The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

1 //,,2 ~" -~.'. .- -~: _.~ . REMEMBER! WE WAIT SUPPER bot! FOR lOU, after the Pantomime, at EVANS'. Fail ,•' • 1-4 A f ov . i i j .• —"Av 1 -4 3 - 4 0 - ortikf", - - t _ 11l • 2% , e. ! N :a00 ) )1/11, , • rAg. , \: •2 • • 1 , 0 4 7 „ ( ;; 7 ‘ % -. 411111 ( 7 - afti1w.,..65 kilo ---_6:42lllRorr. \ 'DI E • ~_\r , LL WHISKY v. COGNAC p l4 bil cel e b rated Old BRANDY. WHISKY rivals the finest "NACU BRANDY, 1114 P ure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and-very Wholesome. Sold th,, A lu Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by '''"nts In the principal towns in England ; or wholesale other he Wiling to consent to the'recolistrUetidn of/ the Union. 4 - • -7 - The Daily News says the South will reject any proposition not recognisin g its independence, and asks if Lincoln will accept the fact that areeonstruc tion of the Union is impossible. The Tribune states that General Singleton, who lately visited Richmond, says that the Confederate leaders are confident of their ability to conquer in dependence. He thinks there will be no peace, un less the South abandons the idea of independence or the North abandons union. IA GRE AT WINDMILL -STREET. LONDON, W: ../Ti' S Tye the R e d Seal. Pink Label. and .._:ork branded 'l4l- lan LL Whisky." No. 22.668. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY - 15, 1865. PRICE 4d. STAMPED 5d., FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and the 41,40011 CLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in 00,1 8 (1001 , rezardless of amount or distance. First• class ui er , at s econd-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to ttoni: Y jnen. and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select tr e ' s played in Showrcoms occupying' an acre of ground. e.a?„,r,f..iele warranted. Ntstr"krYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR % _IP are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Publishing. an entirely New Edition of their un nOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illa , trated by4lo engraving,. of every description of Furniture and Post.i r 's, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis a . nd , °ol cciii e ,:! on application. This costly work also contt . onis Slale ; ,:' e stimates for furnishing on the following - revised NEW NOVEL. On Sa'urday, in 3 vols , SHATTERED IDOLS Also now ready, in 3 vols., BEATRICE. By JULIA KAVANAGH. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. preferential duty imposed on British shipping, which were placed in the same position as the shipping of any other country. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN POOR-LAW UNIONS. Mr. LONG asked the President of the Poor-law Board whether he proposed to re-appoint the select committee on the poor laws, with the view of further inquiry into the position and the grievances of medical officers of Poor-law Unions ? given to the world by the nephew who succeeded him in the Glasgow chair. But, undoubtedly, his ill-health and death have deprived us of much im portant work that he was quite ready to execute under favourable conditions. Enough remains, however, to secure him a permanent place among the scholars of his age, and Scotsmen will long re member with pride and pleasure the name of a man who has helped to keep alive the ancient literary glory of the landof Buchanan.— Edinburgh Courant. Now ready , In crown Bvo., with an Illustration, 12s„ _ . A LADY'S WALKS in the SOUTH of FRANCE • By MARY EYRE. REUTER 'S TELEGRAM COMPANY (Limited). "A very clever book t y a very clever woman, full of vivid eescriptions of the scenery of the t'yrenees, the manners of the ' earnais, with plenty of legendary and folk lore, and some very charming specimens or minstrvlsy."—lllustrated News. Mr. VILLIERS said it was not the intention of the Government to renew the committee. Incorporate .I under the Joint Stock Companies Act, 18 , 2. Capital 51, 00, in 10,000 Shares of £25 each. First Issue 4,00 i Shares, Of which more than 2,04 Shares have Iron already sub s. r bed. Payment on application £l. and on Allotment £4 per ` , hare ; it is not intended to call up more than £2O per share. At least-Two Months 0 Intervene. between each Call. • DIRECTORS. • John Dent, Esq , 35, Grosvenor-square. Sir John Dalrymple Hay, Bar ~ F.R.S. Colonel James Holland, Deputy Chairman London and South African ank James Sydney Stopford, Esq., Director of the Agra and Masterman's Bank. Julius Reuter, Esq., Managing Director. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bishoff Core and Bompas, 19, Coleman-street. AUDITOR. John Ball, Esq. (firm of Quitter, Ball, and Co.), 3, Moorgate • street. BANKERS. The A gra and Masten:lan's Bank (Limited), 35, Nicholas-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co., 52, Threadneedle-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.) Mr. Frederick J Griffiths. OFFICES. 1, Royal Exchange-bui' dings, London. BRITISH KAFFRARIA AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Mr. A. MILLS asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce, during ; the present session, any measure for the annexation of -t4tish .Kaffraria to the colony of the Cape of Good Hope . E, t - Mr. CARDWELL said it was intended to brini hi a bill for the purpose referred to. TOLLS, FARES, IRISH RAILWAYS, &c. Mr. SCULLY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it was intended on the part of the Government to give any notice or to introduce any bill during the present session, with a view to the revision of the.tolls, fares, and charges, or to the purchase of any railways in the United Kingdom ; or if it was intendedotrinstitute 2ny Parliamentary inquiry into the policy of revision and Archase upon general and national grounds, as contemplated by the act of 7th and Bth Vict., c. 8 ; and had his attention been directed to the expediency of purchasing the railways in Ireland by way of experiment, or for any reasonq . specially applicable to that country ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended by Government to introduce a bill on this subject, which could 'do no good ; but he admitted there were facilities for the purchase of railways in Ireland which did not exist elsewhere. VACANCY IN THE POOR-LAW BOARD. Mr. A. SMITH asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was intended to fill up the office of the hon. secre tary of the Poor-Law Board, rendered capable of sitting or voting as a member of the Commons' House of Parliament by the ninth clause of the Poor-Law Act, now understood to have been vacated by the hon member for Northampton? Lord PALMERSTON said that he much regretted the resignation of his hon. friend themember for Northampton, particularly as it proceeded from ill health. It was not thought desirable to fill the office occupied by his hon. friend. • - AMERICA. A. Six -roomed Parsonage An Eight -roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto 'I. & Twelve-roomed ditto 391 11 0 oZeth er . Of v alu with a Price List of purified BAding, and a . mas e s 'rDei B 'e Infbrmationto all requiring hotish 31c1 furnitu: , Data a '.,. , ~,n* bedding'. References kindly permitted to Cler„ y- Neil'''. Zenilinen in or near Great Malvern. Southampton, Vrell."„ t er , Bury, Riy, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, ..liilsi"xford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder fit. A ''',!, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, r - i,'„ a n's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, ur,f., 4 'M, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great co ~,• • ndz .. e, hiligoT n T do a i zd s F E O . ., General House Furnishers, Deptford- Richard Bentley, New Buirngton-street. NEW NOVEL BY FOLKSTONE WILLIAM. This Day, In 3 vols., at all Libraries, JACK SCUDAMORE'S DAUGHTER. John 111 a x well and Co., 122, Fleet-street. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, in THE RIVAL COMPOSERS. in which the Sisters Pry will appear, with THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY; and to conc ude with MIL'. ROSELE AP AT _TIIE SEA-S I VE. By Mr. John Parry. kvery Evening . except Saturday) at Eight; saturday Afternoon, at Three. --ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRA rIoN, FL Regent streei. 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Mr. .4eutar has, by fifteen years' labour, org .nixed a most extensive system of Telegraphic correspondence, for obtain ing and rogimunicating to his subscribers the earliest and most reliable ro:ltical, Financial, and Commercial Intelli gence. A large revenue is now derived from this source, which is capable of considerab e extensLn by the use of additional capital. Just published, crown Bvo., gilt edges, price 55., free by post for 68 stamps, Comedy, by Mr. WILLIAW RANDALL, Mr. GASTON MURRAY, LITTLE 808, SESTIL I.ION, and all the pro curable Talent of the day. 1111 CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited) ar e Prepared to receive SUBSCRIPTIONS for the CAPITAL of CHINA STEAMSHIP AND LABUAN COAL COMPANY (Limited). —rPorated under the Limited Liabilities Act of 1862. be po Capital £500,000, in 25,000 shares of £2O each. ba it tl ner share on application, and £4 on allotment, .ts",;dad whic'i it is not contempiated cll*ng up more than tb,,tt share any further Capital. reouired being met by the of . 2 , 1 . 0 ' - 'epentnres. call to be made earlier than three months from date.. of allotment. N DIRECTORS. r 'ail"' T; C. Bruce, Chairman of the Inverness and Perth r DBEm pany, Chairman. Ot phinstone Bart M P Director of the Pacific o a-4o , , . 9 ,Vorgation Company, Deputy-Chairman. 1-,Co Sassoon. Esq., London, and D. Bassoon and nso.i,;(3, Bombay and China , Rorradai eEs Director of the Scinde and•Panjaub k " T w ay Co 13' v gIII E rn sq., a C n :b., late Secretary to H. M. Ambassador stir a• tha),..l),lers Rankey, Esq. Chairman of the New Zealand iliv:p4cNs Corporatio. eretr ~ Esq.. London, late ot (Dent and Co.) China. ~.tieo ' ,l ll Esq M.P. (Leith , Director of the Eastern kto 1,41 Railway co.moany. r aheis Drummond, Director of the Natal Land C, , m- G, t il Y• Sor° ,l l Browne, Esq., Director of the London, Adriatic Steam Navigation Comp iny (Limited) •lak e tnSer Sincl a i r , _Esq., late A.E.LC. Service, London. ,Cht7, - ' 4 . Daniell, Esq., Chairman of the Bank of Hindustan, "Dim " 1 1 , . and Japan L INT4,,i l c!iie, Esq., Agent to the Austrian Lloyd's Steam ker4 a tion Company, and Director of the Thames and Y insurance Company. AGENTS. Ittee:B4BB.Gsi_bb...,Liyinzatone, and Co.. Chin 1. Agents for China team g: s nare en nedy, and Co., China. and Japan S : trndaiiiitdgorle; Bever , and Co ., n b N u a a v n ig c a o i a o l n c C o o ra m . - 888 7 8B r I e. Arid _ Agents for Ll - Com ' pany. tte g , BANKERS. r a• Stnith B an lia,7 l 2lLio 'Pe, and Smiths. Lombard-street, E.C. oral B anc Old Broad-street, E.C. g‘;,l'Lutindustta, China, and Japan (Limited), in Calcutta, u ilY, China, and Japan. ke es SOLICITORS. J. Newbon, Evans and Co., Nicholas-lane, E.C. •". Mackenzie, Esq., '77, Gresham House, E.C. BROKERS. 1. 111 0 1 4.: to lesA mrence, Son, and Pearce, 7, Angel-court, Throg -4e4,Bnstreet, %no? v eld, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnford-court, Throg 4-street, E.J. ,lECIIETART, PRO TEM.—Alfred Lowe, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES-17 and 18, Cornhill.. - -- - ot T 4lB k4tequrri'Werful Company his been formed for the purpose p,„ 0 11 , 4 a.4Z, consolidating. and developinthe epr ah ',," The China and Japan Steam Navigation Com litlt`qe " The Labuan Coal Company." dlee ° o bJec ,t of the former Company was to supply the much l),'tr en 01 steam navigation in the China waters, an_ n d the 144, 4 ,liti 41 „ParlY was formed to work the coal mine s i 44' ari ""rneo, and to supply the whcile of the G_ o o e yern .. . , La -1), Quanlereantile marine in the East with steam f 1 0m 1 . ! t4leri 4°llnd, however, that from the fact of those U Itaiitvlhg been formed with too small a capital, and on . ,„„e„(1 basis the requirements both as to supply ot aVotqa also the ' further development of the coil min !41..„ 4 /lbi e Vequately met. It has, therefore, been considered lbI'or„,•0 Merge the two undertakings, and to make one 4 ts o "ls - A ranY, with sufficient means and influence to deve- Miiill lra oab'e business of both the old Companies; and in etti..oo therewith, arrangements have been made for the er ate transfer by them of their respective Fleet and e'eto,Zether with the Goodwill and valuable Plant _ ) t ie " 111 1P,,DanY will, therefore, immediately acquire cr the rio,:sto,..`adlng Steamers Elgin, Mona, and andS l terl o in,„ well Titan, Vulcan, and Tienchang rea 141a,Alid,'" Profitably emplord in China; and the sailing ed fo,td t. a frigate ot 2,00) tons burden, admirably lita lt , i,.y ek, a coaling bulk. a)kPtny al e s of ate the talpping operations of the Company, In me building of Trading and Collier Steamers, a,)'"'un will be paid to the con , Unction of Tug %44l --- aPted to the ever-increasing inland traffic of the /G sto, 4 'a , 1114 , r ;vers, where the ckmand for such shipping is ciao proposed to establi-h a Line of Ste.mers the 1 .8 Co n 'UaY, Singapore, and Hong Kong. anY will also at once enter on all the rights f Pia f fil, 7 ,1 •-oal Company, in Labnan and 13 rneo, and all ' 44' 4 ) boildings, and stock of coal in the former J Y , sq., take over their valuable contracts with her Ma e t a l;itern i ,„ t. ii k • ,cirtli,„ 4 ,a,r l Coal has been contracted for extensively by Ni, , Y, and will actually be the standard Steam Coal "Ns" , s a in the China waters and elsewhere in the East, ~extensively used by leading Steamsflipping Com -I,stblioad",„n the arrangements contemplated for storage, at Labuan and del:very at the different Go lgereae", MAU us in the East shall have been completed, Means of production and delivery being totally Ot te ,-1t e ,410 meet the constantly-increasing demand. _ 'Lent Manager of the Labuan Coal Company, in a N't to .."Otates that the works now completed open a field .94 1 ,,,D1t ;Vs extent of above a million of' tons, and t • , at a PrEparations for the sinking of which have been ,N,,UPI: - , , k and the machinery for which is on the spot—will • te„le quantity available for work•ng, or four mil . 4 11 3 ' io e n the further quantity to be obtained being prac liktr-4ausrible. Noth„iat saeps therefore, will be taken to open this pit lie Ld to ' connectthe mires with the harbour of fl'I• by Irtineral railroad of about seven mes in aloes Victoria, ships drawing 2 ) feet of watercAn soal:co4.lg. shore, and every facility is offered t Coal it ,,allY and rapidly loaded b ; the erection or oiopal abi",adit ga las°l will also be established in the leading _ ':41 1 , 1 " to 0 1 , 4 % , C By these means the Company will • ta at tve - ;, t „lle public demand for steam fuel at highly k‘reB,„pece„ - , , es, in addition to supplying their own et I s l ti o ' % for Praliee Ortaah China—The present price at Hong t r ro ll o ' l 4' e qual l a n quality to that of Luban, is 455. per l'4l - • e t-'ph e Pric.-) is exceptionally low. to, t elic e Probable profit of the undertaking w i il e l e b; o see ve n t,!.1),4 t r .O the following figures. Ex . pnienee _ e _C! 1 t,„ 11 t o h a lsin., the coil and pla ing it on boardship_a_ kAlto".4!_ielr___,6s..to 7s. per kn. Taking the price at 6s. im 0 10 4 . the _arlaingr 3s. 3d. for agency, management, &a, the 'ea, "'"al on board ship at Labuanwould stand the 'O 4 , ' , ge t COs, a f _ e . per of ton. _Allowing for the Company s o te ,r lout say 15s , per ton, the cost of the Labuan L akilt ~,,,uelivered, would be 255. per ton against 458., the satl l ,,steV,lce of English coal equal in quality; and it is 4,iitl,ini„at when the Company is fairly at work, it could ti ) r) 4 ,,' 41 1 ct dispose of 100,000 tons of coal annually. t q l to"„g:e 0 „a and freight to cost 255. per ton, and sold at pr o ' clu tn r o e_ w oo ill , be a profit of 20s. ver ton, which isr • • f 1 000 tons only per annum is equal £lOO,OOO of ..arners, say c al 30,000 It 10 t £130,00 , statue't4,that only 50,000 tons are the first year raised, 410, per there a ci o n : we lw or zsWith the i profit on the steamers £67p00 , Per emit on a paid - up capital of £250,00, or ,1 - J1.14 or h i , -w'est on Debentures above 20 per cent. net k ilet r „ ' 5 1°1 2 gent of the Shares will be made on the following I D , 4, • 4011 har es • - , 'eh Patty fully paid up, and partly with £lO pa'd t;;se 014,..eserved for allotment to the applicants who are ,P 1, 01 ), 4 3 7 , 41; b i a ee _the existing. companies ; of thesi £6,000 4 t O s , a L aw _u applied for, and the deposits paid to the 4 e ( ! aar Kers. ih £5 paid, will be allott'ed to Shareholders oncier and Mobilier of England (Limited). s With £5 paid, will be allotted to the geneal ~hCrAgato,,o, B.llch shares (f any) as may not be applied for lorm, or by the above. z'. l b e r'l l ,4;!' Will also be received for 5,000 fully paid-up oli' o oo 'leek 101 dividends for the whole amount paid up , 1%1 0 41 41 0d. 1;AJ I LIfr:,_111 be reserved for allotment in Bombay, apn liaeqonotab [ doh will be received by Messrs. D. Sassou ui). ne e ly. la ate 4 4 4 1)101rr.,. 'an, Plans Reports, and Articles of Association i t 'stiC h 'eu at the 'ffices ot the Solicitors. • 4b QV ' f or shares are to be made in the annexed form, r h res _ N h „O l ,, 8f ~ 'nkers of the Company, upon payment of Dt,` ; tl6 he Per share. It no allotment is made to_ the 'tiqclled 110.47 posit will be immediately returned, Nitittahno is t u „ r, thl a less number of shares be allotted deposit paid will, so far as necessary, be L l .la,`' l BZttiv '!.`l t heayment due on allotment. "si`te of gild Ferias of Application can be obtained at i3lhlorc the Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England IR, Cornhillretary ; also of the Companyers, of the Bankers, Brokers, 4ri la of the Sec. rle, 1865. 4P- t Ott 2PLICATION FOR SHARES, WITH £5 T o , 4.1 ,,,0 PAID UP. the '1,1.1 (To be retained by the Bankers.) . 4 Q.,. I°4 Of the China Steamship and Labuan Coal 111,414tlenie Company (Limited'. I h ßp or Datq t n,-- k 110 ,4 i ll ° Your Bankers (insert Bankers' names) the i tly i til e ,th( , 0 • being a deposit of £ 1 per share on 'to ' e ss , q4 t tuZe and I hereby request that you will I*t i VolN' r ler s and I agree to accepyucLi r s m li g ar e ep l io le h t, hi tt et 4 . 4 , pa 1 a °, ll re l e n'a allol h to d m e D e o , 8 o f 1 it n due e on allotmen', tilit:,osoeArtroies or p A a s y soc.a e tion of the Company. when e " r;erla I>ertshiOrir s t e he y n o u u m t ger ifi or s r ha m rZa i ll a oTt e egL m th e. Usual signs ture Name in full /42' 1/ '1 Pr , fession -. O • • • q._:-Pully P 44 Date . Op -11 P Shares are required, on the following "LICATIO T o AN RES FO FULLY PAID-UP R , h t ti ' SH ?, ..(To be retain e d b y the Bankers.) tor s of the China Steamship and Labuan Coal Company (Limited). t illi t t t4 kk e f liti ertion Paid s'hYoUr Bankers (insert Pankers' names) the "Ete,e ab o ; e ,,,ing a deposit ot 41 per share on ~Ift r„-,,„,•—•;_xjornpany, I hereby request that you will f; 4 1'1,," 11 tif eelf si ii "oer of Fully Paid-up Shares, and I agree ettt .se area, or any less number you may allot to fiae ti;NlNttyf eu c ca of f o r Prospectus, and agree to pay the z o „ of on allotment, 'and to sign . the Articles 141 1b2 h ißert the C ompany when requir , and I autho `l' of dit„n337 name on the Register of Members for gres allotted to me. Usual signature Na;iie in full . Residence Profession Date 9S ; el S -0 mr 26S ro S P er e. ston ola 3 8s ; ro riei ms 3° 0 1s r oo 0. A. r steA 5 .11 ° 5 - • COra ,les .36 0 so .3 0 426 • 355 355 310 _A; Sts 0 . 5 :35 0 A 3 ,6 ..33$ c's p ric s e ! both Pric+be .33 6 409 . 359 :3 .35 6 58,9 .360 fair! are • e. v31 101 ,, c ; Eaticle- 1 bus hel. ► bushel. bushel.2B° of 140 : . f - Jo 010" 0. "6 15 6 ."*. 12 3 15 ".. 15 6 1 6 g 14 6 03. Feb' j 2 b• e 6 , 111$ 1. ' Feb , 0 • ,Ft . Feb 14 , Feb. Fe b ' e' rt. Feb /Ip. Feb' 11. Fe b ' 5 , 31$ r. 15 , Fe b '' ai. 6, Feb• 23. -• 1 3 . .Ne t 9. O . ' 0. Feb. 41 „ cl , s yv vilt f , of. ii' Ai r i l , ll Ai ol II s ' a P Of IS f . t 0, ad ios ;, ° ,13, el l j e f of 11 la te 5L.1 3 4 0 ,1 ,p ot ' 0191 111 A °° 4' Soi lf oot, 10 0 V io ll t ' ee6)o The services of Mr. Rester as Managing Director have been secured tor a term of years, and in the agreement for the transfer of the business it a clause by which Mr. Reuter is bound, in the event of his connection with the Company ceasing, either by the terminatioo of the period of his en eagement, r from any other cause, not to assist directly or indirectly in the prosecution of any :imilar business. Mr. Reuter will continue to have the exclusive manage ment of the Teka hic Department, which wili b e con ducted, as heretofore, with the utmost secrecy, fidelity, an .i impartiality. The whole of the profits from the Ist of January will be long to Vie Company. All applications for Shares must be made at the Offices of the Company, of the Brokers, or of the Bankers. THE REGISTERED LAND COMPANY (Limited). Capital, £1,000,000. First issue £500,(00, in 25,0(0 Shares of £2O each, Deposit 41 per Share, and £1 Its, on Allotment, DIRECTORS. John Ashburner. Esq., Hyde Park-place, Cumberland Gate. Sir James Carmichael, Bart., Sussex-place, Regent's Park. Robert Pavin Davies, Esq, Ridgeway, Pembrokeshire. Thomas Eyre Foakes, E:q., New-square, Lincoln's Inn, and D• nham, Bucks. H. Harwood Harwood, Esq., 49, Cleveland-square, Hyde Park Colonel William Lydiard, Bentinek-street, Manchester- square. Henry Moot, Esq., M.P.. Brighton. Sir William Russell, Bart , ALP., rhariton-park, Gloucester shire. Grenville Granville Wells, Esq., Upper Hyde Park-gardens. t , ir Eardley Hardley Wilmot, Bart., Queen's Gate, Hyde Park. BANKERS. Union ihnk of London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. _ _ Messrs. Lowndes, Surgey, and Woolley, Royal Exchange ;buildings. °McEs-27, Cannon-street, London, E.P. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Henry C. Darlington, Esq. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company has been established for the purpose of facilitating the Registration of Titles to Landed Estates, under the provisions of the " Land Registration Act ;' and also for the purchase of Freehold ; and, the titles to which have been already registered, or are capable of being brought within the operat on of the Act. The especial object of this Company is to assist owners of property whtr, from want of funds or other cans s, have hitherto been unable to avail themselves of the advantages offered by the Act. The Company will undertake the exa mination and.registration of titles to Landed Estates; it will rovide the fund. for the necessary preliminary expenditure ; discharge the various incumbrances, where the value of the estate bears a just proportbn to the amount charged upon it; and will also facilitate the arrangements of persons de sirous of lending or borrowing on landed security. Whilst, from the nature of these operations and the securities held by the Company, it will be prof, cted against all risk of loss, considerable profit must be derived, and owners of land will find their advantage in the increlsed value of their property. The Company will purchase Registered and other Landed Estates, and re-sell them in lots or otherwise, where the ad vantages of a simple and Parliamentary title enable them to ffeet the distribution and re-sale without delay and without expense. R EGISTERIED LAND COMPANY 4- (Limited). NOTICE IS HEICEBY GIVSN, that NO APPLICA TION for SHARII , i in this Company will be received after THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), 15th February, for London;; and THURSDAY, the 16th instant, lor the Country. "Py order, lIENRY C. DARLINGTON, Secretary pro tem. 27, Cannon-street, London, February 15, 1865. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S exclusive PATENT. 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Toe Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the inereasi g applications through the recent storms and less rf life at sea, and to enable them even'ually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. R. MEETING, Hon. Sao, CHARLES NASH, Sec. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to ihn 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected 'rom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases : F. V., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. 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The LORD CHANCELLOR presented returns re lative to the augmentation of Small Benefices Bill. The total sum received by the sale of certain livings in the gift of the Lord Chancellor had amounted to £113,129. The sum received during the last year had been £57,329. The condition of the money market had not been very favourable to the disposal of advowsons, as only 24 out of those offered for sale had been disposed of, but there was constant inquiry for them, and he had no doubt but that the greatest benefit would in the end result from the passing of the act. The Earl of DERBY asked if the noble and learned lord could tell the average number of ,years' purchase generally paid for the living. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the returns were so made out as to show that. CASE OF MR. IRVING. Lord CLEMENTS moved that an address be presented to her Majesty for a copy of the correspondence relative to the case of Mr. Henry Merlyn D'Arcy Irvine, a justice of the peace in Ireland, who had been dismissed from the magistracy, and also relative to the police and their insubordination to the authority of the magistrates ; and relative to the disrespect shown by the Under Secre tary of the Lord Lieutenant to the magistracy, by enter ing into correspondence with subordinate officers of police, upon subjects which should have been addressed to the magistrates. The noble lord, in moving for the return, read extracts from a correspondence he had had with cer tain police officers relative to the state of personal safety in Donegal. The motion was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The standing orders were declared to have been com plied with in the case of several private bills, and some private bills were read _a first time. PETITIONS. Colonel Duxlkr presented petitions from the King's county against the arbitrary powers conferred on the Irish consta bulary of entering private premises. service, Colonel SYIEEE! presented a petition from officers en gaged in the India setting forth certain grievances of which they complained, and p ray i ng f o r their redress. Sir J. SHELlEYpresented a petition from bankers and other persons in Westminster, praying for a reduction of the duty on fire insurance. FOREIGN BILLS OF EXCHANGE. ' • Mr. MOFFATT moved for a return of the amount re ceived for stamps on foreign bills of exchange under the Act 17 and 18 Vic., c. 83, fo r th e res p ec tive years 1860 to 1864 inclusive (in continuati on o f P ar liamentary paper No. 196, of session 1864).—Order e d. IMMIGRANTS AND LIBERATED AFRICANS. Mr. MOFFATT moved an address for return showing the number of immigrants and liberated Africans admitted into each of the British West India Colonies, as well as the places from whence they were introduced, from the year 1843 to the end of the year 1856, and in each year since the Ist day of January, 1857, to the end of the year 1864. Similar return for Mauritius; and return of the number of those who have returned from each place in each year to their own countries, and (as far as can be ascertained) the amount of earnings remitted through Go vernment agency in their behalf (in continuation of Par liamentary Paper, No. 201, of Session 1864).—Ordered. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a new writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for the borough of Lancaster, vacant by the decease of Mr. Samuel Gregson. GROUND IN THE N EI GHBOURHOOD OF WESTMINSTER - BRIDGE. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that he would ask a ques tion relative to the ground between Bridge-street, West minster, and the Palace Yard. WOODS AND FORESTS. Mr. A. SMITH gave notice that he would move for an enquiry into the constitution of the board of Woods and Forests. THE RAILWAY SYSTEM. Mr. ROEBUCK asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it was the intention of the .Government to institute any and what inquiry into our railway system, with a view to future legislation, shouldsuch legislation appear practicable and advantageous? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was aware of the motive which prompted the question of the hon. and learned member, and he would furnish him with as full information as he possibly could. It was the inten tion of the Government to recommend to her Majesty the appointment of a royal commission to inquire into this subject, but simply with reference to i the economical ar rangements connected with railways n regard to the con veyance of minerals and otherarticles. It was not intended to interfere with the policy of railways, whi c h h a d as muc h right to be exempted from interference as.any other inte rest. It was in no way proposed. n to compromise Govern sguskiect. of the house attention proposed by the Go vernment,tmh een difficulty ffi o r e the utayn h do o fuhs ho impressed legislationa n y p proceedings een this the i TAXE'S LEVIED ON BRITISH SHIPPING. Mr. CLAY asked the Under - Secretary of State for Foreig,nAffairs whether it was intended any longer to permit her Majesty's Consul General at St. Petersburg to supple ment his salary by a tax, known as agency money, levied on British shipping, and received by him as agent for the Russia Company. Mr. LAYARD said that papers laid on the table last evening, and distributed that day amongst members, were quite explanatory on this subject. The gentleman in ques tion could not be deprived of the emoluments alluded to without receiving a remuneration, but it was intended by his noble friend at the head of the Foreign-office not to allow the tax in question 4o be received in future. Mr. CLAY asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he could give any information as to the progress of the inquiry promised by him into the taxes levied on British shipping by, or in the name of, the Russia Com pany. Mr. M. GIBSON said that from inquiries made at St. Petersburg, and a report from the British Ambassador, there on the subject of dues, it appeared that the mer chants at St. Petersburg were in favour of the present system, and that, consequently, interference would be in jurious on the part of the Government. There wafino FOOD FOR CATTLE. Mr. FENWICK asked the vic7e-Yresident of the Board of Trade whether the experiments recently made under the direction of the Board of Trade, on the relative merits of barley and malt for feeding cattle, would be laid upon the table of the house, and when we might expect them to be in the hands of members ? Mr. M. GIBSON said he was not prepared to answer the question at present, but might do so to-morrow. (A laugh.) _ EUROPEAN TROOPS SERVING IN INDIA. Mr. VANSIT TART asked the Secretary . of State for India whether anything had been done to improve the sanitary state of Calcutta ; if so, whether he had any ob jection to produce papers relating to the same. And whether it had been determined to relieve the European troops serving in India by the overland route ; if so, whether any and what arrangements had been made for their transmission ? Sir C. WOOD said that he had not received any report on the subject. PATRONAGE IN THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. SCULLY called attention to the recent eieicise of public patronage with reference to the benefices or parishes of Clonpriest, Farrahy, and Carigeohane, in the county of Cork, and moved for returns in a tabular form, showi ng as to each of those benefices or parishes the date of the last presentation, the name of the patron, the annual value, including any glebe or glebe-house, &c. The hon. and learned member said that there were two parties in Ireland, one of whom was desirous of the total abolition of the Established Church there, and the other, who only wished for its reform. He was not in favour of extreme measures, but the anomalies that existed in the Establishment were such as required remedy. He quoted statistics to show that the endow ments to Protestant clergymen were, in the parishes to which he referred, in the diocese of Cork, totally disproportionate to the duties they had to perform. For instance, in a certain number of parishes in the diocese of Cork, there were 2,729 Catholics and only 251 Protestants, and the latter had three churches, includ ing a cathedral with deacons and precentors and inferior clergy, while the revenues amounted to £1,176 per annum. There was a parish in Cloyne, which contained only 14 Protestants, including the incumbent, his family, and a policeman. The incumbent had been brought from Tam worth, where he:was paid a small amount, comparatively, for the duties discharged ; while in Ireland he was paid at the rate of £4O per head for his congregation. The clergymen in question received from £5OO to £7OO for his parish in Ireland. He mentioned other anomalies in the district to which his motion referred. Sir R. PEEL defended himself from any personal feel ing in the:appointment of the clergyman in question, or any favour in regard to other Irish clerical appointments recently. With modifications he had no objection to the production of the returns. Mr. LEFROY opposed the motion. Mr. HADFIELD denounced the continuance of a State Church in Ireland. Mr. VANCE objected to bringing this question of the Church in Ireland before the house by a side wind, as ro , garded the Establishment in Ireland. - After a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, tho motion was agreed to. NIGHT-HOUSES REFRESHMENT ACT. Mr. COX moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the act of last session for closing publichouses and all other places of refreshment. He argued that it was harsh and arbitrary to prevent, persons attending the markets, and others engaged in industrial pursuits at night, obtaining any refreshment, simply because it had been found de sirable to close the night-houses in the Haymarket. Sir G. GREY consented to the introduction of the bill ; but warned the house how it interfered with the principle of the law as at present laid down, or give a monopoly to certain establishments to the prejudice of others. Leave was then given to Mr. Cox and Mr. Goschen to bring in the bill. THE LAW OF EVIDENCE. Sir F. KELLY obtained leave to bring in a bill for the further amendment of the law of evidence and of the practice in certain courts of justice by enabling accused persons and defendants to give witness on their own behalf if so minded. _ _ Leave was also given to Mr. PAULL to bring in a bill to consolidate and amend the acts regulating proceedings before justices of the peace out of quarter sessions in Eng land; as also a bill to facilitate the discharge of insolvent debtors in certain cases. Mr. PENMAN obtained leave to bring in a bill for the amendment of practice and procedure in the courts of criminal jurisdiction ; and Sir C. O'LOGIILEN to amend the Election Petitions Act of 1848 in certain particulars. The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 7 o'clock. Death of Professor Ramsay. William Ramsay, for more than 30 years Profes sor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow, died at San Remo, near Mentone, on Sunday morning, soon after entering his 60th year. Mr. Ramsay's health had been for a long time in an unsatisfactory condition. Ever since his severe illness in 1851 his right lung had been of little or no service to him, and the consequent disorder had caused displace ment of the heart, which organ had, doubtless, also become enlarged. In autumn last he was attacked by severe fits of breathlessness, and it soon became evident that his intention of passing the winter in London must be abandoned. He went away to Men tone, where all the symptoms grew worse. He got little or no sleep, lost weight rapidly, and was un able to take any exercise at all. A change from Mentone to San Remo failed to arrest this course of things, and the end came—suddenly at last, though without pain, on the morning of the 12th inst. Mr. Ramsay was the descendant of a family of great antiquity in Perthshire. For six centuries at least the Ramsays of Banff have held land in the south eastern corner of that county. Sir Gilbert Ram say of Banff was created a baronet in 1666, and from this gentleman the late Professor, a third son of Sir William, the seventh baronet, was lineally descended. Born at Edinburgh in February, 1806, he received his first education at the High School during the rectorship of Mr. Pil lans. He also attended the Universities of Edin burgh and Glasgow, from the last of which he pro ceeded to Cambridge. He was still an undergradu ate at Cambridge when he undertook the duties of the Glasgow Matheniatical Chair, which he dis charged for two years. In 1830 he graduated at Cambridge, and in 1831 he was chosen to succeed Mr. Walker as Professor of Humanity in the Uni versity of Glasgow. It was during his long tenure of that office that his chief influence was exercised, and his reputation as a scholar acquired. In 1840 I appeared his " Extracts from Tibullus and Ovid ;" in 1851 his " Roman Antiquities ;" in 1858 his edition of the " Pro Cluentio ;" and soon afterwards an enlarged edition of his " Manual of Latin Pro sody." Most of these works have been widely circu lated ; all are executed with admirable completeness, neatness, and finish, and are used as textbooks by the best schoolmasters. But the literary power in its highest sense of Professor :Ramsay is seen to greatest effect in the biographies which he contri buted to the well-known dictionaries bearing the name of Dr. William Smith. His " Cicero," for instance, is a masterpiece of lucid and vigorous narrative and disquisition. Mr. Ramsay resigned his chair in May, 1863, amid expressions of admira tion and regret from his colleagues, which touched him deeply, and passed the following winter in Rome, with which city he was previously well ac quainted. He employed himself there in collating the most important MSS. of Plautus, an author on , whom he had long laboured. His " Prolegomena ' and his text of some portions of Plautus must, we think, be ready, or nearly go, and will, we hope, be : NEW YORK, Feb. 1. - A joint resolution, u'bmitting to the decisiim of the State legislatures the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery throughout the United States, passed the House of Representatives amid much enthusiasm, by 119 ayes to B 6 noes. The Senate, yesterday, passed the retaliation re solutions, with the amendment that the retaliation should be in conformity with the usages of war among civilised nations. The correspondent of the New York Times re ports that since the departure of Sherman's army from Savannah heavy rains had prevailed. Portions of the 15th and 20th corps crossed the Savannah river, and advances 10 miles upon the road constructed over the swamps. Here they were involved in mud and forced to retreat, leaving behind a portion of their transportation. Some of the troops, unable to retreat, encamped on patches of high ground. The country for ten miles in the interior of South Carolina was covered with water, and impassable for men or wagons. It was reported that Sherman would in consequence move on roads where the soil is firmer and more elevated. The Federals have opened a passage 100 feet wide through the obstructions in the main ship channel of the Savannah River, enabling vessels of the largest class to come up to the city. Sherman has occupied Salkehatchae. A portion of Porter's fleet has arrived at Charleston. Sherman has issued orders that commerce cannot be resumed in the South until the national authority has been sufficiently established to enable the courts and law officers to control such matters. Trade will be confined to the necessary wants of the army and inhabitants dependent on it for the necessaries of life. Nobody will be allowed to trade unless citizens of the United States. Cotton sales are to be restricted to the United States Trea sury agents. No title in cotton on a bill of sale will be respected until after the cotton is sold in New York. Country people may bring in cotton to ex change for goods and clothing, for which three fourths of the value of the article, at the New York market price, will be paid. Charleston despatches of the 24th ult. state that le enemy had made no advance. The railroad be- tween Salkatchie-bridge and Pocataligo has been destroyed. The Federal pickets extended a short distance to the Charleston side of Pocataligo. General D. H. Hill has announced that the cotton in Augusta will be burned at the approach of the Federals, even at the risk of burning the city. The Richmond Sentinel announces that measures have been taken to burn all cotton in North and South Carolina and Georgia that is in danger of falling into the enemy's hands. The Associated Press correspondent states that General Sherman says itithe Northern people pro vide men and money to carry on the war for four years, the war will not last four months longer. If they fail to do so there is no knowing how long the war may be prolonged. He opposes any offers of peace before the Confederate armies have been annihilated. The Wilmington Journal of the 23d ult. says : " The Federals left their base in front of Hoke's forces yesterday, and have concentrated at Fort Fisher. Their fleet has also disappeared. Con siderable skirmishing took place around Fort Anderson on Saturday and Sunday. It is supposed the enemy are anxious to silence the Fort in order to open the way up the river for the gunboats." The steamer Blenheim has been captured at Wil mington. The Richmond Examiner says that now Fort Fisher is taken there is no doubt that a new har bour will be staked out on the coast for blockade runners. A Federal force, numbering, it is said, from 6,000 to 10,000 men, including infantry, cavalry, and artillery, is moving up the Chowan river towards Weldon. The City of Cork has arrived out. NEW YORK, Feb. 1, Evening. According to the Richmond Sentinel, the following are the particulars relative to the peace mission of Vice-President Stephens, Judge Campbell, and Mr. Hunter, who left Richmond on Sunday for Wash ington. Mr. Blair returned to Washington from Rich mond with the assurance that President Davis was willing to send commissioners, without obstacles o f form, to confer upon peace, if assured beforehand that they would be received. Mr. Blair, on his second visit to Richmond, took President Lincoln's consent to receive and confer with commissioners informally sent with a view to the restoration of peace. Commissioners have there fore left, as informal agents, to see if it is not pos sible to place a peace conference on a basis which may serve for so desirable a result. Success may possibly attend their efforts, " but," says the Rich mond Sentinel, "we must indulge in no confident expectations, nor relax our energetic preparations for the ensuing campaign. The choice of the com missioners which has been made by President Davis assures us that no means will be left untried to effect peace if possible. Should the commissioners fail, all discordant councils on the peace question will be silenced, and the timid and factious will be unable to persuade the people any longer that peace can be reached through any other path than stout hearts and hands." • It is understood that the Southern Commissioners will be allowed to visit Washington a private citizens. The Richmond Examiner says that the mission of the Confederate Commissioners is entirely without official qualifications. It opposes the encourage ment of unofficial peace missions, and declares that the object of the country is war. The Richmond Whig has little hope that the North is prepared to grant terms acceptable to the South, and urges vigorous preparations for war. The re port has been received at Richmond that complica tions have arisen at Washington with the European Governments, and that this is the probable explana tion of Mr. Lincoln's motive for attempting peace negot i at i ons . The New York Herald has no great f a ith in the negotiat ions, but thinks tha t a practicable r esult from the mis sion is not im possible. peace, by aeet, hand e South The Tribune says Blair's mission was impelled by an honest r d e e c s i ire pro f ca or te hopes that the overturehsthus may result in a speedy, honourable, and lasting The Times says if the commissioners peace. pre pared for peace on th e basis are w4l probably go t o Washing of the Union they not go. ton, if not they will The World considers s...evidentha send ing commissioners I ' t the fact o f D av i s ce that on some terms or NEW YORK, Feb. 2, Evening. General Sherman commenced moving, in three columns, on the 17th ult., in South Carolina. The main column was marching towards Charleston, and the two other columns by different roads in the direction of Branchville. The last accounts received state that Sherman is less than 40 miles from Charleston. Forster's troops are co-operating with him. The Confederates are offering resistance at every point, but are being rapidly driven from all their defensive positions. Hill has ordered all non-combatants to leave Augusta. A Federal gunboat grounded in the Com bachee Ri ver, and was destroyed by the Confede rate batteri es . An unsucces s f u l i ncen di ary attempt has been made to blow up the arsenal and magazines and burn SeveralSayann i ah. trsoAns have b een arrested. number of buildi ngs were b urne d . The Federal gu n b oat , v Fear River, on th e 29th ult.,er e t omtohvei movingvicinity h the f Capethe Confederate forts. Hood's main army is at Impoia. Grant has visited Fort Fisher and returned.to Fort Monroe. Richmond papers state that Lee has not yet been appointed to the chief command, nor has Johnston been reinstated. The Governors of New York and Maryland have sent messages to the legislatures of the two States, urging the ratification of the constitutional amend ment abolishing slavery in Maryland. The Illinois and Rhode Island houses of dele gates have ratified the amendment. President Lincoln has been serenaded at Wash ington, when he made a speech, in which he said that the passage of the amendment abolishing slavery was an occasion of congratulation for the whole world. He thought the measure was a fitting if not indispensable adjunct to the winding-up of the great difficulty. He wished the reunion of the States to be so effected as to remove all causes of future disturbance. " The emancipating proclama tion," said Mr. Lincoln, " falls far short of what the amendment will effect when consummated." Mr. Fernando Wood has introduced a resolution into Congress that it is the duty of the President to maintain in a legal and constitutional manner the integrity of the Union, and not to proffer or accept any negotiations admitting the existence of any other Federal or Confederate government within United States territory. A coloured lawyer has been admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court. The quota of troops from New York has been reduced 25 per cent. pending negotiations. The Toronto Leader announces that the United States passport system has been rescinded for Canada. Messrs. Jay and Cook have been appointed sub scription agents for the Seven-Thirty Loan. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (Evening). Money easy. Gold, 2051. Exchange on Lon don, 225 ;on Paris, 2.10 to 2.15. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 1034 ; Illinois, 114 f ; Erie, 69i ; 5.20 Bonds, 109. Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 82 to 85. Flour and wheat quiet. Corn, gocd inquiry. Provisions quiet. Coffee steady. Sugar and molasses dull. Petroleum dull ; crude, 47 ; refined, 66. NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 10 a.m. The departure of President Lincoln for Fort Monroe is confirmed. The Confederate commissioners were loudly cheered by the Federal and Confederate troops on the James River. A resolution has been introduced in the Confede rate Congress, and referred to the committee for foreign affairs, declaring that the time may not be distant when the Confederate States will be pre pared to unite on the basis of independence with those most interested in vindicating the Monroe doctrine. Richmond despatches, dated 31st ult., state that Hardee reports that all Sherman's efforts to cross the Combahee River had so far failed. The Con federates assert that the Tallahassee escaped from Wilmington before the capture of Fort Fisher. NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 11.30 a.m. President Lincoln is stated to have left for Fort Monroe, in consequence of a telegram from Mr. Seward. Gold 2054. NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 1 p.m. The Confederate commissioners were conveyed yesterday afternoon in General Grant's special de spatch boat to Fort Monroe, where Mr. Seward was awaiting their arrival in another steamer. At 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon both steamers were anchored side by side in the stream. The Washington Chronicle, the organ of the ad ministration, says that " slavery being practically and constitutionally abolished, we are ready to con cede everything else to recall our erring brethren." The New York _Herald has a rumour that the peace programme to be discussed will include a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, an amnesty, and the reunion of the North and South in the Monroe doctrine. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 2068. Exchange on London, 225. Stocks slightly firmer. New York Centrals, 104 ; Illinois, 1148 ; Erie, 701 ; 5-20 U n it e d St a t e Bonds, 1088. Middling upland, 83c. NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2 p.m. The Canadian authorities have delivered up Burleigh to the United States. The Canadian Lower Home has passed the Alien Bill. The Western Virginia Legislature has ratified the constitutional amendment. Foreign Mail Packet List. - ----- Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Feb. 18. 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