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ie Iv ilj 110°4 mro. CO Imre, 111 311 g•Otll sou 7 J ,O 00 rh0, 0 3 Ce w~g[l, S9'olo v it to ' Vele i oto o 76. So i ‘ d 1W• 1;1 1° ' ,t 1,4011 11 0 ell ll ' itt REMEMBER! WE WAIT ST YPPE not: FOIL YOU, after the :Pantomime, at EV &NS', Fail RINAHAN'S LL WIII;SKY v. COGNAC zki_s _celebrated OK Lu BRANDY. sa w i l ishY rivals the finest l•L uIaCH BRANDY, It h Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and vci: v Wholes° me. Bold in Bottles, 35.8 d., at the Retail Houses it. London ;by L a Agents in the principal towns in England ; Or whole& ale it 8, G h. ....AT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. O bserve the ^ , l Seal, Pink Label, and Cork brand& 'd "Rhlahaies ,7 . IF%IMNITURE, cARPETs% BEDDINTG , an in d PLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-fREE to any . hous e . the kingdom , regardless of amount or distance. Fir, ,-clas . s pods at second-class prises. Terms peculiarly lib( ill o es zq f e ' t ergYmen and Gentlemen. 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B u r p , Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ityde, Plymouth, k i„. 4 l Brihton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder- S t. ',..l'ar 2 wellingto n , Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, W re — Z7 i ll 6, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, trita:l, cl, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great SriLondon. S.E. C °EnETT and CO., General House Furnishers. Deptford- IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). tiA NO TICE , IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIRST ORDI- A", !Q . GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders in this ago9layen wl be held at the London Tavern, Bishop gate jatr, in the n City of London, on MONDAY, the 23d day of p u "uatY, 1865, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, for the ~:15 0 Se of receiving the Report of the Directors and State ; Pos e s Accounts, of declaring a Dividend, and for general ",. this Meeting the Election of Two Auditors for the en etting year will take place. By order of the Board, W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. ..___ Cr°4 ____ by House, 95, Bishopsgate-street, Jan. 10, 1865. THE PALL-MALL GAZETTE. An Evening Newspaper and Review. PALL Is difficult to devribe the plan of an enterprise like the HALL GAZETTE without seeming to boast, or to decry the efforts of others. But we are unwilling to lose the our Vvantage of a few word'ion, and we therefore our the candour of the reader ofxp for an a at just interpretation of meanin g toThe PALE-MALL GAZ ETTE will contain all the news v..op er t to an Evening journal. But, addressed as it will be ethvated men and women, the space of the paper will not ~.ye,occupied by trifling chronicles, nor by hat excess of words which adds nothing to the interest of newspaper records, vv,hile it destroys their significance. Literary considerations o ne would determine us to have one News Reports written sPlain tonesEh ; but beyond these there is the fact that the o song found in many an accident of human life or "Qial polity are lost in the turgid language in wnich they are commonly narrated. Events made known by the Morning Papers may be dis cussed in the PALL-MALL GAZETTE of the same day, Put they not Drerted anew. y advices he the Mo ne y Market be will be included in Trustworth the News of e ay. The rest of the paper (by far the greater Dart) will be made UP of original article% upon the many things which engage the thoughts, or employ the energies, or amuse the leisure of Mankind. Public Affairs, Literature, the Arts, and all the influences which stremtthen or dissipate Society, will be dis cussed by men whose independence and authority are equally unquestionable, and who are accustomed to regard the public ression of opinion as a serious Ihing. This is the ch'ef aim of the PALL-MALL GAZETTE : to bring into daily journalism that full measure of thought and culture which is now found only in Reviews. At the same time, we by no means intend to make the Paper pedantic or solemn. Humour is too powerful, as well I's too pleasant, to be left out of the design; which will lose p.one of the advantages of occasional trifling. If a thing can be,, said bett er i n verse than in prose, it will be said in verse. e pigram, but not spite—burlesque, but not vulgarity—will oftenadiy admitted into its columns ; and since a joke is as illustrative as an argument, good jokes will be wel come too. Lt will b e un d erstood that this advertisement is rather a pp ,, larnati on of idea and of effort than of promise. But me P r oclamation is not made bef o re a l a r ge n um ber of a bl e thewo r t Writerosrt. have accepted the idea, an d pl e d ge d the m sel ves t o Office of the ' , Pall-Mall Gazette," ii, Salisbury-street, Strand, W.C. SAIL°RS' .ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and uomm, Hampstead. Offices, 77, Cornhill. PATRON —The QUEEN. Ca l 3 t TRUSTEES. it the Hon. Fran c i s M au d e , The Rev. Canon Champneys I N. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. Thisit ri 1,, Bevan E sq. 1 Robert Hanbury, Esq. a.l,‘. I nstitution' the Roz., an asylum for the orphandaughters of sailors in a great national s ervic e It c i o Y t a h l Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines inmates t ans' maintains, and educates them for_ dom . estic _n‘d provides a home free of exoense for former tem-ta„wulle out of situations, thus shielding them from the T 4 u ," B they might otherwise be exposed to. TlONst•emraittee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRlBU recent E p meet the inereasi g applications through the neeessiti-r t°' ev en tian orin s and loss , f life at sea, and to obtain premises more commensuratew i th the Ba s li toze f ei ~h , perish by war great maritime country, which loses 2,u00 wile niar ua !l7 by casualties alone, without including tooso t arela ntions thankfully , at the Onioen tAvy 7 ' 13e vabi ad 1 received by the banker", Messrs. Co., Lombard-street, and by the Score 8, No. '37, Conahill. R. SWEETING, Hon. Sec. __ -- CHARLES NASH, Sec. T _ --............_____ i 1 , ..or n ,, 4 ----ii ,, RE setTE SOCIETY wishes to add no 4nan 45 5 - ' OI IIP 12 now in operation. Last year "eeted from Want . P"or, frie dl females were re 3 13 ° I . 'lltslu„ ess, young total of 3,087, who no fewer have ot the e nt aw a kand room, making DiVnotit rece4cflave years. Here a are brief details of a few I ' A L A . : 14F e4 16, falletr mother dead, deserted by her father. -- T ,/ 1 , " Tr, ' 3 , ho'me both parents dead. . age -.' fa lfather dead, deserted by her mother. C. if. aged 15, enn dead. A • if abed 1 5, fallen; mothermother dead, Ii 8 , a;ed 16, fallen, both parents dead. 14 : i: a g e d 14, h"meless, de , erted by her parents. C. it ,'ad 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. c l ." "ged 17, fallen, both parents dead. j''• i c *: aged 18, fallen, father dead. 8 . i , aged 18, fallen, both parents (lead, 111. i' . wed 1 7, fAlen, both parents dead. 8 . 6 . T V, aged 17,1allen, both parents dead. Th e , aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. ) 0 „ new home the Committee wish to form world be for b a ;ng girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to .15, who ‘se been led astray from the path of virtue. itivet,ntributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Barclay "ante' ooper,Bs, Queen 'street, Cheapside; or by Messrs. arclay and Co.. Lombard-street. ----._ tIONIE for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N., for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, of Outeast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime, under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT BANBURY, Esq., M . P , VICE-PRESIDENTS. Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. I Sir S. M. P e t o, B art., M.P. Henry E. Gurney, E sq. - 1 Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Samuel Morley, Esq. I Treasurer—W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street, B.C. COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Rv H. M'Sorl Mr. E. IL B urrows. I Mr. W. J. Maxwe ey. 11. Mr. A. D. Chapman, Mr. Alfred Short. I Mr. E. F. Gedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. I Mr. R. T. TurnbulL Honorary Seeretary—Mr. A; O. Charles, 1:6, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, S.W. B a nkers—Messrs Smlth, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard street, Ke, This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to take,, in the little ones whose charact-r and circumstances "Isquality the n for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender 84a'e precludes their admission to the Rtfu,ges. Such are those Who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by theirnatural protectors and left to beeeome idle wanderers. Such are those whose Parents may have at one time or other received parish relief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose parents are breakers of' the law, or are in pris on, and who train their children in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had Their painful effect, and Must lead them to a life of crime and misery. .., The necessit y f or an Institution for these little ones is evi uent from the police statisles which show that in L on d on alone, i n one year, no fewer than' 311 boys under 10 years of age, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom Were convicted and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too Young to punish, though not too young to learn the beginnings of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must Otherwise become paupers, and losi ng a l l i deas of self-reli anee and self-help be ermanen burdens to the Sestablished tate. . Cite Home for Little p ßoys has t , therefore, b ea s es to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Institution presents all the fea tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals, th it suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to school work and ciphering-, and Scriptural in str — uc r t e i a o occasional ng, it r d writing, are als t o lessons in objects and other subjects. I litt v th trained to work. As they must all, and that at their period in life, earn their living by the sweat of tiTeeTil:raroj, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations — making brown paper bags for bankers, a n d w h ite paper bags for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any Who will buy them; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c othes, &o. Some assist the master in the garden, digging, planting watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, acrubbing and sweeping, while the elder ones clean all the boots, knives, dm. In this way it i s soug ht t o fit th em f or an active Working life. There are now SO little inmates from about four years of age to joyfulem is room for nearly 10 `, an the Committee would ly see the Home filled at once ;they only wait for the necessary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to plead for those who cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—i s i t right to make a widow and her family paupers for life because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control Is it kind to tell her, trcause she has so large a family, that you will not Z.:', 1 1) her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must jW„Zo into "the house ?" Is it doing the la: st we can for the Le destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doingthose to others as we would they should donate t.s that when little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into 11,,I_itreets, or force them by ill-treatment to " run away," w 44 °,i UR shou d be found to care for them, to speak a kin ostihaeiri twoefhl em, to befriend them to house and cloth them? The a? ave them sfill on the oors ep, p ~, • ' d t assincr bon th kteDer ,re, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's are rec:lii)(l Ist. p they are of admission to the House is twofold, election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted *With ri free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till years ot age. ease_the view t o secure the election of the most deserving . 4 _ a, the Conamitte have from the first discouraged canvas rin, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. canvas- The voting contain a description of each case, as care -I°l Y i papers by the Committee, and with this informa non the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to incis 2d e most eli g ibl e for free admission. . p Y Ipayment of 58. a week, made quarterly in advance. _ All children must be under 10 years of age at the time of 4treisLort Those received on payment are admitted at any vaectio s on as approved by the Comm en to be admitted free will take place as l a r d e m q u i r :,1 1 ,, ss ofs th e h e i eauy ' 11 the Home is full ; they will then be held period'. Li aFloar rtehoef nplioation for the admission of children may be H-oMe, and Of the Honorary SecretsrY, N. 22,638. 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' _ f• \—; —-•.Ai: , i ; , , , , : ,_ ___ :,, S l ' 2, 4 , ,• T i t Z ) . • , - r ,•-• .., •,- - ~.,.;:441 : 4-c « i • . _, :• iii : . . . , , . COll total Cl av i : 1 0: n tOb d e ao l D.te\Zl>.4 2413 r 9 : 5 : 14' .... _,:i 2 ; ..,,, . . • , , total receipts on the railway for the .111bnthl Crettper • , . ....". amounted to $664,299, and for the same month of • 1863 to ..I*•._ . OP4IO 7.-.4qr-..1/4H .. . .: , • -, _, . $49,434, showing an increase of $167,865. Ska, • .. , clO . ~ - - , - ,• , , ..._,.-_._...7„__,___. .. -, . . .. . 01.1_,--,-/".:' - . ..:..- -:::: t • / ,:: - 1... ; 44 , ^ , 6' 11111111 1 i fy ,p,„ -- ,- ' 7'6 ' 7/ / kk t(‘,-&1 4 % 14,1 3. 11 111 '", , ,,A -"2 F --- -- 11414 ;? . ,*'1 .; ) ' ) ,- t , li r ‘ sz..<4,4b: .„tu i t , „z- , ,, ,„...., ~, . A;klj ., ,--, . c.. ,-6. t ,..,„....„...- =,, c, ....._, . . -eiv - 1 , ott , , t.-4 _ o p _ „ -• 4W11111110, - . ' 7 ' 4 , ''' 9, i 7- '1: 1 4. - ~,,.4 , \ . 1,, -- , ..... . n . e , 7 1 14 ' 10 , PI 'I, -DROI.T. ' ti % -411 1 t- '`•s•' \\ Ur -1; 'Zig lIN- ami 'I ', - , = ~', 4 ------ - DI 1 , 1 ,1 0 ,,..„,„„,,, 0 11 ., II prim, . E 1 A, , ~,A , _.. ~Avi , i , .„, . . , -', ' )‘*, '' . 4;•:. - , -1 1: -, - 5 : - '-' / "<4O -- ‘s.,....4,.' Military Intelligence. . ' Yesterday the_ Vernon, Sp-gun sailing frigate, was brought up from h er moorings in Folly. Reach and k w y h a e r r d e , prepa ratoryshe is berthedthbeing a abreast r p et of d inN Chathamo.3 dock, doc to be taken in hand by the master-shipvvright' s de partment and fitted as flagship at Woolwich, in lieu of the Fisgard, 42. By direction of the Admiralty, one of the officials from Woolwich dockyard is to • attend at Chatham to consult with the master shipbuilder's staff as to the best arrangements for fitting the Vernon for the particular service for which she is designed. The War Department transport Bomarsund-.. hauled off from the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, yes terday, having on board the armament for her Ma jesty's screw frigate Bristol 39, 3,027 tons, 600-horse power, fitting for the first division of the Steam Re--, serve. The guns shipped yesterday consisted of 14' 8 -inchsmoothbore guns, each of 650wt.,tw0 20-pnun-' ders, one 12-pounder; and one 9-pounderrifled Arm strong, together with a brass 6-pounder for boat service Gordon,TlieC hasadm h u a s d , 2 h l e , r * :4: 0 0 m - p h ass ors e e s po ad w jus er t , ed ba a p n t d . a A. wai C ts - sailing orders from the Admiralty. - Should the weather prove favourable she will make her trial of speed, at her deep-sea draught, at the Maplin Sands, near Chatham, to-day, preparatory to taking her departure from the Nore to join the North:Ameri can squadron, under the orders of Vice-Admiral Sir J. Hope, R.C.B. The contract for the construction of the iron bymasts tthe e Woodsidef o r t h hs e ht f ho r g t a m t teahteelronworksßellerophon,riresultsal wiwill m ofbp used fee4d,r experi ment2tfh4o e 6 1,000-horse power, building at Chatham, has been 1,4431. e The upper masts and yards are to be steel,the Bellerophon being the first vessel in the of which there is little doubt, lower ne e n r of in t ry h oa ry e ad sl a d nba o aen p vi ti on satisfactory,w oh which masts. steel will follow in the future iron-cased vessels. It was originally proposed to place four masts in the Bellerophon, and the vessel was designed to carry that number, but recent ex perience has proved that in vessels of little more than 300 feet—which is the length of the Bellero phon—no advantage whatever is obtained, but rather the contrary, by their having a fourth mast. The first step towards the extension of Ports mouth dockyard has been taken in the commence ment of the new public landing-place, or " hard," at Landport. This is intended to supply the place of the present landing-place at Anchor-gate, adjoin ing the dockyard, the latter being within the area of the dockyard extension. The new binnacle lamp, invented by Mr. C. W. Brown, an officer of the Civil Department of the Navy, having been admitted to a series of official trials at Deptford and Woolwich, with a view of testing its efficiency, has been approved by the Lords Commis missioners of the Admiralty; and by a special order of tlit Storekeeper-General of the Navy the first of the kind is now fitted on board her Majesty's steam storeship Buffalo, Master-Commander J. Pook. The Buffalo sailed yesterday, laden with a full cargo of victualling and dockyard stores, for Portsmouth and Plymouth. The new lamp was lighted and kept burning 15fr hours without trimming before. the ship's departure from Deptford, for the inspec tion of Capt.-Superintendent, Capt. Noddell, the Master-Attendant, and other officials of the yard. They all spoke in favourable terms of the merits of the new lamp, the entire face of the dial being clearly seen, and the indicators manifest under all the circumstances of the trial. A favoitiable report was accordingly forwarded to the Board of Ad miralty. The two new guns in course of construction after the specifications submitted to the War Department by _Mr. R. S. Fraser, Assist. -Inspector of Machinery and Director of the Royal gun factories at Wool, wich, are nearly completed. They will be ready for proof early in March next. The weight of the guns is about 13 tons, and the service charge will be about 401 b. or 501 b. of powder and . a shot of 2501 b. The cost of material and manufacture of the guns amounts to less than one-half of that usually in curred. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 10.—The market opened ex ceedingly quiet, but the interpretation given to the news by the North American steamship caused some slight improvement in the afternoon. In ship ping yarns there was nothing doing in the early part of the day, but a report from Liverpool at noon that the American steamer brought word there were only 13,000 bales of cotton, instead of 33,000, in Savannah had the effect of improving the feeling in the market. The published telegrams say nothing of this, but the report, whether well or ill-founded, taken along with the news of the failure at Wil mington, has had a good effect, :and towards the close of business the holders of yarns showed more confidence, and there was more disposition for business. In home-trade yarns also the downward tendency of prices was checked, but the little busi ness done was at 2d. to 3d. decline on the highest prices ruling in December. The cloth market opened very flatly. The publication of the stock account in Liverpool at the end of the year, show ing a great excess of quantity, and the recent news of Federal successes, combined, had induced buyers to withdraw from the cloth market, and there was a total indisposition to operate up to the middle of the day, and though the news by the steamer has somewhat improved the feeling among sellers it has not led to an im paroclvoedthbusasinaemsso.ng spinn There ers h;ve been no additional offers for cloths, and there is no improvement as re gards values. Prices are fully as low as at the close of last week, but, on the other hand, manufacturers do not appear disposed to press the sale of goods so as further to affect prices. The market has been extremely flat. LEEDS, 10th.—The weather has been damp and unpleasant, and has in a slight degree checked the attendance of both buyers and sellers in the cloth halls this morning. For a Tuesday's market a mo derate business was done, and that in ordinary plain cloths, as well as in spring meltons and tweeds. There is little improvement in the demand by both the home trade and the export houses, and the pros pects of the spring trade are generally deemedsatis factory. The country manufacturers report that they have a fair amount of orders in hand, though a o c t h t a e n n g d e . rather less than in brisk times. kinds there is a in the price of wool, and for most had a Tlcr moderate n steady demand. The flax trade is moderatelyfuiltime.active, and the principal mills are runnin,, NOTTINGHAM, Wth.—N• e ance on 'Change to - day , and the dema nd for lace li m ited, a t about ld. per lb. belo w the rates was rates of last week. The inquiry for hosiery yarns was dull, and pr i ce s had a tendency to recede. For s ilks higher prices were paid. The demand for brown nets was ver y inactive, and prices, if anything, were rather in favour of the buyer. • ROCHDALE, 9th.--The flannel trade keeps rather quiet, purchases being smaller quantities than Is usual. To-day's market has been but thinly attended by buyers, and the amount of transactions was comparatively small. The goods bought were of a miscellaneous character, including a fair portion of both heavy and light fabrics. Prices, however, were well maintained. Little was done in Yorkshire goods, many of the manufacturers of such, having agreed to attend the new market opened last Saturday at Halifax, were not represented. There were, however, a fair num ber present. In wools there is no change. There is a quiet demand at late prices. PRESERVATION OF IRON PLATES ON SEAGOING VESSELS.—The French iron-clad frigate Invincible has just been taken into the dry dock at Castigneau, which has afforded an opportunity of judging of the efficacy of the system applied to that vessel for preserving her iron plates. A band of zinc, which by isolating the electric currents guarantees the plates from that green coating which causes injury, has transformed the nature of that vegetation, and, instead of a casing of marine herbs ; there was found at tached to the frigate's bottom a fine collection of corals.— Gal/Fuld. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNI SDA.Y EVENING, JANUAR Y ll, 1865. CRYSTAL PAL 4CE.-TO-MORROW.- LUXURIOUSLY WARM and DRY.—Lighted at Dusk.—See the new Pictures in Special Gallery. CRYSTAL PALACE.—LAST DAY but ONE V of HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS. TO - MORROW ( THURSDAY). - Open from Ten till Six o'clock.—Amuse ments from Morning ti 1 Night. —lmpossible to describe in advertisements. Le PETIT BLONDIN, the juvenile Rope dancer; LE FRERES LA CAVALLINI, the I alian Clowns and Gymnasts ; SILVESTER, the Charmed Monster, &e. ; the ELLIS ritit BROTHERS. the classical gymnasts; BARNES, the CHAMPION VAULTE in his sixty somer saults; JEAN BOND and his wonderful DOG; HERR WILLIO, the great German Contortionist. J. H. STEAD, the Cure. Most amusing CLOWNS. Comical Pantomimic BALLET, with Mr. STEAD as SIMPSIN, forming an un paralleled variety of Holiday Amusements. At 5.30, Organ Performance by Mr. James Coward. In addition to these :—The Fine Arts Courts, in variety and beauty unequalled in the world. The decorations of the Palace, with the Great Christmas Tree. The Great Fair and Bazaar. Shakspere House. Montanan' Models. Swings, Roundabouts, Invigora ors, and other popular amusements. Galleries of Models and Ships. Armour-plates lent by offi cial authority. The extraordinary Chimpanzee. The unique Aquariums. All these render *the Crystal Palace the one place for holiday enjoyment. EDMOND ilateWombwelPs) WINDSOR CASTLE GREAT MENAGERIE is exhibited (for the remainder of the week only) adjoining the Palace. All under Cover. Admission to the Menagerie, 6d. _ Admission to the Palace. One Shilling. Children under twelve, Half-price. Pala e lighted up at dusk. Wonderfully beautiful effect. CRYSTAL PALACE AT NIGHT.—" If this lighting up, and this alone, were shown as the Christmas attraction, it would be worth a journey to Norwood to see it. We can only cordially recommend our readers to see it for themselves before the week is out." —Vide Newspapers. Lighted from dusk till half-past six. m. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY. in THE RIVAL COMPOSERS. in which the Sisterti Pry will appear, with THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY . ; and to cono ude with MRS. ROSELE AT THE SEA-SIVE. By Mr. John Parry. Every Evening (except Saturday) at Eight; Saturday Afternoon, at Three. --ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent street. Unreserved seats, is., 28. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, 58. OPERA DI CAMERA, the SOLDIER'S LEGACY, by Macfarren, and TOO MANY COOKS, by Offenbach. Every TUE,DAY and T LILTRSDAY, at Three. T" A 0 X FOR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPHEE AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song : "King of Baeotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and the spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, and Chorus ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; acd final Minuet and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walnn;ley; Messrs. Greene and Lascelles. --• • - Also, the new Cantata, KING CHRISTMAS, written by Litchfield Hosely, Esq., and composed by Herr Meyer Lutz, expressly for tills estaolishme,nt ; and NORMA. Norma, Miss Rutsell ; Adalgisa, Madame Maria. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy. by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. GASTON MURRAY, LITTLE 808, SESTIL LION, and all the pro curable Talent of the day. CANTERBURY HALL. The Oxford and Canterbury Flail Colnpany (limited). HODGE PODGE, the most extraordinary Christmas Entertainment in Lon don (incluting the whole strength of the establishment), every evening at hall-past Nine o'clock. The usual Operatic Selections by Hisses Russell, Barrie, Hays. Godden, sc.; Messrs. Lascelles, Harland, Beaumont, Kimberley, &c. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Extra Comedy by Mr. and Mrs. Randal', Mr. Hilton, Stacey, Woodman, Little Bob, ac. R OYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus\ Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. Operatic Selections, &c. Prima. Donna, Miss ELLISON. The Comic strength of the Company includes ANNIE ADAMS, NELLY POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO. LEYBOUR,NE, Mr. HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and Family; LES FRERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian Clowns and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, their first appearance in England. Permanent prices—Area, 4d. ; balcony, ed. ; stalls, is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GitE VILLE. Ni[ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. established 29 years at the Bazatar,:Baker-street NEW AD DITION.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL of MULLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast taken by Doctor Donovan, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. , - "I Open, on Boxinr Day only, from 30 a.m. till 10 p.m,; o.her days from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m., and from 7 +ill 10. Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. LEVY will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during the week and play new music nightly. Admission, Ono Shilling. TEETH. -DENTAL SELF-MANAGEMENT. A brief exposition of Mr. ESKELL'S patented in vention in the construction of Artificial Teeth. Free on ap plication, or by post on receipt of one stamp.-8, Grosvenor street, Bond-street. TE E T H.- IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTIS fltY.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfullycombined in the production of ARTIFICIAL TEETH upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by consulting Mr. AL BERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so pettedly efficient. CITY SHOW-ROOMS FOR GLASS AND CHINA, 147, 110UNDSDITCH. DEFRIES and SONS' TABLE GLASS, Cut and Engraved, of the choicest designs, DEFRIES and SONS' DINNER, DESSERT, and Tea Ware, of the newest patterns. DEFRIES and SONS' LUSTRES, TAZZAS, Land Flower Vnaes for the present season. DEFRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS , for the Dining-room, in Bronze, Ormolu, and Silver. DEFRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS' in Crystal, for the Drawing-room, for Gas or Candles. --- REFRIES and SONS' CHANDELTERS , in Crystal, in the Venetian and Grecian designs , for _ D EFRIES and SONS' SPECIAL DESIGNS in Lamps for India. DEFRIES and [ SONS' WALL LIGHT Chandeliers, in Crystal, for India (Registered). DEFRIES and SONS promptly execute CLUB Mess, and General Furnishing Orders of China, Glass, DEFRIES and SONS supply MERCHANTS with Pattern Books and Special Designs. DEFRIES and SONS have just added Five I a New Snow-Rooms to their extensive Manufactory. They have now on show the largest apsortment in the world of the above goods of their own manufacture. MANUFACTORY AND SHOW-ROOMS, 147, Houndsclitch. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—KLEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is appded. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps. Boss's Toilet Magazine, Is. 43d., or 20 stamps. GRGREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at As. 6d ,or sent free for 54 stamps. It is most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX4ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 54 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ,lIALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which .peedily produces whiskers andjblekens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free for 64 stamps. — ALES . ROSS, 248 ,High Holborn, London. Essay In Hair, Id. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of:ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness &C. 28. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, ls. ; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or to stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3g. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 244 High Holborn, London. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN._ MOLLARD'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. Nothing equals the properties and qualities of the Soap No. 1 for ordinary toilet purposes, and of Nos. 2 to 5 in all cases of cutaneous affections or rheumatism. Perfumed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatam for the hair. Barege cream for sulphur baths, without any disagreeable odour. All these preparations may be had at the central depot, 221 A, Regent-street, London, W. ; and at Messrs. Newbery and Sons, Barclay and Sons, Edwards, Keating, Sanger and Son, Jozeaunetti, and all chemists. Pamphlets and testi monials free on a• plication. Agent for Edinburgh—Mr. John. chemist, 119, George-street` PORTUGAL. The following is the speech delivered by the King of Portugal at the opening of the Cortes on the 2d : "Noble Peers of the Kingdom and Deputies of the Por tuguese People,—lt is with real pleasure that I come into the midst of the national representation to _open the first session of the new Legislature. " I receive from the sovereigns, my allies, frequent de monstrations of the good understanding which every day draws closer our friendly relations. "In the year 1863 a difference having arisen between Brazil and Great Brit&'in, a difference which led to the rupture of political relations between the two countries, animated with an eager desire to see a satisfactory termina tion of that-conflict between two nations with which we are so intimately connected, I thought proper to offer my me diation, which was accepted by the two Courts, and my Minister in London, having been charged with the negotia tion neglected nothing that might lead to a favourable result without wounding the mutual dignity of the two Powers at variance. " The Emperor of Mexico, in notifying to me his acces sion to the throne, deigned to accredit to my Court an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. I have endeavoured to respond to the sentiments of friend ship manifested by the Sovereign, as I attach the greates importance to the political and commercial relations between the two countries. "My Government will shortly submit to your lucid exa mination and judgment the treaty relative to the frontiers concluded on the 29th SepteMber last between Portugal and Spain.. " In the period elapsed since the last session popular suf frage has returned the new members of the Elective Cham ber ; the citizens thus peacefully exercising one of their most invaluable rights.. "The preparatory labours for the definitive circumscrip tion of parishes are in an advanced state. This is well known to be the essential basis of a just and regular en dowment of the clergy. On this basis a special bill will be laid before you in due time. The reform of the civil legis lation is a most important question, which the Government has not neglected. Happily, the commission appointed to revise the draught of the Portuguese civil code has so far advanced its labours that the draught will shortly be sub mitted for your approbation. • "The reform of the penal laws is not less urgent. My Government, convinced of the indisputable necessity of es tablishing the penitentiary system in the country, has appointed a competent commission to study that important question, which, owing to its complicated nature, requires a combination of various knowledge. " The bills necessary for solving this grave question will be presented to you. You will also be informed of the dif ficulties which have delayed the execution of the law on mortgages; but the obstacles are now disappearing, and ere long the country will be effectively endowed with this im portant amelioration, from which the most advantageous results may be expected. "Having successively carried into execution the plan of military organisation sanctioned by the law of June 23, 1854,my Government will present you with divers bills tend ing to ameliorate certain branches of the military service, so worthy of the solicitude of the public power. The grave period of monetary and commercial crisis, which is well known to you, has passed away—the credit of our public funds has been maintained. " All the public expenditure will be covered without any necessity for recurring to the loan authorised, owing to the amelioration in the payment of taxes and the extraordinary receipts from the farmers of the tobacco contract during the last half-year. In the organisation of the service for collecting town dues it has been, found necessary to conci- liate fiscal necessities with the convenience of commerce, and special attention has been paid to the new economical conditions of the country arising from railway communica tion and industrial development. " A reform has been effected in the Mint, in accordance with the indications of science and in conformity with the object of that establishment. The budget of the receipts and expenditure, with a statement of: the financial situation of the country, will be presented to you. The increase in the receipts happily allows, nothwithstanding the augmen tation of expenses arising from the development of the ser vice; the complete cessation of the reduction imposed on the persons in the employ of the State, and there is reason to hope that, the ordinary budget will not show a deficit. " It has been indispensable, in presence of unforeseen circumstances, in order to facilitate the definitive and most Useful institution of the national colonial bank, to have recourse to extraordinary measures, which will bo commu nicated to you, as well as the others adopted with regard to several colonies in virtue of art. 15 of the additional act. " Naval constructions have , continued to occupy the attention of my Government, since they aro of notorious advantage for our social and maritime development. The studies which have for their object the revision of the postal and telegraphic conventions are still continued. The Bank of the Credit Foncier has been founded. " Contracts on new bases have been made for the steam navigation to Africa, the Azores, and Algarves. An im pulse has beon given to surveys for railways. In pursuance of the authorisations granted by the legislative power, decrees have been issued for reorganising the Ministry of Public Works and the different services dependent thereon. " Lastly, the Government will present to you, in due time, certain provisions relating to the trade in corn and wine, and others tending to the greater development of the ordinary resources in the next economic year, to the ame- Lioration of public instruction, and of different branches of the Administration. " The last Parliamentary periods have been signalised by notable improvements and productive activity. A field no less vast, no less active, no less fertile for great and useful measures, is open to the enlightened patriotism of the new Legislature; the nation has great expectation from it, and I have the same confidence in it, praying God to protect and guide it in its high and laborious mission. I declare the session to be now opened." Circular of the French. Minister of Apicub ture to the Prefects. PARIS, Jan. 9. The following circular has been addressed to the prefects by the Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works : " M. le Praet,—During the last half of the year 1863 and the whole of 1864 th e pr i ce o f grain has remained at a low rate, and especially for some months past has expe rienced a downward movement, whieh has given rise to some apprehensions with regard to agricultural interests. " But, instead of attributing the diminution in the price of cereals to its real cause, which is no other than the existence of considerable supplies resulting from the abun dance of produce harvested within the last two years, at tempts have been made in some quarters to trace the cause in the legislation which now regulates the import and ex port of grain, and which has replaced the system known as tfie sliding scale. " It has been pretended that the law of June 15, 1861, in leaving importation permanently free upon payment of a very slight duty upon entry, had the effect of throwing foreign cereals in large quantities upon our inland markets, where their presence exercised upon the price an influence prejudicial to our agriculture. Some have made this asser tion in perfect good faith, although allowing themselves to be guided by ill-digested impressions or preconceived ideas; others have possibly put it forward in a party spirit, to cause the responsibility of a situation at which some inte rests have shown themselves alarmed to weigh upon the Emperor's Government. "It is requisite, therefore, from all points of view to rec tify so manifest an error. Whenever the opportunity has presented itself I have already taken care to do this in spe cial instructions addressed to some of the prefects. I con sider it my duty further, in the present circular, to forward to you, as well as to all your colleagues, a few considera tions of which you may make use if, upon the occasion of the low price of cereals, complaints should be made in your department of the system upon which our grain trade with the foreigner is now conducted. " The harvest of 1863 was, as you are aware, M. le Prefet, a harvest of exceptional abundance. The total of its produce is the largest hitherto recorded, and the average for the whole of France per hectare sown in wheat was higher by upwards of 23 per cent. than the average of the 10 previous years. The reports I have received as to the harvest of 1864 show from another quarter that the wheat crop was approximately above the average by about five to six per cent. "It is true that in the late harvest this favourable result is an average established, according to reports furnished from all departments of the empire, and that certain points have been less favoured than others. But in examining questions of this nature, it is clear that the Government can onlylbe guided by general:appreciations of the state of the country upon the whole, and it is impossible to take all local or special circumstances into account. "One definite, incontestable fact is, that French agricul ture has drawn from the soil, during a year of extreme abundance, followed immediately by a more average year a considerable mass of cereal produce. This fact suffices to explain the fall which has taken place in the price of grain, especially if it is considered that this fall is far from having descended to as low a level as it would have done under other circumstances in consequence of much less produc tive harvests. We have seen, in -fact, in 1857 and in 1858, in 1850 and in 1851, the price of wheat descend in certain parts of France to 13f., and even to 12f. per hectolitre, although the produce of the harvests in these different years has been inferior to that of 1863, while, notwith standing the extraordinary abundance of the 'supply, the lowest prices of these lat ter periods have fluctuated be tween 141. 50c, and 15E i‘ The compailison whim h may be made between present prices and those o 1850 Lnd 1851 is above all conclusive against those who pre •end to impute the cheapness of grain to our legislation upon cone als and to the supp ress i on o f the sliding scale, whose tarif ts, in cases of abundance, pl ace d obstacles in the way of i . le.porting foreign grain ; for the sliding scale was in full a ra en tire application in 1850 and 1851, and yet could not , !went the fall of prices in far more vexatious proportions .to agriculture than at the pre sent time. "A further fact, which s 51. , ws more clearly still the in correctness of the accusations rk ainst the existing laws upon the import and expo:t of els -eals is, that the supply of 1863. During the 10 first foreign grain to our inlat:d rkets has had but very slight importance since the harvest of months of 1864 the imports of wit eat and wheat flou r un it e d have only averaged about 53,000 quintals per month, a n d • of this number more than 31,06 quintals have been monthly imported from Algeria, ich red uces t o a b ou t 22,000 quintals the quantity of wheat eceived from foreign countries. Such an amount may be cons. klered insignificant if compared with the monthly consumption. of wheat in France, which is about six million metrical ct uintals. " The quantity actually imported front abroad does not represent - even a third per cent. of the quo .nt ity consumed ; and further, during the same period of time the export of native wheat, including grain and flour, had sen to nearly 156,000 metrical quintals monthly, so that tin 9' quantity of wheat our agriculture has sent abroad has been three times larger than that we have received. In presetu ce of such facts it iS absolutely impossible to attribute thfr .fall in the price of cereals to the movements of our wheat trade with foreigners. " The idea causing the adoption of the new syst 'em esta blished by the law of June 15, 1861, was that it w. as above all essential to liberate the grain trade from the uncertainty and fetters imposed upon it by the complicated and N system of the sliding scale ; that complete freedom of ex port and permanent facilities of import upon payment of a very small entry duty could not but facilitate the pr 0- visioning the country in times of scarcity without offer inn inconveniences in years of abundance ; and what has tak en place since the new legislation has been in vigour has or tly confirmed the correctness of this opinion. "We saw, after the bad harvest of 1861, that we h ad done well to reckon upon the initiative, and activity o trade completely permitted liberty of action to supply tbo, deficit of less productive years; and, as existing facts tho roughly prove, we need not fear to see upon our inlamt markets, in years of low price, large quantities of foreign, wheat, which, subjected to considerable costs of transport , could not find sufficiently advantageous sale there. "Existing legislation, which may contribute very use-. fully to the moderation of prices at times when the insuf ficiency of our harvests forces us to have recourse to foreign, produce, cannot therefore exercise any influence upon the, price when the superabundance of our resources necessarily? obviates arrivals from abroad. If agriculturists are just now unable to dispose as advantageously as they coup ; wish of the considerable quantities of grain harvested i the last two years, this must be solely attributed to natur causes, against which all human action is clearly impotent. "We must not further lose sight of the fact that, if the present situation imposes upon our cultivators scone sufferings, which after all are not absolutely without com pensation, it is a great benefit of Providence to the mace country, and especially to the poorer classes. "Receive, M. le Prefet, the assurance of my most els_ tinguished consideration. (Signed) " ARMAND BEHIC 7 Minister of Agriculture, Commerck a n d Public Works." WEST COAST OF AFRICA. The Royal Mail steamer Armenian, Ca iptain Leamon, arrived at Liverpool yesterday ma ruing, with the West African mails, 50 passengers, 1,000 bales of African cotton, 1,308 ounces of gold dust, 9,029 dols., 1,900 fr., and 2,472 sovereigns.. Her dates are—Benin, Dec. 7 ; Fernando Po, Dec. 2 Brass River, 4th ; New Calabar, 6th ; Bonny, 7th ; Lagos, 10th ; Accra, 11th ; Cape Coast Castle, 14th Sierra Leone, 21st ; Bathurst, 25th ; Tene rife, 31st ; and Madeira, Jan. 2d. The Armenian brings 27 passengers in the cabin, and 25 distressed seamen, being portions of the crews of the wrecked vessels Laughing Water, Governor Elias, and Bag dad Packet. Trade was brisk at Fernando Po, notwithstanding the smallpox still prevailed to a great extent among the native population. The screw steamer St. Patrick, with convicts on board for the south coast, had put into Fernando Po in a disabled condition— her machinery damaged. The vessel would be de tained at least a month for repairs. There is nothing of importance to report from the Cameroons. The river was healthy, but busi ness was at a complete stand-still. A slight improvement has occurred in trade at Old Calabar since the sailing of the last steamer. The ship Moult= sailed for Glasgow on the 28th of November. When off the bar, her commander, Captain Kiddie, committed suicide by jumping over board. His body came up alongside the vessel the next day. The chief officer of the ship Golden Age was put in charge, and the vessel sailed from the bar on the 30th. The Navigator arrived from Glasgow on the 28th of November. Trade has much improve 4 at Bonny during the month of December, oil being freely brought down from the interior. The ship Flora M'lvor arrived on the 27th of November, and the Rattler on the same day. The Elizabeth Tatham entered the Bonny river on the 2d of December. The captain and part of the crew of the ship Laughing Water, wrecked on Bonny bar, came home in the Armenian. Brass was healthy, but there was very little busi ness doing in oil. Trade at Benin still stopped in consequence of the fine imposed by Commodore Wilmott on the natives for outrages committed on Dr. Henny's establish ment not being paid. There is a balance of 30 puncheons of oil still owing, which the traders were n hopes would be settled during the month of January. Trade very brisk at Lagos since the roads from Abeokuta had been opened. A great quantity of cotton was daily arriving. There were at least 4,500 bales in the town when the Armenian sailed; she brought 1,200 bales. There were 1,500 slaves in irons at Wydah ready for shipment. Her Majesty's ship Zebra was sta tioned off the port, and had her boats cruising in search of the vessel, which is said to be a large steamet, the same that has made several voyages with large cargoes so successfully, and the one that has given our cruisers upon more than one occasion such annoyance. The schooner Commodore, from London to Lagos, passed Addah on the 11th of December. At Accra trade had slightly improved, and several lots of cotton had arrived from the Volga. The brig Governor Elias was totally wrecked on the 27th December. The crew were saved and landed at Accra. An average amount of business was doing at Cape Coast Castle during December, and a good trade is looked for in the coming season. Her Majesty's ship was to sail on the 16th for Lagos. The mail steamer M'Gregor Laird arrived from England and sailed for the leeward on the 16th December. The barque Manners Sutton passed the Cape on the 15th. Business was very dull at Sierra Leone. Great preparations were being made for the races and the Exhibition. Lieut. Hawkins, of her Majesty's ship Pandora, died on the 24th of November. There is not much of importance to report from Bathurst. Several small lots of cotton of a very superior staple had arrived from the interior. The brigantine Monarch, laden with cotton, had been towed in by the steamer Saxon to Teneriffe, dis masted, and mate washed overboard. The mail steamer Calabar arrived from England on the 30th ult., and sailed same day from Teneriffe. The steamer Bagdad Packet, from Liverpool for Matamoras; put into Madeira, was surveyed and condemned, and the crew sent home in the Armenian. Not less than eight blockade runners had arrived, en route for Bermuda, from England during one week. On the afternoon of the 6th January the Armenian fell in with the new ship Phyrne, abandoned at sea. The ship is 1,300 tons register, and was bound from St. John's, N. 8., to Liverpool, with a car so of timber. The Phyrne was abandon ed about the 10th December, off the Portuguese coast, with .10Ss of PRICE 4d. STAMPED 5d rudder, and the insurance effected on her by her owners in Liverpool amounted on last Monday to about 20,0041. Capt. Leamon, of the Armenian, sent a boat alongside the derelict, which on exa mination proved to be perfectly tight and sea worthy, as she had only 19 inches of water in her hold. He at once put on board a volunteer crew, under the command of Capt. M'Kenzie, who was returning on leave of absence from the coast, where he commanded the Af r i can Com pany's ship William Money. Capt. M'Kenzie, after receiving a supply of provisions, water, rope, and some sails, was directed to steer north, as the weather was fine, and the wind fresh from the south-west. When boarded the Phryne's hull was in very good order, as were also her masts and yards. She had four sails bent, but, beyond this, the ship was stripped of all her running gear. By this arrival we learn the death of the well.. known African traveller, Dr. Baikie, who expired, after a very short attack of fever and dysentery, at Sierra Leone, on the 30th November last. By the previous mail we announced that Dr. Baikie, after travelling for six years in the interior of Africa, and after having established a native . colony some dis tance from the confluence of the Niger, had re- turned to Lagos on the 21st Oct. in her Majesty's ship Investigator, which had been up the Niger 400 miles on a cruise. Dr. Baikie intended re turning to Liverpool by the last mail, but in con sequence of being obliged to assort and re-arrange the accumulations of over six years' travel in an uncivilised country, he was compelled to postpone his voyage. The deceased gentleman was born at Arbroath, Scotland, and was educated for the me dical profession in Edinburgh. He would at the time of his death be ab9ut 40 years of age. Railway and other Companies, LONDON AND GREENWICH. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Gresham-house, Old Broad-street ; Mr. T. Corney in the chair. Mr. APRON, the secretary, read the notice con vening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN read the financial statement, which showed that the balance from the preced ing account amounted to 2991., the half-year's rent from the South Eastern Company to 22,5001., and the transfer fees to 31., making to gether 22,8021. From this was deducted 4,428/., for interest on bonds, 5,5681. for interest on preference shares, 3381. for income-tax, 3981. for expenses, and 100/. for interest on loans, leaving a balance of 11,9701. for dividend on 861,5401. ordinary stock, which at ii. 7s. Id. per cent. would absorb 11,6661. and leave a balance of 3041. He concluded by pro posing that the accounts be approved, and that a dividend at the rate of 11. 7s. Id. per cent. or ss. sd. per old share, be declared for the half-year ending 31st of December last, payable by warrant on and after the 16th inst. Mr. MAcLAuniN suggested that the bankers' book should be made up in future to the day previous to the half-yearly meetings, so that the balance in the accounts and at the banker& might agree. He had no doubt the accounts were all right, but thought it would be more satisfactory. The SECRETARY said it should be so in future, and the motion was carried unanimously. The retiring directors, Mr. T. Barker and Mr. T. Corney, were re-elected. On the motion of Mr. MACLAURIN, seconded by Mr. LETCHWORTH, a vote of thanks to the chair man concluded the proceedings. SOUTH WALES JUNCTION A meeting of merchants, traders, and others was held on Friday at Bristol, to consider the proposal for constructing a railway and tunnel under the river Severn at New Passage—the Mayor presided. Mr. G. WILLS stated that several projects were proposed some, time ago for crossing the Severn ; one was for a bridge at a place about two miles above the Old Passage, to carry a railway aceoss in the direction of Chepstow, and on the other side from the banks of the Severn to the Great Western Railway at Wootton Bassett. It was proposed to build that bridge at a high level over the Severn, in connection with a railway 35 miles in length, at an expense of 1,800,0001. The bridge would, he thought, prove inconvenient to the navigation of the river, although it was proposed to give a seaway of 650 ft. between the main piers for the passage of large ships to the port of Glocester. If they could effect the crossing of the river by a tunnel under it, as pro posed by Mr. Richardson, who had had great expe rience in constructing tunnels, they would have a means of communication for all time. There would be no obstruction to the navigation, and no risk to passengers or ships, and, as compared with the pro posed bridge, there would be a saving in distance of 10 miles between Bristol and the important district of South Wales. The cost of the tunnel line was estimated at 750,0001. The gradients of the tunnel scheme were not quite so good as those connected with the bridge line. He believed that the tunnel scheme would answer the purpose for railway com munication just as well as the bridge scheme, par ticularly for Bristol ; but in another respect it would carry the traffic for London eight miles round if brought by the tunnel scheme to Bristol. That would be the only disadvantage, while there would be a saving in the cost of about 1,000,0001. He concluded by moving a resolution that in the opinion of the meeting the construction of a tunnel under the Severn, near the New Passage, connect ing the railway system of South Wales with that of the English side of the Severn, was a work of the greatest importance and advantage in a national point of view, especially as to the trade and com merce of Bristol and the west and (south-west of England, and that the meeting, being satisfied with the report of the engineer and the practicability of the scheme before Parliament of a South Wales Junction Railway, approved and adopted the pro spectus. Mr. E. S. ROBINSON seconded the motion, which after some discussion was adopted. Mr. RICHARDSON said he was completely satis fied as to the practicability of the work, and stated that the contractor was perfectly confident that the works could be done for the amount estimated. The tunnel, passing through rock, would occupy five years in construction, and he believed the railway would carry the largest traffic of any railway in the kingdom, with the exception of the Metropolitan Railway. It should be constructed as a double line, with broad and narrow gauge rails upon it, to accommodate the traffic. Mr. M. WHITWILL proposed a resolution to the effect that it was expedient that snbscriptions should be entered into to meet the expenses to be incurred in promoting the South Wales Junction Railway and Tunnel. Mr .RAVENHILL seconded the motion, and it was carried. A vote of thanks to the Mayor of Bristol for pre siding 'Concluded the proceedings• BEVERLEY AND MARKET WEIGHTON. A special train ran over this line last week, con.. veying the magistrates and others to the East Riding Sessions at Beverley. The line w in soon be rea and it is x ready for thethat peinspection it will the be openedeGonin ent officer,for public traffic in March next. ILLINOIS CENTRAL. i t appears that the directors of this company, at a board meeting held in New York on the 22d ult., resolved that a dividend of 5 per cent. in cash, free of Government tax, be paid on the Ist of February next to the holders of full-paid shares of the com pany on the register to the 23d of January inst. The financial statement for October showed that 17,157 acres of land had been sold by the company during that month for $207,745, and that the cash , _, ~. .:~;;.-; . -. . .: , . } 1 13(1 :t tl O . angel. 0 to l,ll- 4 ,1 ruine d m ltt ALge.,, Ice ant itho,, 5 5 tO V CAP ° 0 5164 ' 0 ge r „ 0 ielel 4 tv''' • ;.'.