per cent. Tho market has become somewhat feverish, and the changes are more radical and more frequent. Foreign exchange has been fairly active, and rates are firmer for both bankers' and commercial bills. The money-market is scarcely so easy as last week, capitalists evincing more caution and greater disinclination to put out loans until after the assembling of Congress shall have given more stability to financial affairs. Commercial paper is offering very freely, in view of which - - rates are a trifle firmer. We quote : Per Cent. per Annum Loans on call, stock securities - Do., bond and mortgage 7 Prime endorsed bills, 60 days 7 to 8} Do., three to four months Fi r st-class single names 8 10 Other goods bills " Government securities have been depressed, and prices have still further declined. Both the Gold-bearing and Currency Bonds have sold quite freely, but at lower prices for all kinds, closing, however, with more firmness. The prices of all these securities are controlled to a certain extent by the uncertainty as to the future policy of the Secretary of the Treasury, and should he recommend the funding of the Short Currency Bonds, Interest-bearing Certificates, Notes, &c., into Gold-bearing Bonds, and thus add to the already large volume of Government Bonds in market, a further decline wculd be almost certain to follow. We annex the closing quotations : United States' 5-20 Sixes, Registered, 1862 lOl United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1862 lOl United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1865 991 to 99f United States' 5-20 Sixes, Coupons, 1864 9Bl to 99 United States' 10-40 Fives, Coupons 9 0 14 to 901 United States' 10-40 Fives , Registered United States' Sixes of 1881 , Coupons 10512 to 106 United States' Sixes o f 1881, Re g ist ered lO5l to 106 United States' Debt Certificates of 12 months (interest in currency) 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, I st issue 961 to 97 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, 2nd issue 7-30 Treasury-Note Bonds, 3rd issue United States' 5-per Cent. Legal Tenders par American Gold 148 American Silver — 142 The following commercial intelligence is taken front the New York Shipping and Commercial List of Nov. 29 : "Business continues to be restricted by the causes pre vjously adverted to—to wit, the apprehended tariff revi siOn, the uncertainty regarding the financial Problem, &c., and as the time for the meeting of the Congress approaches commercial transactions Weenie more and more cireum scribed, while commercial values, with few exceptions, have an unmistakably downward tendency. There is almost a total absence of speculative feeling, while the chief aim seems to be to await the action of Congress before assuming new obligations. " " Stocks have been irregular, and nearly all kinds of railway shares have fluctuated considerably. There has transpired a fair business in all the principal shares, while in some of the leading shares business has been largo. Pretroleum and mining stocks have been fairly active, but prices have been irregular. " The following are the closing quotations of stocks of the Second Board, Nov. 28 : Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Tennessee, 6's ... 88 88/ Mi. South R. R.... 76 761 Missouri 6's Canton Co 45 45/ Ill. Central 133 1331 Cum Coal Company 43/ 44 Clev. and Pitts. R. 921 93 Q'ksilver Min. Co. 46/ 47 Chi. and N.W.R. 351 351 Marip. Min'g. Co. 141 14/ Do., Preferred 651 651 P. M. S. Co 220 230 Clev. and Tol 104 N. Y. Cent. R. R. 961 97 Chi. and R.I.R. _lOBl 112 Erie R. R. Ditto, Preferred B3/ 841 Tol., Wab. and W. 45 Ilud. Riv. B.R. lO9 1091 Ditto preferred 70 Reading R. R ..... -1151 116 Pit., Ft. W., and Mich. Cent. R. R. 115 316 Chi lO4l 165 ti 281 Panama RR. 235 240 I 0.& M. Certif. ... 28 Petroleum Quotations, Nov. 28 : Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Bennehoff It ...19 50 19 70 Heydrick Bros. 070 085 Buchanan Fm. 068 070 Manhattan O3B 043 Bradley Oil ... 095 1 4 M'Kinley Brevoort Central 26 0 29 0 Montana Cherry Run ... 025 026 Northern Light 260 8 0 Empire City ... 075 079 Oceanic e42 044 Everett Excelsior Fee Simple First National 064 065 Shade River ... 025 030 Germania Hamilton and Tack, of N.Y. 025 035 M'Clintock 690 7 0 United Pet 053 060 Heydrick Highgate Adamantine Alleghan 0 b Maple Grove... --, 065 Allen Wrightg 065 Monongahela and Bergen C. &0.0 35 039 Kana wa ...... -- 2 0 Brooklyn Pet —040 N. Y. Phil. &8.0 85 090 Bunker-hill ... 075 New Y&. P. Oil 016 075 California Pet 10 0 N.Y. & Newark 058 064 Cherry Run and Pal mer .......... 270 280 Chenango - 060 Pit Hole Con. 270 290 Consol, N.Y O9O People's Pet ... 050 Forest Pet O2O 035 Phillips Pet ... 250 Fountain Pet 075 3 0 Rawson's Farm 060 1 0 G. W. Cons'd O6O Sherman and Hickory Farm 5 0 Barnesdale... 038 H o me Inexhaustible ... 0150 30 Titus . Oil Ivanhoe ......... 2 5 215 W. Vir. O. Coal 012 018 Knickerbocker 012 020 Watson Liberty ......... 025 MR. GLADSTONE'S SPEECHES.—The important ad dresses which the Chancellor of the Exchequer de livered during the past few months have just been reprinted in a pamphlet which has been published by Mr. Murray. The title-page bears a motto from " King Lear," " He'll shape his old course in a country new." An appendix con sists of the speech delivered at Chester, on May 3, in favour of his son, Mr. H. Gladstone, now member for that city ; and to make all complete the right hon. gentleman has in cluded in the pamphlet his farewell address to the mem bers of convocation in the University of Oxford, and his address to the electors of South Lancashire, with his letter of thanks to them after he had been returned. THE REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES POST MASTER GENERAL.—It is stated that the forthcoming report of Postmaster General Dennison, although very short, will be the most satisfactory document that has emanated from that department since the organisation of the Government. During the last fiscal year the depart ment was not only self-sustaining, but it has accumulated three-fourths of a million of dollars. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. The HUNGARIANS —The Brother; and Sister KIRALF I will have the honour of introducing their National Dances in costume this evening. _ NOTICE.—The LIGIIT DRAGOONS, by ?UMLAUT, will be shortly pr3duced. Admission—Axes, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes. 108. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTEtTAINMENT. New Operatic Selections, Ballets, &c ; Burlesque Comedy, Arc , by ali the most accomplished artistes, including Arthur Lloyd, Mrs. and Mr. Randall, Mons. Alexandre, Messrs. Durtah and Davies, the Sisters Dashwood, tc., &0., EVERY EVENING. - The New Fntertainment for CHRISTMAS, entitled RI FUM TI-FIIM, will eeipse everything yet produced. M ADAME TUSSATTD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street. NEW A DDIT lON.—A full-length Portrait Model, taken from life, of CHARLOTTE WINSOR. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price ; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. • ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly.—G RAND CASINO and MUSICAL PRO MENADE is TOW OPEN for the Season. Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURT! Manager, Mons. GRENET. The Band plays nightly Selections from the most eminent Composers. Doors open at hall-past 8 o'clock; close live minutes to 12 o'clock. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. THE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S-STREET. Set DINNERS served, at five minutes' notice, from Four to 'Nine p.m., at 2s. 6d., 3s 6d., 45. 61, and 7s. each. ELEGANT SALOON DINING ROOMS, for Ladies and Families. Prices on the "Carte" moderate. Private Rooms for Large or Small Partier. Reading, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms. BREAKFASTS and LUNCHEONS. D. CAMERON. Entrances-160, Piccadilly, and 49, St. James's-street. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price Is. &L, 7s. 6d., 108., to 16a. ea, h. Postage 6d. --- JOlll4 . WHITE. Manufacture. WI. Piccadilly. RUPTURES CURED BY CHANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. It has the following advantages : —No steel spring re quired round the body, is easily applied, does not chafe or excoriate the skin, admits of any kind of exercise being taken, and is imperceptible when worn. Prices —Single, 10s. 6cl. and 215., postage Is. ; Double, 21s. and 425., postage 25.; sent on receipt of post-office order ani size round hips. Sure to fit. PILES, PROLAPSUS ANI, and UTERI instantly re lieved and ultimately cured by some entirely new and very ingenious appliances. Prices from 10s. 6d., sent by post on receipt of size round hips. ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEECAPS, SURGICAL BELTS, and appliances of every description, with all the latest improvements, and of the best quality, AT CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIES cured by CHANDLE rt'S IMPROVED CHEST-EXPANDING BRACES, for both sexes, of all ages. They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indiges tion, and are especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, and for promoting health and symmetry of figure. Price 10a. dd. All the above instruments are highly recommended by the leading members of the medical profession. Illustrated Catalogues forwarded. MR. H. P. CHANDLER, Surgical Mechanician, 60, Berners-street, Oxford- street, London. W. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. 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