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Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ANNALS of a QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD, By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A , A uthor of " Alec Forbes," "David Elginbrod," dEo. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. WIN - SLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. BOISRAGON, announces that he has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence, easily accessible, and di s t a nt from London about an hour and a-half by th e L on d on an d North-Western line, and fifty =mitts from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a randy soil, and comnlanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are grounds. For terms an d forms of admission address the proprietor. garden, meadow, plantatio n, and recreation The Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Glasgow yes terday for the purpose of inauguratiug the statue which has just been erected in George's-square, in memory of his late father, the Prince Consort. He WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HO L BORN. Under New Management. Proprietors—Messrs. Sweasey and Holland. Grand Selections from TROVATORE and ROB ROY by 50 vocalists and a band of 30, conducted by P. Cord. Enthusiastic reception of GEORGE LEYBOURNE, the Lion ,Comic—GEORGINA SMITHSON, the Characteristic Singer and Dancer —E 11MA WEST, Burlesque Actress and Sarin-Comic—JAMES II :A:DIMING-4 in his Wonderful 141obe entertainment—Great Success of the Eighteen STAR MIN STR aLS—W. WEST (Stump Orator), Principal Comedian— J. E. A LTA BONE, the celebrated Baas° of the original Christy's Minstrels, and S. REDDEN. Champion Tambour— C. 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SECOND CLASS LIVES ASSURED ON AN rMPROVED SYST M. FOURTH DIVISION OF PROFITS DECEMBER 31ST, ISM. BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 47 and 43, King William-street, E.C. Capital Fund—A QUARTER OF A MILLION. Accumulated Fund exceeds One Mundred and Ten Thou sand Pounds. Tne Accumulated Fund is equal to about 50 per cent. of the entire Premiums received on Policies in force on December 31st last. New Business reported in 1865 amount to £353,700. 9,306 Polices in force £1,569,791. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS 11 are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING SHIP. £OOO required. WU. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Ref age, 8, Great Queen-street, W.U. OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required. War. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. 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Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and h ave to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will lee required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor lamilies in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, .and food to the really starving? Tho smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratlifily received by the Rev. I). GnA7RT, D.D., No 22, rinamry-ciraus, 8.0. Court of Common Council. Yesterday a meeting of the Cou r t o f C ommon C ounc i l was held at Guildhall—Alderman Finnis i n th e c h a i r . IMPROVEMENTS NEAR TILE H OLBORN VALLEY VIADUCT. The TOWN-CLERK read a report from the Improvement Committee, in which they stated that they had lately taken into consideration the subject of further Parliamentary legislation, with the view of affording means to meet the necessities of the public traffic in the city. They had par ticularly directed their attention to the proposed approaches to the Holborn-valley Viaduct. They found that a power had been given by Parliament to open up Shoe-lane, and to carry that lane on at right angles with the viaduct, but they were of opinion that that plan of extending the lane ought to be abandoned. Mr. Heywood, the architect, had laid down a plan of a new street in continuation of Shoe lane, which would run across part of the churchyard of St. Andrew's,Holborn, and there join the viaduct. Immediately opposite that junction there would be another new street, leading from Hatton-garden to Farringdon-road. It was further proposed to continue a line of road or street from Shoe-lane under the viaduct. These modifications in the original plan would, it was believed, effect great improve ments, and the committee now asked for powers to prose cute a bill in the ensuing session of Parliament to effect these alterations. The next improvement they suggested was the widening of the western end of Newgate-street, and they also asked for powers to embrace this improvement in their notices to Parliament. With respect to the eastern entrance, from Farringdou-street to the viaduct, the requi site notices had been served on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company; but, owing to the present posi tion of that ccinpany's affairs, it was thought advisable to leave the consideration of improvements there for some future period, and to abandon that portion of the project for the present. The committee wished it particularly to be borne in mind that the making of the improvements they now suggested was contingent upon the fourpenny coal duty being continued for another period of ten years, be cause the cost of the works must out of that duty be de frayed. There were, in their opinion, other city improve ments imperatively required by public necessity, but they declined to particularise them in detail because of the ab sence of the necessary funds for carrying them out. They ventured, however, to suggest that Fleet-lane, Walbrook, and the Poultry required immediate improvement, if only the funds were forthcoming. Mr. Deputy FRY, the Chairman of the Improvement Com mittee, explained at some length, by referring to lithograph plans upon the table, the nature of the alterations and im provements proposed to be effected in Shoe-lane and the western end of Newgate-street. lie stated that these im provements would be found to be of great public benefit, and that they would have the effect of increasing the value of Farringdon-market, because the north-west angle of S hoe lane, extending from the market, would be brought down to Farringdon-street in a direction leading towards Fleet-street. He was happy to say that the present Government were. ex ceedingly friendly, and anxious that the Committee should carry out those measures of improvement, and he believed he might add that they (the Government) w3uld bring in a bill for the contiauauce of the coal duties. He concluded by moving for authority to the Committee to give the necessary notices, and generally to take such steps as may be expedient for procuring a bill in the ensuing Session of Parliament in reference to street improvements connected with the Holborn Valley Viaduct, and also for authority to take steps for obtaining Parliamentary powers for making other street improvements within the city. Mr. ISAACS moved, as an amendment, that the first part of this resolution be agreed to, but that the consideration of the latter part of it be postponed. In reply to a question, The CITY CHAMBERLAIN stated that there was a mort gage upon the coal duty until the year 1882. He thought the coal duty might be estimated for five years at £247,000, and for 10 years it would rather exceed £400,000. Mr. RICHARDSON opposed the motion. He understood that the report of the Committee was now drawn in a much milder form than it was originally intended to have been ; for originally, if he was informed aright, it was in tended to introduce a report which would have involved an expenditure of a couple of millions. But even now, when the expenditure was cut down, where was the money to come from ? He did not want the Corporation to fall into the position of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, but they were fast falling into it. (A laugh.) He complained that there was too much of moonshine talked in the Common Council. (Laughter.) He believed that the fourpenny coal duty would not be granted, be cause he was given to understand that both the political sections in the House of Commons were opposed to it, and, besides, the present Government would not very long have the power to grant what was wanted. (Laughter.) He complained of Mr. Deputy Fry for not having told the Council that what he really required was an improvement ) lover rate, beeause it must come to th at , inasmuch as the Corpo ration could not borrow m uch more, as they were mort gaged mAfre.r u Ls p Aoi t mv o ue t hryeemhsaiarlitkd.s t hr L oamt r.u im g f hrtt.he Glover and Mr. Philipps, re proposed improvements . were not carried out by the Corporation, they might rely upon:it the Metropolitan Board of Works would be em powered by Parliament to carry out the works Mr. Alderman J. C. LAWRENCE called upon the Corpora tion, so far as they had the means, to carry out all neces sary improvements within the boundaries of the city, and in this most essential matter to act as men of business and common sense. and deprecated the ---- construction ct BEDFORD ionofa n O furthery sed th e inon tunnels oti in the city. Mr. RUDKIN hoped that the plans now on the table would be the prelude to the making of further improve ments in the city ; perhaps not immediately, but Certainly at some not very distant date. lie called upon the Corpo ration not to be led astray by the claptrap used by the mem bers for Bisjimpsgate and Farringdon Without. (Laughter) Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY strongly supported the motion, and, in doing so, caused a continuance of laughter by pre suming that Mr. Richardson, from the confident toue in which he had spoken respecting the intention of past and present Governments, must be going to be either Chancellor of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Admiralty. • Mr. RICHARDSON rose to order. Ile had never received a farthing of the public money, but he should like to know how much Mr. De Jersey Was paid during his lifetime for his connection with the public departments. (Laughter.) After some observations from Mr. Pedler, Mr. Alderman Rose, and Mr. Deputy Burnell, Mr. Fry replied. Mr. BEDFORD then moved as an amendment that the re port of the committee be printed and taken into further consideration at an adjourned meeting. Upon a division there appeared-- For the original motion •89 Against it ... 8 The motion was accordingly carried, and the committee were authorised to take the necessary steps for carrying the - report into effect. Wile report, accompanied by the Milo the_ city organist. The LORD PROVOST proceeded to confer citizen ship on the Prince. He first spoke of the gratifica tion which it afforded the nation that her Majesty had lived to see her family growing up in the prac tice of those social and domestic virtues which con duced so materially to national happiness and pros perity. He then expressed the pleasure the citizens felt in seeing his royal highness exhibiting so many of the virtues which his late lamented father had dis played during his lifetime. He then dwelt on the. naval profession with which the Duke had allied himself, and next presented him with the official re cord of citizenship. His ROYAL HIGHNESS, in reply, said—My Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Members of the Town Council of Glasgow,—l accept with feelings of pleasure and gratitude the honour which you have conferred upon me as a burgess of this ancient city. You have done justice to my desire to cultivate friendly relations between the people of this country and myself, and in this sense I am glad to find that I have now a right to consider myself a citizen of Glasgow—(cheers) --and to share with my fellow-citizens those feelings of pride which its achievements in the arts entitle us to entertain. It is no small boast that this city was the birthplace of James Watt—(cheers)--and that his access to one of the popular scientific institutions of the town laid the foundation for his marvellous improvements in the steam-engine. Neither am I, a sailor, likely to forget that the practical application of steam to navigation was first made on the Clyde --(cheers)— which has since that time been deepened and im proved by science and loyal energy—so that Glasgow has become one of the grand emporiums of the world. (Cheers.) The first steamer, the Comet, constructed by Bell, with its 40ft. keel and 10ift. beam, was truly a pigmy by the side of the gigantic men-of-war and ships of commerce , now built by Napier and other eminent shipbuilders on the banks of the Clyde, and which in the exercise of my pro fession 1 have often admired. (Loud cheers.) I thank you sincerely for the kind and encouraging words which you have addressed to me as an officer of the navy. This branch of the national service keenly appreciates the support and commendation of a great commercial city such as Glasgow. It will be a source of pleasure to Inc to repeat to the Queen your appreciation of the patriotic and noble qualities which endeared my lamented father to this country. (Applause.) I desire earnestly to follow in his footsteps as far as my abilities per mit me, by giving constant attention as he did to the promotion of the sciences, arts, manufac tures, and commerce, and to those social im provements of the people which tend to increase their knowledge and promote their well-being. The statue which is to be inaugurated this day, while it furnishes your lasting record of the worth of the Prince Consort, will also, I trust, be an en couragement to each of our citizens to labour for the general good of the country, by proving that, the cultivation of the peaceful arts is a claim to honour and fortitude which the people at large are glad to recognise. At the conclusion of his Royal Highness's reply the audience rose en masse, and cheered heartily. A procession was then formed, including all the corporate bodies, city clergy, and the members of the learned professions, escorted by the Queen's Own Yeomanry Cavalry, the line being kept by a large body of Volunteers and police, ably aided by wooden barricades, whichlined the streets leading to George square, where the statue was to be unveiled. There was an immense number of spectators, every point where a view of the procession could be had being occupied, including the windows and even the roofs along the route. the weather, however, at this part of the proceedings was most unfavourable, heavy rains falling, so that the bunting displayed had a rather miserable appearance. The ovation the Duke received, however, was not the less hearty, he being loudly cheered by the populace. The ceremony of unveiling the statue was com menced by the Rev. Dr. Norman Macleod offering up prayers. After which Mr. Peter Coniston read an address to his Royal Highness, which detailed the steps which had been taken to erect the monu ment ; and thanked him for graciously consenting to inaugurate it. In reply the DUKE said—Mr. Chairman and gen tlemen of the Memorial Committee,—lt is a very pleasant and grateful duty which has devolved upon me to represent her Majesty the Queen on the oc casion of the inauguration of a statue to the memory of my beloved father in a city known throughout the world not only for the successful prosecution of manufacturing industry, but also for the origin of some of the most important inventions in the arts which have added to the comforts and resources of mankind. As a son I feel proud that this indus trial capital of Scotland should have placed on per manent record their sense of the value of the labours of the Prince Consort in promoting those arta4and sciences which, in their application to industry, con tributed so much to the prosperity of manufacture and commerce. I shall not fail to express to the Queen the sentiments of loyalty to her Al r ajesty's gracious person to which you have alluded in your address, and which are confirmed by the lively inte rest of the people in the proceedings of this day. The Queen will be deeply touched by your expres sionsr of affection and regard for the memory 0 . f her lamented consort. I congratulate this c it y , honour of which as a citizen I have a rig ht to feel an m I thee interest, in the fact of having one of its . prin . cipal squares adorned by the art of such a l Id,!stiitngivu shed sculptor as Marochetti; and I believe ill be agreeable to the feelings of the people — as that you have e tl e as ' it certainly is to the Queen and Royal fa 3 brought together in close proximity the statues of her Majesty and the Prince Consor The Duke of Edinburgh then stepped forward and unveiled the statue, amid the enth —..asfic cheers of the large assemblage. The monument is an eques trian statue, and represents the late Prince Consort reining in a charger. As a work of art it is credit able to the fame of B aron Marochetti. In the evening t he Prince dined with the corpo ration in private, and proceeded back to Edinburgh by a late train. veMninr.gWth.eC, l m ay ee , t t i h n e g, se t c h re e ta r rz p , or h t, a v a i o ng ab r a e t a r d ao t t h o e fnwothiceioheohnaa apTpehaerecdu asimnacheaNS,uni,awmasovtainkgenthio read. adoption of the report, said he had not m an y o b servat i ons to address to tho meet ing. The report informed them generally as to the state of their property, and he had only to elucidate any point that seemed to require it. With regard to the traffic it continued to show a slow but steady increase in the hands of their excellent staff, both in the engineering and traffic departments, whose efforts were directed to increasing the receipts 'and economising expenses. He was sorry that the result was not more satisfactory, but the development of the traffic greatly depended on the construction of converg ing roads to th? stations of the railway. 'He believed the Government were sincerely desirous of pushing on that work as soon as circumstances would permit. The late President of the provinces of Bahia, who had taken a great interest in the development of its resources, was now Minis ter of Commerce and Public Works. The Board bad ad dressed a letter to him, urging on the Government the necessity of proceeding more vigorously with the construc tion of the roads which were actually the key to the suc cess of the railway. The directors had not exercised the power of raising the £20,000 additional capital given to them for providing steamboats. They had entered into ar rangements with steamboat owners, rather than themselves to work steam vessels between the rid way station and the city of Bahia. They found that the owners of steamers were more easily treated with, because they had the means of building steamers of their own. There wore other ex penses which would be met by the small portion of capital that remained. The working expenses had been reduced, with the exception of the item for maintenance way to carry would be undesirable u u r n in de g i t r h ab e le re fo c r on lo s e tr oni uc o ti t o iv n es o t f o t g h o e poioo on h through it, and it would be necessary to make a road over the hill, which would involve some expe nse, to facilitate the a tunnel te i t traffic. traffic. As to the tunnel, they had sent out competent people well acquainted with tunnels to entirel y reconstruct it. The failure of the tunnel ha d risen from the com p lete saturation of the hill through which it p assed. The heav y rains of last year had caused a heavy w ei g ht of water to press through the soil on the tunnel, which s h o wed default and decrepitude under the great pressure. That re ndered the entire reconstruction of the tunnel the best courso The unexampled prevalence of wet weather had caused the damage, and the directors thought it best to meet the difficulty by deducting the estimated cost of it out of the half-year's revenue. They had sent out Mr. Matthews, who was most strongly recommended by Mr. Brassy as a most competent person, to provide and make arrange ments for the reconstruction of the tunnel. They were told that £lB,OOO would be the cost, and they had also to provide for expenditure beyond that amount for the repair of the sea walls, which had been damaged from the s ame cause , mak ing £23,000 altogether for those works. The directors were loath to propose a diminution in the dividend, but their chief duty was to make a sufficient provision to meet the total expenditure requisite to restore the works. He feared, however, that the maintenance of way would always be an expensive item owing to the nature of the climate. The tunnel was 300 yards in length, and there was no reason to suppose that such a disaster would ever occur again. No doubt proper precautions would be adopted to make the tunnel perfectly secure in future. The only o:her thing he had to mention was the closing of the capital account. They had sent out a very competent accountant to Bahia, who had carefully ascertained the whole of the expenses ; some difficulty had been met with in the stores account, but that had been overcome, and it wasfound the total expense was within £2,000 or £3,000 of the estimate, which sums would just be sufficient to construct workmen's houses, and leave the revenue of the line in future available for dividend to the proprietors. He was happy to say that the general or ganisation of the staff had been very much improved. It was a climate in which sickness often prevailed and ren dered it difficult to keep up the staff. They were on the best of terms with the Government, and were still in hopes that the converging roads would be attended to effectually. There was now a fair prospect before them that all diffiz unities would be surmounted, and that the undertaking would become remunerative. Mr. J. MORGAN, a director, seconded the motion for the adoption of the repot t. In reply to questions it .was stated that the directors did not intend to build steamboats pr.wl4d fiend get the service efficiently performed by other companies. In con sequence of the wet season and the laying down of new sleepers the expenses had been heavy. A PROPRIETOR thought the shareholders were greatly in debted to the directors for the business like way in which they had conducted the affairs of the company and met the difficulties that had arisen. Were it not for these extra expenses there would have been a little surplus after pay ing the full dividend to the proprietors. Mr. HEIRON said he thought there must have been a gross want of judgment somewhere in the construction of the works. The failure of the tunnel, involving a largo outlay to reconstruct it, ought not to have occurred so soon after its construction. Ile believed it was the opinion of the meeting that the reconstruction of the tunnel should be confided entirely to another engineer. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said that on the failure of the tunnel the directors had felt it necessary that an independent engi neer should be employel to ascertain the best mode of re constructing it. They had sent out a gentleman fully ac quainted with such works for that object ; the company materialso whole o f the h for 9 r line theall d works were buying their own material, and would complete the t un nel themselves. The only work remaining to be exe cuted under their chief engineer was the iron jetty. All th e other portions of the line and works had been hand e d over to the Government and had been accepted by them. Th ey had no reason whatever to complain of their chief en g i neer, direction h the w might be said to have been completed withi n th e original es timate, which was a rare achievement.. The resident engineer under was now purchasing reconstruc tion of the tunnel. The works would be carried on under the direction of an independent engineer, who had been strongly recemmendod to the board. A long and rather personal discussion ensued, in the course of which somo of the shareholders expressed them selves greatly displeased with the failure of the tunnel, and with having to provide for its restoration out of the sum available for dividend. The report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend of 2 per cent. for the half-year was declared. On the motion of Mr. lIEIRON, seconded by Mr. WATTS, a resolution was passed to the effect that the reconstruc tion of the tunnel be carried out under the direction of an independent engineer. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. Agra and Masterman s Bank (Limited). Yesterday afternoon an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving a scheme for the resuscitation of the Indian portion of the business of the bank. Mr. TxoMrsox, a member of the late board, was called to the chair, and in opening the proceedings said he was glad to think that it would be his privilege to beforebringu the shareholders, and to recommend for their adopttn, a series of resolutions intended to give effect to a planfet resuscitating the bank, upon which, he venturedto believe, that it was there would be no difference of opinion, seeing punt. b e no disagreement . (Cheers.) details of which there would be not, a project to restore life to the dead—(cheers) (Cheers.) Ho had not, and could passed the re. resignation with which the shareholders . d when they last had lutions boat lutions submitted to them by would assure e nd confidence then . f or get an th d e a c b a o l u m t which had inspired him and t t t ° he in m eet bited by the shareholders ciated with him to attemp thatth eitswhaarsehthouldeuta-siminntehssetaroom, and he The schome was ' tion of the bank. iBIL dlet"investigation of the the resuscitation fell and co°Dm- that in that a d, he gentlemen who wore asso _ ear) based upon a h o would add affairs of the bank ; and: .e• at the conclusions they had, he and those associate( d been assisted by their tigation, and manager and that the investigation fore felt justifie h saying that Bombay branch. He le:i e r o d not a haphazard one, but there in arir-Iv:intri am ha t'bul°luvged the going through every single one which bad.) a the manda had been •they did was to dell with the bad The first thing 'and account, every item of business, andevery individual trans action. without and thatthe doubtful debts,. and he could assure the meeting that the bad vere struck off mercy, doubtful ( ° m n e es s were' treated in a similar spirit. Next they had to deal w ith thepossible contingencies, and they also had been esti mated at the very most ; and after submitting their affairs to that severe test, there remained a clear surplus of assets over liabilities to the extent of £BOO,OOO. But they did not stop even there. To make things certain they struck off from that estimate another £200,000, so that they came be fore the meeting with clear assetsto the amount of £600,000 over liabilities, after deducting every possible charge and loss. (Cheers.) But something more than that even had been done, for they had been able in the course of their in vestigation to fix the very days on which those assets would be realised, and it was proposed to pay interest upon those up to that time. As to the value of the business, when he told the meeting that their gross liabilities when the bank stopped was £7,700,000, and that their assets represented a sum over .£10,000,000, they would be able to judge for them selves, and to imagine the amount of time and trouble which Vaclbeen devoted to the investigation and to the bringing ''s which it gave him plet to state to the" meeting. (Cheer.) He had not the sligjit esteimbtthEtt i they had that surplus of assets over liabilities, and - Mat t sti mate had valued things at their very worst. Independently of the difference between realising as a going concern and a dead one, it must be borne in mind that the p resent time when everything was depressed was the very worst for making an estimate, and that they had taken the assets at a price below the market value at the present time—(hear hear) —and his own conviction was that they would realise considerably more. (Hear.) To prevent the possibility of a misstatement or a mistake, after arriving at their own conclusion they had asked Mr. Chadwick to go over the books and make a re-investigation of the affairs of the bank —and having done that, his opinion fully coincided with and confirmed the conclusions at which he and his colleagues had arrived, and enabled them to come before the shareholders doubly fortified. (Cheers.) There were two conditions ne cessary for resuscitation. First, had they capital enough ? They had £830,000 after a crucial test, and from that they lopped off an amount to provide for all possible contingen cies, bringing it down to £600,000. The second condition was that they should have a profitable and ready field of operations, and a business worth working. To that he would say that the principal business was in India, and that the main field of their operations was the very best that could be worked. During the time their business was in Cannon street they seldom paid less than a dividend of 12 per cent.; and during the last two years they were there they paid a di vidend of 18 or 20 per cent. All the losses up to the time they left there were wiped off as they occurred, notwithstand ing the good dividends paid. The bank lived through the panic of 1846-17, and came out finally with a loss of only about £2OO, so that he thought, from those facts, that the meeting would agree with him in thinking that they had a very good business, and one worth carrying on. (Hear.) He thought the time was particularly favourable for a re suscitation. Many banks had succumbed which were for merly opponents, and the rate of interest had been 15 per cent., with hardly any banking accommodation. The con nexion of the bank had not been lost, and if they resusci tated a greater portion of it would flow back immediately. They had a fine organisation ready to hand, fitted to do just the kind of work necessary; and an organisation, more over, used to that particular kind of work. He thought, therefore, that .he sharelnk34.,rs ought to support the resus citation by all the means in their power. (Hear.) He be loved that would be the only course by which the share holders could avoid the miseries of a call, because many of the creditors had been urging Mr. Canaan to make a call ; and unless resuscitation were decided upon, the liquidator would have to make a call immediately after paying the next dividend. He thought the necessary addition to the capital by the raising of - new shares, i n the manner proposed by the detailed scheme which had been circu lated among them, should be confined to their own body. They had 1,300 shareholders, and by an effort among them surely they ought to be able to raise as much as they re quired without appealing to the public. There were three considerations submitted to the present shareholders. It was estimated that a total paid-up capital of £1,000,000 would be necessary for the resuscitated bank, of which it was proposed to raise £400,000 by the issue of new shares. In the first place, the present shareholders would be pro tected from calls for two years certain ; and if the assets realise of s selate 6roeod,ouocoed, there an willdas it is be n believed,iso for any necessityperfectly safe c e a s l t l i s - , and he believed they would be free from calls for ever; secondly, the assets were sure to produce much more in the hands of a working bank than under liquidation ; and lastly the present shareholders might reasonably hope in the future to make up a pot lion of their loss, partly out of the balance of assets over £600,000, which it was believed would be realised by the carrying out of the proposed scheine, and which, when realised, would be payable in the cash, and resuscitated i partly b b a y the n k g ro wing eliev v e a d lu t e ha o t f , f t i h .o e m i r thsheaarsessuirn ances of support already received, the bank had a very suc cessful career before it. The CuintmAN, having highly eulogised the ability energy, and earnestness of perpose shown by Mr. Morris, the solicitor under whose advice they were acting, con cluded by moving " That the shareholders present approve of the proposal which has been submitted for the resuscita tion of the Indian portion of the business of the bank." Mr. SPICER seconded the motion, and said that before the stoppage of the bank, which was brought about by unfair means, it was the most popular and largely supported of any bank in India. If it were re-opened, ho believed its presrge would be restored, and that it had a long and pros perous career before it. Mr. GALSWOE.THY said that a more complete or compre hensive scheme for the resuscitation of the bank could not have been devised, and he gave his cordial support to the resolution, which was then carried unanimously; and, Upon the suggestion of the Chairman, tho meeting rose and gave three cheers. Capt.LY . xcli moved that a committee of 13 shareholders, wall power to add to their number, ba appointed to give effect to the resolution, and with power to make such mo dif!eaVons in the plan as they might find necessary. Col. - S.lllml seconded the resolution, which was unani mously agreed to. On the motion of Col. rl:tc4seeendedrby.7.Col. Ha WATT, the following gentlemen TP(31:43 ailpointed - to constituto the committee:—Sir George Polloek, K.C.8., W. Bracken, J. Kemp, Gen Campbell, Sir P. Cautley, C. H. Lushington, E. Wilmot, J. Spicer, Col. the Iron. 11. P. Dalzell, E. 11. Morland, Dr. Richardson, James Thomson, and Henry W. Peek. The CH.tTUM tN next propsod—" That this meeting de sires to acknowledge the facilities hitherto afforded by Mr. Outman, and requests and authorises his assistance and co operation with the committee to give legal effect to the proposed arrangement." The resolution was agreed to, and the proceedings closed with votes of thanks to the official liquidalor, the solicitor (Mr. Chadwick), and the chairman. More Deaths on Mont Blanc. The following distressing narrative appears in the Times of yesterday : My pen feels weak when I sit down and try to send you a short account of a sad and terrible catastrophe that hap pened on Mont Blanc yesterday ; at 10 a.m. The following lines I have repeated often, but little thought a friend of mine would be so crushed " Ye toppling crags of ice, Ye avalanche; whom a breath draws down In mountains o'erwhelining, come and crush me!" 'Tis a sad epitaph over the graves of Capt. Arkwright, Simond Michel (one of Chamounix's best guides), and Joseph and Frangois Tournier (porters), who lost their lives iu the attempt t o ascen d Mont Blanc. Couttet thinks • that, from the nature of the place whore the accident hap ' pened, it will be impossible to recover the bodies. A few particulars may not be uninteresting to your many reader; this being the second sad gloom that has been cast over this beautiful valley this season. • On Friday morning, at 8.30, Capt. Arkwright and his sister, Simond Michel (guide), and two porters left Cha mounix for the Grands Mulcts, at which place they arrived in the evening at 6 o'clock. At that time the shades of night had already fallen, and fires were lighted at the Grands Mulets, also at the Pierre Pointue, to signal theirte friends at Chamounix of their safe arrival, whereupon,]_s of • cannon at the Hotel Royal echoed forth their poi. thunder in the quiet of the evening in re:prod:7g.. At this time Mrs. Arkwright and y?ung _ oyful, b k t newna stay ing at the Hotel Royal, were exceedin g lynd and his sister in informed me that Capt. Arkwrfiglfiot:ing. morning, but had to return to Chamounix the 1 that the party had arrived safely, a Mrs. Arkwright until the evening. The season little hopes of seeing fewvisitors from the Hotel Royal, taking cook and one of the coachmenftr the foregoing party to accom em French leave, hastened a now drawingthem u are in Chamounix. The e The services of the former panyGrands • linable at the Mulets. would, no doubt, be S. t rdq , )the two parties leftthe The following morning (. au 3 Arkwright, Samuel Michel, and the Mulcts at 5.30, Capt. roped together, Silvan Couttet (who keeps the to the Mulets. two porters hut at the (frauds Mulcts, also the one at the Pierre Pointe; who is considered o no of Mont Blanc ' s best guides) and the lnd c oachman roped by themselves, leaving Miss Arkwright ;cud the cook at the Grands Mulets to await their return. The grand plateau was crossed in safety, and the party were passing what is termed the Ancien Passage, when a terrible sound was heard by all. Couttet knew whence it lives. The down a snow otherslope, rty c ame, and shouted to the others to save them se l ves. Couttet, being a little in advance of th e ot h er party at tle andtim e b , y d astonishedr d a o g i g n e g d so thneodoubtsaved coachman theirve scrambled in quite the opposite direction. The pissed, hurrying with it i n i ts frightful avalanche course poor Capt. Arkwright and his three guides. Couttet and the coachman, with no small amount of exertion, managed to extricate themselves from the mass of small ice they were buried i n , and, with the except i on of Couttet receiving arather severe bruise on the nose from a piece of ice, they escaped unhurt, to look, and t o l oo k again for their missing party, but alas: w no sign of lif e met their view. Allquiet, and they re turned sorro w f u ll y to the Grands Mi a il s e This accident happened in precisely the same spot where three guides lost their lives in deseendiu • 1820. g with Dr. H a m e l ( or Humboldt)in A party of 24 guides and two gendarmes left this morning at 11 o'clock for the Grinds Millets, at which place they arrived thi s even i ng at 5.30, and will leave early to-morrow morning to carry Out their painful search for the 'Jodie?. Miss Arkwright, with Silven Con ttet, returned to Chatnounr o yesterday evenin g t o b rea k t h e sad end d i stress i ng news her anxious mother and sister. _• EDWIN A. PETTIT. Ilotel du Mont 111;3nc, Chamounix, Oct. 14. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —lT°llowny's Ointment and riih-. Sudden Changes. - Changes of temperature constantly occurring during the autumn are prune to produce reheu matism, neuralgia, and other painful disorders of the nerves and muscles. For upwards of 20 years Holloway's obstructions,lillottay_n'ict remedies have been particularly celebrated for curing this class of complaints. The parts, previously . fomented in warm water, have only to be well . rubbed twice a-day with this soothing ointment to be:relieved from all pain. By still to a o d u trouble. a r persevering with the fomentation and rubbing the swelling is reduced, and freedom of motion perfectly restored, when o cease u gout, gl . a remedies e lately r 0 l iaeffveec likewiset e d parts g enlargements, spinal affections, weakness of the limbo and all scrofulous swellings. _., -