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DM is 34'. ,',., 4l '°4 ; 474 471iti: ;I L I: -;:dillk \ "41' e‘ i l lit l / 4 - , ay ''7 l • 7'11,14W10-5 .:w i . 11 , , nizorp. „4, , , ...,.. 8 v ' d: - v.. - . , , gx,,,,-- / LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOM for Gentlemen. Remember. we wait for you i n EVANS' after the Covent-garden Paniomime and the Theatres. 1 4 7 INAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN . •"1- EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Bold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Rinahan's LL Whisky." THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 146 G. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. N?. 23,015. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF FINE A itT S (L!niited). INTERNATIONAL The FIRST ANICU,kL EXHIBITION of this SO:IETY is now OPEN to the nubile, at the Gallery, 4i', horn Ten o'clock till dusk, - Admission, One Shilling. Catalogue, Sixpence. TO WEST-E,ND DINERS.- ' "THE WELLINGTON," ST. JAMES'S -STREET, PICCADILLY. LADIES' SALt,ON DINING ROOD; on the First Floor The SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS are now OPEN. Tcraas—Twelve 3lunths..Ll I's. 61 Six Months— I Is. Od. Apply, D. CAIIERON, 49, Et. Jame3-st. eet. Now ready at ail the libraries, in avo s., BEYOND THE CHURCH. • , I his IN the w,,rk of an ear.iest. though fill mind. It is well wr.tten, and will be read with interest, as givinA truthful glimpse of university and clerical lie."- Sun. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Islarlborsugh-street. THE CITY OFFICES COMPANY (Limited). At the THIRD GENERAL MEETING of the Com pany, held at St. Clement's-house, Clement's-lane. on Thursday, the 22d March, 1866, E. MASTERMAN, Esq., in - the Chair, the following Resolutions were carried una nimously :- 1. That the Report and Accounts, as submitted and read, be and aro hereby received and adopted. 2. That a Dividend of ss. per Share, free of income tar, be and is hereby declared, and that the same be payable on and after the 23d inst. TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY. Messrs. LEWIN an.i SIMEON MOSELY and SONS, Dendits, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Their painless artificial teeth arc unequalled for economy, durability, conitort, and all purposes of articulation and mas tication. Operations of every kind being unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be supplied without fear of pain or inconvenience. ITUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), gIISSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON'. AMVANCES MONA' on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, Free'hold or beneficial Leasehold eroperty, without inquiry t,ee, or any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two, or three years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Mils discounted. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also made towards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5. 10, or 1 3 years —Forms free on application, or receipt of a stamped euvel ope. _._ . . CENTRAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, by which the Liability of the Shareholders is Limited to the amount of their Shares. • LAYS OF THE PIOUS MINSTRELS : a coneetinn of English Sacred Poe ry. including attune from Foreign Writers. diteo and Arrangel by Hi:N itY 11* HIGH The Eleventh Thousaad, ready this day, cloth ant que, 3s Cd- London : Houle:on and Wright, 65, Paternoster-row. C.nsultation free. Teeth from ss, Sets from 5 to 25 igs., warranted. _ TODARE.---379m REPRESENTATION.- THEA CRE OF MYSTERY, EGYPTIAN HALL. MARVELS in MAGIC and VE GIL(;QUISM. as per formed by command by Colonel ••TOD ARE before H.M. the Queen and Hoy& Family at Windsor Castle, Nov. 11, 1865, and twice before ILEX. the Prince of Wales, June 3. • 865, and , ar h to, 1864. The mysterious SPHINX, BIRTH of FLOWER. TREES, and wroDAI-CE'S c^lebrated INDIAN BASKEr FEAT, as only performed by him. 3. That Frederick Maynard, Esq., of Bread-street, and S. Lowell Price, Esq., of Gresham-street, be re-elected Audi tors of the Accounts of the Company for the ensuing year, and that they receive the sum of twenty-five guineas each as remuneration for their services. F'or the effica3y, utility, and success of their system, vide " Lancet.' _ Daily attendance at 30, Ilerners-street, Oxford-street, and 444, Strand, London ; 13, Whitefriarvate, ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East -parade, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, Scarbro'. Observe—Established 18.30. No connection with any of the same name. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE.— The full benefit of the REDUCTION of DU CT so I& 6d. per cent. is given to Insurers effecting Policies with th 8 Company. nv this Reduction and the BONUS SYSTEM of the NORWiCtI UNION, the cost of insurance is reduced to a Minimum Amount. Every evening at 8 ; Wednesday and -zaturdsy at 3. Stalls at Mitchell's, Otd Bond-street, and Box-office, Egyptian Bal., Admission, Is. and 2g.; stalls, 3s. lustitution of Naval Architects. "Almost miraculous."—Vide the Times, April 18,18('5. - -- EXAMPLES OF PREMIUMS REDUCED BY BONUS. No. of . Sum Annu.l Reduced Premium Policy. Insured. • Premium I now payable. ---- -- -- £ £ P. d. X s. d. .441,411 92,540 221 4 4 120 19 2 450,156 12,000 63 0 0 35 0 0 4A4,173 , 6,800 35 11 0 19 16 8 503 975 5,0 i 0 7 10 0 4 6 4 The RATES of PREMIUM are in NO CAS r; HIGHER, than those charged by the other principal offices giving no Bonus to their Insurers. The duty paid to Government for the year 1Q6.3 was 4 , 34,15! lie. 9d.; the amount insured on Farming Stock was E 10,203,2,2. For Prospectuses apply at the Society's Offices, 29, Fleet- Street, E.C. ; and Surrey-street, Norwich. REUTER ' S TELEGRAM COMPANY (Limited). SECOND ISSUE. Capital £250,000 in 10,000 shares of £25 each. Issue of the remaining 5,000 shaies. £1 payable on application, and £4 on allotment. Pnrther calls not to exceed £5 each per share, and at in tervals of•not less than three months. It is not expected that it will be necessary to call up for the present more than £5 per share. DIRECTORS. John Dent, Eq. (of Messrs. Dent and Co., China). Sir John Hay, Bait, Chairman of Millwall Ironworks. Colonel J. Holland, Deputy Chairman of the South African Bank. 3 . S. Stopford, Esq., Director of the Agra and Masterman's Bank. Julius Reuter, Esq., Managing Director. BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited), 35, Nicholas - lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Walker aid Lumsden, 25, Austinfriars. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bischoff, Coxe,Cdßompo.s, 19, Coleman-street. Messrs. Quilter, Ball A , l7 a D nY O C ßs o., 3, Moorgate-street. ENGINEERS. Messrs. Fords and Fleeming Jenkin, Duke-street, Adelphi. SECRETARY. Frederick J. Griffiths, Esq. Offices-1, Royal Exchange-buildings. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The Directors invite applications for the unissued shares in this Company, numbering 5,000, for the purpose of Carrying out a valuable concession from the Hanoverian Government, giving an exclusive right for 30 years to lay down and work a submarine telegraph cable between the English and Hanoverian coasts, axd the same exclusive right to lay land wires to certain important places in Ger many. The number of messages between England and Ger- Many in the four years ending 1864 had increased 130 per cent., and in the last two years alone 80 per cent. The Electric and International Telegraph Companyhave agreed to an arrangement guaranteeing a minimum amount of traffic by the cable, which, under the conditions of the concession and under normal circumstances, will produce a Minimum annual revenue equal to 15 per cent. on the total amount of capital required, as certified by the well-known accountants, Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co. This minimum is entirely exclusive of the continually increasing profits of the business purchased from Mr. Reuter. The cable will be manufactured and laid down by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, who have taken one-fourth of the amount of their contract in Shares of the Company. It will probably be ready for the transmission of messages by the end of August next. The durability of cables m*shallow waters, such as the North Sea, where the Company's cable will be laid, is proved by experience. They are as safe, and can be re- Paired almost as easily, as land wires. The existing cables to Holland have been laid several years, and that between Dover and Calais 15 years, and they continue at the pre sent time in good working order. There is no promotion money, nor any commission paid for obtaining the concession, Mr. Reuter having handed it over to the Company gratis. Applications for shares to be made to the Company's Bankers, accompanied by a deposit of £1 per share. Should no allotment be made the amount will be returned without deduction. Prospectuses, with forms of applications for shares, may be obtained at the offices of the Company, of the Brokers, or of the Solicitors. REUTER'S TELEGRAM COMPANY (Limited). '"'he LIST of APPLICATIONS for SITARES in this Company will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, the 31st inst. By order, FREDERICK J. GRIFFITHS, Secretary. 1 , Royal Exchange-buildings, London, March 21, 1866. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, ls. 6d., 25., 2s. 61, 35., 38. 4d. Most Delicious Black Tea is now only 3s. 64. rer pound. Pure, Rich, Rare. Choice Coffee, Is. 4d., Is. 6d, Is. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA MERCHANTS, R, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. PHILLIPS and CO mend all goods Carriage Free within eight miles of o. 8, Kinz William-street. 40s. worth Car e Free to any itaiiway Station or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agent'', nor any connection With any house in Worcester or Swansea. pIiEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES CHANIMERIAN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, >Tor- Wieh) is the on'y depot in the world for proper 1 1 0( rI) for IRI ASAN 1 0 EP; I .ING. Between 0 and 300 testimonials Of last vear's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing. With other vAluable hints. posted free on application. Land owners, pheasant rearars, and gamekeeners can raise any number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the kingdom constantly use it. Gentlemen rcqutring game keepers, or gamekeepers requiring situations, are requested to apply to Mr. James Chan berlin, wine merchant and phea sant foo dealer, opposite Cora Exchange, Norwich. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the bead, truly efficacious and pleasant, is tui omitted to be the best medicine tor immediately relieving coughs, colds, t onfirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. it frequently cures persons whom the faculty Pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling shich Provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or iu even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief a few minutes after taking it. Prepares °thy and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are eofrraved on the stamp. NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. U BARRY's delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABICA, yields three times as much assimilating and strengthening nourishment as the best meat, and restores perfect diges-, tion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disor dered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually in digestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, ha bitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, hftaorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous ness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, Catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, Palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, Pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. I t is the most digestible of all foods and suitable for in- I r alids and infants in all complaints. We quote a few out of 62,000 Cures:—Cure No. 58 , 216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liver corn- Plaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, With a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, con stant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart do Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county o f Waterford have derived much benefit from your e xcellent food.—Stuart de Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, en unty Waterford. Cure No. 54,816, from the Rev. James Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenhara, when the In all cases of indigestion, and particularly when the liver is more than usually affected, 1 consider it the fl ow' of a ll reme dies. It regulates the bile, and makes it ',ow' in cases which would not admit of mercury in any "ape. In short, a healthy flow of the bile is one of the earliest and best symptoms. You can make what use you Please of this communication.—l am, gentlemen, James Camp Nell. Cure No. 52,422. —Bridge Rouse, Frim eY, Surrey :- Thirty-three' years' diseased lungs, !Pitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in th e ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and have been removed by 3rour Revalenta Arabica. My - ii ngs, liver,•stomach, head, and ears are all right, my hear ing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaint °One% - James Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. fiftyyears' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervous 'es; asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick ness, and vomiting. -Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure .0.47121.- Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 56,814.—Mr. Saml.Laxton,Leicester, of two years' diarrhea The food is sold in canisters, 11 b. 2 s 9 d ; 21 b., liaB * 6 d- ; 121 b., 21s. ; 241 b., 40s. Super-refined quality, 11 b., 6 ; 2 1b., 12s. ; 51b. 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and till). canisters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, 13 R „,arrY Du Barry and Co., 77. Regent-street, London ; Tea Dealers, 8, King William-street ; like -1:90 at 65, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishops _ e-street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street; 330, r a ?d ; 54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, Tottenham-court ro 96 Upper-street, Islington N.; Harvey, Notting-hill ; t 6 , Close Brothers, 65, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's n.;;l-ne, St. John's-wood, London ; and all respectable vCers t u i d Pe vueraiss.—Bewure of %maim imitations. Capital £150,000, in 30,000 Shares of £5 each. (With power,to increase.) 20,000 Shares are taken, 4,000 Share; are reserved for Allotment to Applicants from Central America, leaving 6,000 Shares, for which applications are invited. Deposit on Application 10s. per Share, and on Allotment 10s. per Share. The Board do not contemplate the necessity of any further call. The Articles of Association provide, however, that Calls, if made, are not in any case to exceed 10s. per Share, nor to be made at intervals of less than three months, nor can more than £2 per Share be called with out the sanction of a General Meeting. DIRECTORS. George M. Bowen,Esq., Consul Directors of the Chontales for Nicaragua, Mining Company. Capt. Bedford Pim, R.N., A. A. Pollock, Esq., Directors of Foreign Lands George Salmon, Esq., and Mineral Rights Pur- George Henry Walker, Esq., chase Company. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. Imperial Bank, Lothbury 2 L.C., and Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street, S. W. BROKEIta. Messrs. Sewell, Brothers, 14 and 15, Copthall-court, Throg morton-street, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bischoff, Coxe, and Bompas, 19, Coleman-street, E.C. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Dr. Borthold Sooniann, F.R.G.S., F.L.S., • OFFICEK 4, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, S.W. TEMPORARY CITY OFFICES. 31, Throgmorton-street, E.C. The object of this Company Is to underrake on's, more extended scale operations similar to those which have been so successfully conducted by the Foreign Lands and Mineral Rights Purchase Company, now about to be dis solved, viz., to bring English capital to bear upon the re sources of, and to assist in, the development of enterprise in Central America, by examining and acquiring properties of various descriptions, at a comparatively small outlay, with the view of turning them to profitable account in such manner as may be deemed best in each particular case. The natural wealth of Central America requires only to be known and appreciated by capitalists to enable it to be come at once a source of considerable profit to both natives and foreigners. Gold and silver mines are plentiful, and their productiveness is sufficiently attested by such mines as those now in course of being worked by the Chontales Company. That Company was introduced last autumn to take over the mineral properties acquired by the Foreign Lands Com pany, and though the latter company is to receive, in effect, by way of royalty, one-third of the net profits of the Chon tales Company, the shares of the Chontales Company have, from their issue, commanded a very high. premium on the Stock Exchange. The extraordinary mineral wealth of the country is, how ever, only one feature of Central America. Mahogany, cedar, and other marketable cabinet-woods and timber abound. India-rubber, sarsaparilla, cochineal, vanilla, dye-woods, and tither spontaneous productions, already form consider able articles of export. The cacao (chocolate) is the finest in the world, and when the Spaniards held the country the King's table was supplied from this source ; the sugar is equal in quality to that of Jamaica ; the indigo excels that of India ; the coffee is already so favour ably known in the market as " Costa Rica Coffee," that it needs no comment ; cotton arrives at great perfection on the shores and islands of the Atlantic Ocean—a locality enjoying the advantage of being nearer England than even New Orleans; whilst cattle-breeding is profitable, and capable of large extension. Add to this the geographical situation of the country between two great oceans, in lakes and rivers offering facilities for internal communication, and the certainty of its being, ere long, traversed by a rail way—a great highway of nations—connecting Europe and the whole of the Pacific, Australia, and Japan; and it will be seen that Central America holds out prospects the most brilliant to those who have the enterprise to develop° its unbounded resources. Various causes have hitherto combined to prevent these advantages from receiving the attention which they have so well merited. This Company, however, believes that, having the confidence and goodwill of the Governments and people of Central America, it is in a peculiarly favour able position for acquiring valuable properties and privi leges, and for organising arrangements for the efficient car rying out of any operations of the profitable nature of which it has thoroughly satisfied itself, whether relating to mines, or cocoa, coffee, and cattle estates, the extension of cotton cultivation, the export or import of different products, the making of roads, canals, and railroads, or the establish ment of steam communication on the various rivers and lakes of the country. It is not part of the scheme or inten tion of this Company to work any mines, or carry out any of the above operations, on its own account, or with its own funds ; but, after investigation, to introduce and transfer them for development to capitalists, whether companies or individuals, on advantageous terms, by the reservation of a royalty or otherwise. The Directors have secured the valuable services of Dr. Seemann and Capt. Holman, both of whom have already proceeded to Central America, with instructions to examine, and, on approval, to enter into conditional conrtacts for the Limon and Matagalpa Mines, and other properties which may be offered to them in the name of the Company. Capt. Holman is a Mining Engineer of known skill and ability ; whilst Dr. Seemann, whose eminence as a scientific man and naturalist is European, and who, from his extensive and intimate acquaintance with tropical countries, was selected by our Government as one of the Royal Commissioners when the Fiji Islands were offered as a Crown colony, was considered eminentlg suited to be entrusted with the conduct of the important negotiations contemplated by the Company, and the investigation of properties eligible for its purposes. The Limon Mine, in New Segovia, Nicaragua, is a silver mine, famed for its richness, belonging to General Mar tinez, the President of Nicaragua. The Matagalpa are gold mines, in Nicaragua, reported to be scarcely inferior to those of Chontales. These mines are already under offer to the Company, through Captain Pim, and it is believed that no difficulty exists as to their immediate acquisition if they are tho roughly approved of by the Company's agents. The Directors purposely abstain from offering any esti mate of the profits to be made by this Company, for it would not be possible to do so with any sort of accuracy. The shares of the Foreign Lands and Mineral Rights Pur chase Company, with £145 paid up, have been selling at £7OO per share, and upwards. That Company confined itself to a mineral undertaking alone, and in a single loca lity. The Central American Association, launched under as favourable auspices, with a practised management, and with a much larger area of operations, may, it is thought, fairly look for results equally satisfactory. No promotion-money has bean, or will be, paid ; and the Directors aro to be remunerated only by a percentage on surplus profits beyond 5 per cent. Prospectuses and Forms of Application fbr Shares may be obtained from the Solicitors, Brokers, and at the Offices of the Company, where also copiesof the Articles of Asso ciation may be seen. In case of no allotment of shares being made, deposits will be returned in full. As two thirds of the shares have been already taken, the usual formal assurance that no allotment will be made except in the event of an adequate amount of the capital being sub scribed for, is unnecessary. MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE CEN- TRAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (Limited). 1. The name of the Company is the " Central American Association (Limited)." 2. The registered Office of the Company will be situate in England, 3. The objects for which the Company is established are : The examination of mineral and other properties situate in Central America and the neighbouring islands. The acquisition of mineral or other properties there, with the view of resale of the same. The developing for sale of mineral and other properties acquired by the Company. The preparation for sale, and the sale or disposal, of the properties acquired by the Company. The negotiations of loans for the different Governments of Central America and the neighbouring islands. The negotiation for, and the disposal of, concessions from the Governments of Central America and the neighbouring islands. The letting, selling, or otherwise disposing of any rights, concessions, privileges, or properties acquired by the Com pany. • The doing of all such things as are incidental or condu cive to the attainment of the above objects. 4. The liability of the members is limited. 5. The capital of the Company is £150,000, divided into 30,000 Shares of £5 each. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of the Central American Association (Limited). Gentlemen—Having paid to the Imperial Bank the sum of £ , being a deposit of 10s. per Share on Shares, which I request you to allot me in the above Com pany, subject to its Articles of Association and to the terms of the annexed Prospectus, I hereby agree to become a member of the Company, and to accept such Shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further sum due on allotment thereof, and to subscribe the Articles of Association if and when required. And I re quest that my name may be placed on the register of members. Usual Signature Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date SUBSCRIPTIONS for the WIDOW and CHILDREN of the late Captain R. H. GRONOW, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, and Author cf " Recol lections and Anecdotes," " Celebrities of London and Paris," &c. Captain Gronow, who lately died in Paris, has left a widow and four young children, by his second marriage utterly destitute, without means to defray his funeral expenses, or even to purchase bread. Captain Gronow was disinherited by his father, in favour of his brother, a clergyman, and the small income which he derived from the interest of a sum charged on the family estate ceased with his life • while the sums ho received from time to time for his "Recollections" were expended in providing for the increasing expenses of bis young family. Under these distressing circumstances the friends of Madame Gronow in Paris came to her aid, and they now appeal to the liberality of her late husband's friends in London, and also to the readers of his Reminiscence; for contributions to enable her to maintain and educate her children. Subscriptions received by Messrs. Small, ELDER" and Co., 65, Cornhill, and 45, Pall-mall; and by Messrs. Cox and GitzzarwooD, Away Agents, Craig's-court, I)4rliament knot, CHRISTY MINSTRELS, lJ - ST. JAMES'S HALL. EVERY EVENING at Eight. WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS, at Three and Eight,—The orl nal and veri tably ler.;imate cinti6Ty MINSTRELS. First Season in London the-e five years The only company in existence which possesses a legal claim to the title, from the fact of its being the only one Whtcti retains all the marked specialities and distinguished favourites who originally gained the re putation of the company first In the United Stat , s, and sub sequently in this country, in !SW. No other company as suming she title of Christy Minstrels possesses a single in dividual member of the least distinction who belonged to the cniginal troupe. The Chrfstys (after an absence of five years) return to London with their band strengthened and im proved in every respect, their entertainment being unani mously pronounced hi the metropolitan press to be the most sparkling in London. Prices of Admission—New and luxurious fauteuils. 51 ; stalls, 3s. ; area. 25.; gallery, Is. ; juveniles, under twelve. half price to stalls and are t only. Fauteuils and stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Lihrary, Ra, Old Bond street 1 , 6 r at Mr. Austin's, 2i, Piccadilly. Mathiger, Mr. Frederick Burgess. [ADAMS TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baler-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are full-length Portrait Models, taken from Life, of. CHAR LOTTE WINSOR and STEPHEN FORWOOD, alias ERNEST SOUTHEY. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Ckildren under 10, half-price ; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, GRAND EXTRA NIGHT THIS EVENING. Dancine at fen. Open unit One o'clock. Admission, gentlemen, ss. ; ladies, 2s. 6d. i oor open at half -past Nine. Chef d'urchestra, Signor L. Curti. N.B.—During the evening - th eminent M. Levy will per form some of his favourite solos on the cornet. Manager, hI. GRENET. 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The annual meeting of this instituti on com menced yesterday morning in the room s o f th e i S n o t c h ie e ty ch of ai A r. rts—the president, Sir John Pakington, In the report of the proceedings of the previous year it was stated that the School of Naval Archi tecture established by the institution had been very successful, and that there were last year 37 students in the school, of whom four were Russians. The ac counts showed a balance in favour of the institution of £594. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON. in his opening address, congratulated the meeting on the continued pros perity of the institution, and suggested that, for the purpose of maintaining it in that position, a per nitment secretary should be appointed. He alluded in terms of great mtidaction to the School of Naval Architecture, and he said that if the IL:.titutinn has not done anything more than tile establishment of that school they would have done most valuable service. The only drawback to the success of the school was that a considerable number of the students were not sufficiently advanced in general education to derive full benefit from it, and he strongly re commended those of the middle classes who desired their sons to enter the naval profession to have them better educated in science and mathematics. Sir John Pakington alluded to the important ques tion on which all naval men were now so much in terested, of the different modes of construction of Mr. Reed, the chief constructor of the navy, and of Capt. Coles, and he observed that in his remarks on the subject in the House of Commons he did not intend to blame the Admiralty for not having acknowledged the superiority of Capt. Coles's sys tem, but for having deferred giving him a fair trial. In alluding to the experiments now making to prove the ships of the British navy, he said it was the custom in former days for naval men to be proud not only of the efficiency of their ships but of their beauty, but that idea seemed to be lost, for nothing so ugly as some of the ships 'now built was ever before seen on the surface of the water. He hoped that the results .of the experi ments that were being made would be to combine thorough efficiency with beauty. He said he had lately brought before the notice of the House of Commons the loss of the ship London. The circum stances of that sad event, and of the loss at the same time of another ship of still larger size and of equal reputation, he hoped would be noticed in the course of the meetings of the institution, and that there would be a discussion on the construction of such ships, which was a question of almost equal importance to the construction of ships of war. It was most desirable that some regulations should be made for the building of passenger ships, and to prevent their being overloaded, for he feared they were often built so much for speed as to render them unsafe. The first paper was read by the Rev. Dr. WOOLLEY, "On the Bows of the Helicon and Salamis," in which he minntely described the altera tions made in the former ship under the direction of Mr .Peed, and stated the results of the trials of their seaworthiness and speed. They were origi nally sister ships, and in the alterations that had been made in the Helicon the body of the ship had been lengthened five feet, by extending the bow under the water-line. It was contended by Dr. Woolley, who was on board the Helicon during several trial trips with the Salamis, that the steadi ness of the ship and the speed had been greatly improved by the alterations. Mr. SAMUDA observed that the comparison of the two ships were not exactly fair, for the lengthening of the bodywould of course give the Helicon greater speed, and, though the engines were nominally of the same power, those of the Helicon were practi cally more effective. The altered form of the lines of that ship, he asserted, had in fact retarded the speed. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL considered the extension of the bow of the water-line an improvement, and that Mr. Reed was right in the principle he had adopted of increasing the bow below the water and diminish ing it above. Though he was strongly in favour of the wave-line under general circumstances, he was willing to admit that it ought to be departed from when other objects than speed were partieu ' larly required. Mr. REED stated that, after making all allowance for the effect of lengthening the body and the diffe rence iu the working power of the engines of the two ships, the balance was still in favour of the Helicon. He contradicted some reports that had been circulated as to the speed of the Bellerophon, and observed that, in comparison with the 131ack Prince, the results were a little in favour of the former. The next paper was " On the Bellerophon, Lord Warden, and Hercules Targets," by Mr. E. J. Reed, who explained, with the aid of diagrams, the construction of the targets of those ships, also those of the Warrior and the Minotaur. In the target of the Bellerophon the plan bad been adopted of di minishing the thickness of the timber backings and increasing the thickness of the iron plates. The experiments at Shoeburyness were reported to have been unfavourable, and that plan which had been adopted also in the Minotaur, but it had since been ascertained that during the experiments a change had been made in the strength of the powder, which increased the initial velocity of the shot fired against the Minotaur target, as compared with the shot fired at the Warrior target, from 1,620 to 1,744 feet per second. The Minotaur target was, in point of fact, capable of offering greater resistance than that of the Warrior, and was better calculated to resist the effect of shells. Admiral HALSTEAD made some observations on the mode of testing the. resisting power of targets by firing at them at right angles, in which direction ships in action are very rarely struck. He contended that the power of resistance should be obtained by oblique firing. He mentioned an instance in which oblique firing had been tried at a distance of only 200 yards, and the target rejected the shot, which, if fired at it rectangularly, would have readily penetrated. Mr. S.-i3ILIDA wail,. of opinion that the speed of a vessel should be taken into account when consider ing its power of resistance, the amount of speed and the strength of the iron he said, that if two plating being convertible terms. It was quite evident, ships equal in armament and power of resistance, but one of which had greater speed, the latter would be victorious ; and if by increasing the thickness of the plating the speed w ere dimini shed, it would render the speed less secure. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he was glad to hear from Mr. Reed that the Minotaur target had, in fact, greater power of resistance than the target of the Warrior, and he expressed surprise that such a mis take should have been made as to change the strength of the powder during the experiments. Captain HEATH differed from Mr. Samuda re specting the value of speed in large ships, which were intended to fight and not to run away. With reference to experiments on the Warrior target, he said it had been ascertained that the power of tration of a shot depends on its vis viva, pene tration of the weight - of the shot and its velocity combiued ; stituted by weight and velocity A paper by Mr. Fairbairn Iron Ships," and a paper by . the Le i nrcrth of Iron Ships, with reference to recent losses at sea," were then read, the discussion on both being taken together. In Mr. Fairbairn's paper it was admitted that the consideration of speed might be carried too far, and he enforced the necessity of great strength in proportion to the length, and the division of the ship by bulk-heads. Mr. Grantham, without giving any proportions of length to breadth, which he considered desirable, was of opinion that if the strength of the ship were proportional, the length did not effect its safetr, and he stated that several ships were now building in the proportion of ten and a half to the breadth of the beam, while the length of the London and the Amelia was not more than seven times greater than the breadth. He thought that the loss of those two ships could be attributed to their length, from the fact that other ships of longer proportions rode out the same gale in safety. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL said he believed that ships might be built of any size if they were made suffi ciently strong to bear the strain. There was no ob jection to the length of the ships that had been lost, but it was the duty of the institution to consider in every respect what could be done to prevent the re currence of such accidents. It must borne in mind s however, that nothing could prevent the bad stowage of a good ship, and that nothing could prevent a good ship so stowed from going to the bottom. Two or three things were necessary for the safety of pas senger iron ships, which, he hoped, would be ordered. at Lloyd's. In the first place, the deck should be of iron, and all other things connected with the deck should be firmly riveted to it, so as to make them all compact. He recommended that the committee of Lloyd's should give encouragement to the manu facture of ships of superior qualities, and legislation might go sofar as to enforce such regulations as aro now adopted in France forgiving full information to captains respecting the structure of the ships placed under their command, with full particulars of how the weight should be placed. Sir E. BELCHER spoke of the great advantages to be gained by the proper trim of a ship. With respect to the loss of the London, he thought a fatal error was committed in putting 15 tons of coal on the deck at the head of the ship. Had the anchors been put out they might have got rid of those tons of coal, and then the ship might have been saved. Mr. WIGAN denied that 15 tons of coal had been put on board on that part of the ship's deck. Mr. REED expressed the opinion that no fault could be found with the construction of the London, the length of which in proportion to the breadth was not more than 7 to 1 ; it was therefore as broad a ship as many that have been constructed with especial regard to safety. The meeting adjourned at 5 o'clock, Sir John Packington having previously resigned the chair to Mr. Reed, to attend the House of Commons. London: F. Pitman, 20. Paternoster-row. 240 pages, boards Is. 64., el , tit 28., VEGETABLE COOKERY; including a com plete Set of Recipes for Pastry. Preserving. Pickling, the preparation of Sauces, soups, B.verages, Sze., London : F. 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DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special Lit • attention of Merchants and the Trade to their NEW PATENT AS MA BURNER, With Circular Wick, which for simplicity of cona*ruction, great brilliancy of light, perfect combustion. and its entire freedom ir..an heat, sur passes everything that has yet been introduced. A STRA LAMPS can be obtained from the METROPOLITAN LIGHT Co 3IPANY, 417, Strand, and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Wart houses in Town and Country ; and the Patentee, 16 and 17. Commercial street, WhitechapeL ASTRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE LAMPS on SHOW. (New Designs.) A STRA (Patent) 4. ,erp, for MINERAL AS TR A LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW PATTERNS for the Season now on Show. TABLE GLASS. ENGRAVED AND CUT. JT DEFRIES and SONS, • • 16 and 17. CO3IMERCIAL-ST BEET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest patterns, Correct Measure. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMM 1 , RCIAL-STREE.T. ALEXANDRA DINNER 'SERVICES, For 12 Persons, sl'Bs. 6d. BREAKFAST and TEA • EKVICES in great variety. £1 ls. DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-oTREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Drawing-room. either tor Gas or candle. JDEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, In the Grecian and Venetian Designs. DEFRIES and SONS, ey• 16 and 17, CO MIERCIAL-ST REET. BROINZX D AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS, New designs, for the Dining-room. T DEFRIES and SONS, • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-SrREET. CRYSTAL LAMPS AND WALL LIGHTS (Registered) for India. T DEFRIES and SONS, P./ • 16 and 17. COMIIERCIAL-STREET. CLUB, MESS, AND FURNISHING ORDERS for the above. Goods promptly executed. Works -LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. J • DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. T DEFRIES and SONS Pi • Supply Merchants with Pattern Books Free. 4. That the thanks of the meeting and of the proprietory generally are due, and are hereby given, To the Chairman, Mr. Edward Masterman, for the manner in which he has this day presided, and for the satisfactory detailed information ho has given of the position of the Company ; To the Directors, for their attention to the interests of the Company during the past year ; To the Secretary, for his continuous courteous conduct to all proprietors whenever they have called upon him for information; and to him and the other officers of the Com pany for their zeal and great attention to their duties during the past year ; To the Architects, Messrs. Francis, for their successful erection of the building irk Clement's-lane, thereby securing to the Company a series of suites of offices, extraordinary for light, air, and capacity of subdivision. EDWARD MASTERMAN, Chairman. Extracted from the Minutes G. W. BENWELL, Secretary. St. Clement's-house, Clement's-lane, March 22, 1866. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The ANNUAL MEETING of um IToldcrs of Bonds, De bentures. and Shares of this Company wilt t*o held at the London Tovern, oa THURSDAY, the 2iith lost, at, for One o', lo:k prezisely, to recolve the Report for the past year. S. MORTON PET& Chairman of the London Boarcrof Control. No. 5, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street. Westminster, March 22, 18d6. A TLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAIL W AY. NEW YORK DIVISION, SECOND MORTGAGE 111)NoS ; PENNsYLV NIA. DIVISION. FIRST MORT GA{; E BONDS. Interest payable 2d April at the Consoli dated Bank (Limited). The Coupons from the above Bonds will be pai , i on the Id April at the rate of is. to the dollar, and must be let , two char days at the Office of the Company, 5, Westminster chambers. Victoria-street, Westminster for examination. It sent by post a cheque for the amount will be remitted in course. No. 5, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, W, stminster, Pdareh 20,1866. THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited), NOTIriE IS IT REBY (. IV '• `•, that he ORDINARY GENERAL MEET Gof this Company will be held at the London Tave n, Bishopsgate- street, Lon on, on WED N ES- D Y. the 25th of April, at Twelve o'clock noon precisely, for the purpose of receiving the three ors and Auditor's Re port and Balance-sheet, and for declatiog a Dividend. The Transfer Books of the Compan% will be Closed from 4 p.m. on Wed .eslay, the 18th April, until 10 a.m. on Friday, the 27th April By order of the Court of Directors, ALFRED L)WE, Secretary. 17 and 18, Cornhill, London, March 21, 1566. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. . THE NEW SEASON NOTICE. All the BEST BOOKS of the SEASON and of the past twenty years are in circulation at MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FIRST CLASS SUBSCRIPTION. ONE GUINEA. PER ANNUM. Commencing at any date. Book Cubs supplied on liberal terms. Prospectuses on application. =DIE'S SELECT LIBRkRY, Limited, NEW OXFORD-STREET. City Offi , e, 4, KING-STREET, CHEAPSIDE. BURGLARS DEFIED.---JOHN TANN has just rompletel his NEW PATENT RELIANCE FIRE and W EDGE RESISTING SAFE, which can be in spected at his Lock and Safe Warehouse, 30, WALBROOK, CITY. HYAM and CO.'s ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 86 and 87, Oxtord-street, W. Gentlemen about to purchase their clothing for the season are requested to bear in mind the following recommendations of HYAIL and CO.'S Attire for Gentlemen 1. Novelty, Beauty, and Excellence of Fabric, 2. Perfect Adjustment of Fit. 3. Becoming and Fashionable Design. 4, Neat and durable Workmanship. 6. Ornamenta' and general Finibh. H YAM and C 0 .'s ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford-street, W. Hyam and Co.'s Spring Overcoats Ilyam and Co.'s Spring 'Snit' Hyam and Co.'s Spring Silk-faced Capes 2ss. to 15s. Hyam and Co.'s Spring Jackets Hymn and Co.'s Spring Dress Coats Hyam and Co.'s Spring Frock Coats Hyam and Co 's Spring Vests 6s. to 12s. 6d. Hyam and Co.'s Spring Trousers l4s. to 555. HYAM and CO.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. I. Gentlemen's Clothing for immediate wear. „ 2. Bespoke or Order Department. „ 3. Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department „ 4. H'ts, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. lIYAM and:CO., 66 and 67, Oxford-street, W. Provincial Establishments at Birmingham, Leeds, and Dewsbury. CHOCOLATE.-MENIER'S FRENCH. CHOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CH.OOOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. m E I, W r h !?, u ' s s e 2 1 FRENCHHenri e tta -s tree t, nr iet ta stree CHOCOLATE. H cov O en C t- O gar L d A en T E. Sold everywhere. SEET OP OPONA X.—PIESSE - and LURIN'S tam PERFUME. This and a thousand othe-s for du:ll'e at the laboratory of flowers, 2, New Bond street, London. Sold in all parts of the world. 11THAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY NOW? -That the FIERY CROS' has arrived. bringing some magnificent air CONGOUS of delicious flavour. and which may how be had, at a mere commiss!on on the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO PAN Y, No. 5, Great St. Helen's Cl.urohyard, Bish ipsgate-street. STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OP WALES. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry. AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. &o. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The medical profe sion for Thirty year. have apiiroved of this pure solution of Maenesta as the best remedy for Aci dity of the Stomach, Heartburn, Gout, and Indigestion ; and as a mild aperient it is esrecially adapted for ladies anu children. Pr.pared by DUNN EFORD and CO., Chemists, &C., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold through , :ut the world by alt respectable chemists, CAUTION. —See that " Dinnetord and Co." is on each bottle and red label over the cork. COUGIIS, ASTHMA, and incipient CON SUMPTION are effectually cured b KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. wlycli are daily recommended by the Paculty -testimonials from the most eminent of whom may be inspected—as the most effectual, safe, speedy, and conve nient remedy for Collgtl and all Disotders of the Lungs, Chest, and Throat. Sold in boxes, Ir. lid. • and tins, 29. 9d., 4s. 6a_., and lls. each, by T. KEATING. Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Chuteliyard, London. Sold by all Druggists, (to. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrlp n of ARTIFICIAL T EETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro a the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of root., or any pain ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. EVENING MEETING. The proceedings of the institution were resumed at 7, on which occasion the chair was taken by Sir John Hay. Mr. JOHN MAGREGOR gave a description of the Rob Roy Canoe, in which, during the last summer, he traversed 1,000 miles on the lakes and rivers of Europe. The canoe was built of oak, was five feet long, and two feet four inches broad, and weighed 801 b. Mr. Macgregor expatiated on the great pleasure and excitement in thus travelling in dependently up rivers that no other kind of boat could navigate, and by which means he had pene trated to spots never before visited. He said that in some parts of Germany his arrival and departure made a great sensation, hundreds of people assem bling to see him set off in his canoe. Mr. GRANTHAM next read a brief description of the iron screw yacht 'Vesta, built in 1848, which was one of the first screw steamers built on the Clyde. A paper " On Steel Ship Plates, Angles, and Beams," by Mr. T. Rochussen, gave rise to a dis cussion on the employment of steel in the construc tion of ships, in which Mr. Reed, Mr. Grantham, Mr. Scott Russell, and other gentlemen took part. It was stated by Mr. Reed that the attempts he had made to apply steel to the purpose had failed in con sequence of the breaking of the metal at the rivets with a less strain than iron would bear. He did not consider the experiments final, but, until he could see his way more clearly, he did not think it proper to build ships of large size with steel, especially turret ships. Mr. Scott Russell, though strongly approving of the principle of constructing steel ships, nevertheless considered that the suitable kind of steel for the purpose has not yet been manufactured. He desired to encourage the building of ships with steel, for lie firmly believed steel to be the iron of the future. A paper contributed by Mr. M. Rankin "On a Balance Rudder for Screw Steamers" was then read, and was explained by Mr. Napier. It was entirely technical, and, after a short discussion, in which Mr. Phipps, Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Reed took part, the meeting adjourned till to-day, when papers will be read in the morning and in the evening ; and the annual congress of the Institution of Naval Architects will be brought to a close on Saturday morning. The International Society of Fine Arts. Under this title an association having for object the encouragement of the fine arts in all nations has been just founded in London. The extraordinary stimulus given to pictorial art both here and on the Continent by the system of international exhibitions originated by the Prince Consort has induced the promoters of the present undertaking to establish an institution which, in recognition of the principle that 6 , art knows no frontier," shall furnish the artists of all nations with improved facilities for the introduction of their works into England, the country in which art, if not most widely understood, is at all events most munificently rewarded. It is hoped that by this means a plan of inter-communi cation may be established which, bringing the several modern methods of painting into close vicin age and immediate contrast, may vividly illustrate all varieties of style and enable all the schools to benefit by an accurate observation of the peculiar merits of each. Apart from the intellectual advantage to be obtained from this liberal interchange of ideas, it is anticipated that a monetary advantage also will be secured both to painters and purchasers, in asmuch as the former, no longer at the mercy of dealers, will be guided to a correct knowledge of the market value of their works, while the latter will be enabled to purchase at the price the artists themselves charge, and will thus be saved the addi tional expense represented by the profit of an inter- In order to meet the wishes of all me di ar y a gent. c l a sses in any w ay interested in the fine arts, it is intended that the society shall be divided into two classes of members—" the one to consist of those contributing paintings or other works, or transacting business for the company; and the other of all other persons interested in the promotion of the fine arts." Of the constitution of the company in its commercial character it will suffice to say that it is to consist of preference and ordinary shareholders, whorse liability is in each case limited ; that the price of the shares will be £l. and £lO respectively; and that the no minal capital will be £lOO,OOO. The society con templates the eventual establishment in London of developmentm useums, a n o ;t a pu p b e u r s m h a in u g en o t ffi g c a e l s le a ry nn , e lv ed ith ; s b c u h t oo th ls e , course avng been strongly be the work of ttime.hi this ext Meanwhile, theec project m directors,ust o f urged to commence operations at once, have no w opened in Pall-mall an exhibition for its object the introduction of the society to th e exh which merely h as notice of the public. ADTERTISEMENT. j—lielloway's Ointment and Pills.— EfLctual Aid.—ln the sad time of sickness it is cheering to know that a remedy does exist, and that it can be procured at little cost. Holloway's Ointment and Pills are always useful in relieving pain, in reducing inflammations, find re gulating disordered:action. They never can be misapplied, nor can they under any circumstances cause mischief. in a position to ease pain and cue They are a blessing to the rich when tormented by to the gestion, gout, skin diseases, B:e., and a p . recious poor when struck down by boon ill u ess. Holloways medicines should be in the possession of all sol diers, sailors, and emi grants, who will then 131. di sea.Ei w h en med i et u a s s iitance cannot be obtained. . 1 1 1" .OXF O R B, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. The Oxford and Ca-,t rbury Hall Company (I limited', IF I WERE KING, Comic Opera, by ADOLPIIE ADAM, Navin been enthuslastic3lly received, will be performed by the whole of the talented operatic Company IC v EttY EVEN 'NG in addition to the other novelties of the estab- Ishmcnt, including the ce brate HUNGARIANS in their new entertainment, Mr. 11IARSHALL, the S CONE [`TES. Messrs. Davies and Slc , r ett, and Miss El LEN TRACY, the Australian Ballad Vocalist, who will intro 'nee for the first time in England her novel rendering of the Ballads of Irel Admission—Area, f d ; stalls and balcony, Is ; private boxce, with separate entrance, 10s. Bd.