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It v hen he claim or 3 of the regula d itself no rules order of ; agreed was of was en- time he lone his terstood Turpin, Lssed to shed to :reland, tnd his 3 work- 3 chair-. •emoval its wife weekly. inches- ill, the ,w, of a Anasay, tington 3oevey, Prances Peters, lurch, :sq., of ,ughter w, Mr. A 177, nty of :idder- nham- vife of tare. amuel f131:11 am A, 0 112, aty of RENIEMBER, YOU WILL' SEE YOUR FRIENDS at " EVANS'." Atter the Opera we ball Sup th&re! KINAHAN'S LL it WHISKY v. COGNAC 'rats ocle irated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest PRRNCII BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Sd., 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 "Kinahanie LL Whisky." NVIIAT A STUPID FELLOW YOU ARE to ite off TC the end of your when u 'can buy one of b " BUH Eit'S PATENT KEYR CIGAR CIGAR NIPPERS" for a Penny. S.AI everywhere. "lUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION • (Inc.oporated by Act of ['ornament, MO), 14, RIJ3S . ELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LENDS MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of .t3O to £lOO, to be repaid by instalments extending over one, two, or three years. The large C ipital of this Associa tion enables it to complete its transactions without delay. No inquiry or office fees, and strict secrecy obs.trve.i. Bills Discounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed stamped envelop ‘. The Association also lends ➢coney for the purchase of a house by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on terms most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. 11[A. RSE EXTENSION RAILWAY a n d A n L L E A S NI; E CO X 3 Incorporated under " The Companies Act of 1862." Capital £400,000, in 20,000 Shares of £2O each, 7,000 of which have already been subscribed for in England and France. 3,000 will be reserved for issue as Paid-up Shares. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum is guaran teed to be paid by the Contractors on the capital called up during the construction of the works. £1 per Share to be paid on Application, and £4 on Allot ment. Future calls not to exceed £5 per Share, nor to be made at intervals of less than three months. DIRECTORS. LONDON. William Lee, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and County Bank. James Childs, Esq., Roehampton, Director of the East London Railway Company. Charles E. Newbon, Esq., Director of the General Irri gration Company of France. The Hon. A. C. Hobart, Berkeley-square, Director of the Russian Iron Works Company. Hugh H. L. Astley, Esq., Nicholas-lane, Director of the Ci43ffices Company. J. Pennington Legh, Esq., Brighton, and Knutsford, Cheshire. Clarence A. Collier, Esq., Norfolk-street, Park-lane. PARIS. M. Jules Talabot, Boulevard des Italians. M. Le Comte Clary, Rue d'Aumale. . SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, Lombard street. BANKERS. The Imperial Bank, Lothbury. BROKERS. • Messrs. Robins, Barber, and Dailey, Threadneedle-street. ENGINEER. Geo. Berkley, Esq., 24, Great George-street, Westminster, SECRETARY (PRO TEM.). H. P. Hakewill, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 4A, Alderman's-walk, New Broad-street. PROSPECTUS. The objects of the company are, first, to construct a rail• way, about nine miles in length, from the " Old Port" o Marseilles to Podestat, to afford increased facilities for the commerce andmanufactures of the town and port ; secondly, to acquire land on both sides of the line throughout its length for buildingand other purposes, to which great value will be given by the construction of the railway. The reputation of Marseilles as the first maritime city of France is well known, second only to Paris in population and wealth ;; its position and capabilities give it the com mand of French commerce in the Mediterranean. Within the last ten years Marseilles has been placed in direct railway communication with Paris and all parts of Prance. Magnificent docks and warehouses have been con structed • but great and rapid as those new works have been they are ' s till far behind the require ments of its ever-in creasing trade. The old quarters of the town are being demolished to make room for handsome streets and public buildings. The Population thus displaced are driven to the suburbs, more especially towards the south, where the lands of the Com- Pany are situate, and where a fine valley . stretches from the tow n to the Mediterranean, with a view of the sea, and open to the refreshing breezes, which during the summer afford the only relief from the intense heat of the city. The enormous value of ground in the town ma y be esti mated by the fact that, for any extension, rocks 60 feet high have to be cleared away to give sites for building ; it will be readily understood that such a locality is no longer suited for the erection of ordinary dwellings, or factories and che mical works, which latter, for sanitary reasons, will soon be driven from the city. The proposed railway, after leaving the port and town of 800,000 inhabitants, will pass through the southern suburb, which contains a population of 50,000, and follow the valley to the sea, at the "Madrague de Itontredon," from thence it will be continued for three miles along the coast to Podestat, affording sites for the erection of factories, With access to the sea, and direct railway communication With the town and p or t, a nd with the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean lines, by a junction with the proposed new branch of the latter to the "Place Castellane." There are at th e present t i me 460 factories in the town, employing nearly 10,000 workmen, and the number of factories would rapidly i ncrease were it not for the heavy charges to which they are subjected from the increasing value of the ground occupied, and the want of direct rail ' way connexion with the port and with the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean lines. The proprietors of these estab lishments will gladly avail themselves of the opportunity of disposing of their present sites to great advantage, and removing to a locality combining the facilities of sea and railway communication, with perfect freedom from all the difficulties of their present position, and where land can be obtained from the Company at a tenth part of the price now paid for building ground in the town. In order to form an opinion o f the pecuniary results of the proposed operations of the Company, it will be desir able to consider separately the income to be derived from the railway, and the profit to be realised by the sale of the land of the Company. First, with reference to the railway it must be observed, that the existing linos are connected with the new p ort "Joliette" and the docks, but that the Old Port, which is 6 7 acres in extent, is entirely without railway communica tion or docks, notwithstanding which the official statistics of the Government show, that during the last year for which they are published, 1863, the returns for the " Old Port" were as follows : Vessels. Tons of Merchandise. 4,383 of various nations entered, carrying 950,180 4,303 11 77 77 left, 593,842 . 8,686 Total of vessels. 1,544,022 Tons During the same period the returns for the new port " Joliette" were : Vessels. Tons of Merchandise. 2,609 of various nations entered, carrying 364,121 2,400 17 71 left, „ 330.876 5,009 Total of vessels. 694,997 Tons. But in addition to this the new port "Joliette" received and sent off 1,159024 tons of merchandise in 1863, b y 5 , 3 73 steamers, on ' account of the facilities afforded by the railways and docks. It is evident from these returns that a railway to the Old Port must secure a very large amount of goods tra ffic, and from the population of the suburban district through which the line will pass, and the number of factories, &c., 'already established in that locality, it is calculated that the revenue will produce an immediate profit revenue equal to 15 per cent. on the outlay, which income will be rapidly in creased by the erection of houses and factories along the line. There will be seven intermediate stations between Marseilles and Podestat, one of which will be for the "Race Course," and the " Public Gardens," and " Chateau Borelly." The Company have contracted for the execution of the works of the railway from the " Place Castellane" to " Podestat," at the price of £185,000. Secondly, with reference to the profit to be realised by the sale of the land of the Company, it may be stated that all previous speculations in land at Marseilles have been successful. The Company have contracted for the purchase of about 1 ,200,000 square metres of land (about 300 English acres) situate on both sides of the proposed railway, between the town and the " Madrague de Montredon ;" 110,31)DAnetres of which will be required for the eonstructioil of the line and stations, leaving 1,060,000 metres to be sold for the erection of first-class residences. _ _ It has been estimated by competent judges of the value o building sites in the neighbourhood of Marseilles, that on the completion of the railway the whole of this land will be readily sold at the price of at least 20 francs per metre at which rate it will p roduce 21,200,000 francs, or £848,0001 The Company have also contracted for the purchase of a very large tract of ground beyond the "Madrague de Mon treolon," through which the railway will pass to Podestat ; 1,500,000 metres (about 375 acres) of this land; adjoining both sea and railway, will be at once available as sites for factories and works of all kinds. Estimating the selling price of this land at 10f. per metre, a sum sufficiently low to induce the manufacturers to esta blish their works rapidly in the locality, it will produce a sum of 15,000,000 f., or £600,000. The average cash cost to the Company of the land above referred to is only 541. per metre, including the h ouses already built thereon, and including also upwards of 10,000,000 metres of land (about 2,500 acres) on the coast line for three miles beyond -the proposed terminus at Podestat, which will thus be acquired by the Company free of cost, and which will be made available at some future time by an extension of the railway and the forma tion of roads. An ample supply of water ' which is indispensable at Mar seilles, both for houses and land, can be obtained from the existing works, which have cost the municipality more than 60,000,000 francs. The additional capital required for the payment of land will be raised in debentures to be repaid out of the produce of the land sales. The practical bearing of the land question is as follows : --Assuming the sale of the land at the low prices named, the profits arising therefrom will not only repay the whole cost. of the railway, but in addition there will remain a very largo surplus for division as bonus amongst the share holders. The railway concession from the French Government is for the term of 99 years. The lands of the Company will be freeholds in perpetuity?, except the small portion occupied by the railway, which must necessarily be surrendered with the lino at the expi ration of the concession. 5,000 of the shares have been subscribed for in France, and will be issued with £8 per share paid up thereon ; 3,000 shares will be reserved for issue as full paid up shares ; leap ing 12,000 ordinary shares for issue to the public. 20,000 The Articles of Association, and also the contract, con cessions, and plans, may be seen at the a offices of the sol tors, Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., 28, Nicholas-lne, Applications for Shares in either of the accompanying forms may be made to the Secretary at the offices of but the Company, or to the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors ; no application will be entertained sit of V. unless the deposit Per share on the number applied for has been duly paid to N°. 22,810 the Company's bankers. In the event of no allotment being made to the applicant, the deposit will be promptly returned in full. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES WITH £5 PAID ON ALLOTMENT. To be retained by the Bankers. No.— To the Directors of the Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited). G en tl emen ,—Having paid to your Bankers, the Imperial Bank (Limited), the slim of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such Shares, or any less number you may allot to me, and I agree to pay the sum of .f.,4 per Share on allot ment, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Regis ter of Members for the number of Shares allotted to me Usual signature Name in full Residence... Profession . Date.. ..1865. Or this Form of Application 19r fully paid-up Shares. To be retained by the Bankers. No.— To the Directors of the Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited) Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers, the Imperial Bank (Limited), the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number of fully paid-up Shares, and I agree to accept such Shares, or any less number you may allot to me, on the terms of the Prospec tus, and I agree to pay the balance of the amount of such Shares on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Associa tion of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the num ber of Shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date -1865. HODGES'S, DISTILLERY COMPANY ,Limited). Incorporated pursuant to " The Companies Act, 1862," limiting the Liability of each Member to the Value of his Shares. Capital £200,000, in 8,000 Shares of £l5 each. With power to increase in proportion to desirable extension of business. Deposit on Application £l, on Allotment £4 per Share. DIRECTORS. Frederick Doulton, Esq., M.P., Lambeth. Frederick Hodges, Esq., Distillery, Lambeth. Walter Mellor, Esq., M.P., Broadlands, Clapham. Robort Alfred Routh, Esq., Director London and Mediter. ranean Bank. Henry Spicer, Esq., Merchant, George-yard, Lombard street. Edward Gibbon Swann, Esq., Director of the Orienta' Commercial Bank. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. Agra and M as t erm an's Bank (Limited), Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co., 16, Token house yard. Joseph Harding, Esq., Church-street, Lambeth. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, 68, Aldermanbury. BROKERS. Messrs. Partridge and Greenfield, 21, Throgmorton-street. SECRETARY (FRO TEM.). C. J. Cadogan, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1, Royal Exchange-buildings. DISTILLERY. Distillery, Church-street, Lambeth, S. PROSPECTUS. This Company , is formed for the purpose of purchasing, carrying on, and extending the business of Hoclgee's Dis tillery, and of appropriate operations which may be con nected therewith. The world-wide reputation of this establishment is well known and appreciated. The Distillery has been estab lished and prosperously worked since 1774, and many for tunes have been realised out of the business. This establishment, with all its current trade, will be handed over to this Company on the Ist of August next, the vender guaranteeing the Company against any loss as to such of the assets and liabilities as it may be mutually convenient to transfer. The property is capacious, well situated, and admirably adapted to its purpose, and it is held upon desirable titles, nearly the whole being freehold. The plant has with never-ceasing care and attention been improved as fast as advantageous modifications of machinery have been introduced, and its present working capability is adequate to supply a trade of fourfold the actual returns. The establishment is, moreover, provided with the most complete independent gas and water works. Looking at the present extent and condition of the pre mises, plant, and machinery, with a view to enlarged business without further outlay, the Directors feel con vinced that the establishment is one of the most perfect of its kind in existence. Relying also greatly upon the very confident expression of opinion which they obtain from gentlemen eminent in the trade as to the eligibility of the concern, the Directors sincerely believe the prospects of the Company to be more glowing than they are willing to express. Mr. Frederick Hodges, the proprietor and vendor, in re tiring, desires to do so in order to relax in his application without altogether losing his interest in the business ; and whilst he stipulates to retain a large share in the capital of the Company, he does not require to be paid in the senso of goodwill for the reputation and business of his house otherwise than out of the balance of net profits hereafter realised in excess of dividends at the rates of 10 and 15 per cent. to the Shareholders. _ . . The price to be paid by the Company for this celebrated business, therefore, is simply the amount of valuation in respect of the premises and plant, as settled by the Com pany's valuer. It is well understood, not only throughout the trade, but also by the public at large, that Distillers, like Brewers, command an extension of business in proportion to the facilities and support which they can extend to the trade ; and this circumstance explains the heavy capital absorbed in successful establishments of the kind, and the peculiar fitness of such business for the employment of a Joint-stock Company's resources. The Directors have power to allot one thousand shares fully paid up. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares can be obtained from the Brokers and Solicitors, as well as at the Temporary Offices of the Company; and from Messrs. Clench, Smith, and Co., 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, B.C. Deposits upon which no allotments are made will be re turned in full. HODGES'S DISTILLERY COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated pursuant to " The Companies Act, 1862, Capital £200,000, with Power to Increase. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1, Royal Exchange-buildings ; Distillery, Church-street, Lambeth. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No. • To the Directors of "Hodges „ 's Distillery Company (Limited). Per Messrs. Clench, Smith, and Co. G en tlemen,— I request that you will allot to me shares of .£25 each in the above Company, having paid to your Bankers the Deposit of £1 per share thereon ; and, in consideration of such allotment, or of any less number of shaies which you may appropriate to me, I here undertake to pay the .f. 4 per share then required, as also afterwards to pay any Call thereon, and I further undertake to execute the Articles of Association, when required, and I hereby au thorise you to inscribe my name on the register of members of your Company. Dated this day o f 186 Name in full Residence Profession or Trade Place of Business Signature H ODGES'S DISTILLERY COMPANY (Limited). NO APPLICATIONS for SHARES will be received after WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 2d proximo. CLENCH, SMITH, and CO., Financial Agents. i, Royal Exchange-buildings. MARK YOUR LINEN.-BOND'S PERMA NENT MARKING INK is by far the best for marking CRESTS. NAMES, and INITIALS upon House hold Linen, Wearing Apparel, dcc. Price Is. a bottle. No 6d. size ever made. Sold by N. R. BOND, 10. Bishopsgate street Within, Lon ion. E C., and by all respectable chemists and stationers in the kingdom.—N. B. Purchasers should be careful to observe toe address 10, Bishopsgate-street Within, E.C.—upon the label. without which the Ink is not genuine. RUPTURES CURED BY S NEW LEVER TRUSS CHANDLER' MR. H. P. CHANDLER, SURGICAL MECHANICIAN, 66, Bernerm-street, On lord-street, London, W. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip tiun of ARTIFICIAL TEETH,fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro n 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 metho ration, not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful op and wilt 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. 62. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. It has the followinz advantazeg :—No steel spring required round the body, is easily applied, doe? not chafe or excoriate the skin, admits of any kind of exercise being taken, and is imperceptible when worn. Piticx 5. Single- -10 s. 6d. and 215., postage ls. Double-215. and 425., postage, 2s. Sent on receipt of post -office order, and size round hips. Sure to fit. PILES, PROLAPSUS An, and UTERI Instantly relieved and ultimately cured by some l e o n e tir od ely new and very ingenious appliances. Prices from • sent by post on receipt of size round hips. Elastic Stockings, Kneecaps, Surgical Belts, and appliances of every description, with all the latest improvements, and of the best quality, at considerably reduced prices. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIEi cured by CHANDLER'S IMPROVED CHEST EXPANDING BRACES, for both sexes of all ages. They strengthen the voice and lungs. relieve indiges tion, and are especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, and for promoting health and symmetry of figure. Price 10s. 61 All the above instruments are highly recommended by the leading members of the medical profession. 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Thorocghly recognising the influence which the revival of commercial intercourse and trade has upon the general prosperity, the greater part of your labours have been devoted to the dis cussion of measures tending to advance commercial activity at home, and to obtain the necessary legal protection and fostering support on the part of the Government for undertakings which appeared to promise practicable methods of advancing the inte rests of commerce and trade. These were the rea sons which, after careful examination, induced you to accept the new commercial and customs treaty with the States of the Zollverein, and also guided the Emperorvetioi powers giving and thea m to t n i n t .taeul his ig materially ad d of tde t sanction. o on" With a vigorous and spirited extEnsion of the industrial t h h e e country,welfare and with a q u i c k and complete exercise of the ad vantages opened by th e t rea ty, we may hope that this of the country. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. o p f re t p h a eA a c t t h , e th n e e c c i e t s y sar ar y architect had, under th e ir i ns tructions, re drawings and specifi ca ti ons i n con nection with the works proposed first to he executed. They had by their sub-committee conferred with the Com missioners of Sewers upon matters within their juris diction, and appreciating the importance of the work intrusted to them, they believed it would be found that they had to the fullest extent studied the public interests. The works proposed to be submitted to tender were on the southern side of the main line of the projected improve ment, and extended from Angel-court, Skinner-street, to Bartlett's-buildings, comprising also the viaduct over Far ringdon street. Mr. Fry explained that the viaduct, the design of which, by the city architect, had been universally admired, would have three arches, the principal or centre one 65ft. wide, extending over Farringdon-street, and two side arches for foot passengers, each 21ft. Gin. wide. The arches would bo supported on two piers, each 7ft. wide. The viaduct would be 122 ft. long, with a carriage way 50ft. wide, and two footways each 15ft. wide. In other words, it would be 80ft. in width. There were to be four staircases for foot passengers open to the sky, one at each angle of the bridge, and each 12ft. wide, leading from Farringdon-street to the viaduct. On either side of the bridge there would be a few ornamental shops, which might be expected to let for about £6OO a year in all. The bridge would be constructed of iron, the piers of Portland stone, and the plinth of granite, presenting in the whole a very elegant and substantial appearance. It wasp roposed to construct in connexion with the - viaduct two large vaults, properly ventilated, for warehousing purposes, 500 ft. to gether in length, 40ft. wide, and 23 ft. high, acc ess to which would be gained from Farringdon-street, Shoe-lane, and other places. A provision in the Act also empowered the Corporation to make subways for gas and water pipes. They hoped, also, to construct the bridge in such a way as to prevent any diversion of the traffic going east and west, while it was being erected, which would have caused great public inconvenience. By a slight departure from the line originally contemplated, a view including about 400 ft more of the embankment would be obtained from St. Sepulchre's Church westwards, that would not otherwise have been had. Mr. Fry also explained the various lateral approaches to the embankment in contemplation, by an entirely new street in one case, going obliquely from about Harp-alley, in Farringdon-street, to Holborn, and by widening Fleet lane, running from Farringdon-street to the Old Bailey, by 15ft. in another. The rebuilding and improvement of Far ringdon-market were also contemplated. " Through the praiseworthy advances mutually made by Houses of the Reichsrath, numerous bills, especially the Budget for 1865, have been passed to meet the wants of the Administration. 4 , Great credit is due to the efforts, made manifest during the debates on the Budget, to observe eco nomy, even to the utmost limit, in applying the means available to meet the State expenditure. This economy could not be carried to a greater extent without weakening the strength of the mon archy at home as well as its position abroad. " The preservation of European peace, which has always been the aim of the Emperor's Govern ment, will continue to be the object of its earnest endeavour. " The Emperor, in conjunction with his illustrious ally the King of Prussia, will strive to conduct the Schleswig-Holstein question to a solution com patible with the interests of entire Germany, and with the position of Austria in the Germanic Con federation. " Important reasons affecting the general interests of the monarchy, and which upon that account have found patriotic and eloquent expression in both Houses of the Reichsrath, counsel the accelerated convocation of the legal representatives of the peoples in the eastern portions of the empire and bring with them the necessity of postponing the discussion of the Budget of 1866 in this session. " Whatever may be the result of their patriotic and intelligent labours, it cannot weaken the grand idea that in a near approaching future a firm tie of union between all the peoples of the empire may be formed by the common treatment of the rights, duties, and interests which are the same in all the provinces. This idea is based upon the knowledge of the vital principles of the monarchy. Is is rooted in the noble sentiments of faithful affection and devotion to the throne and the common fatherland. When a hope rests upon such firm foundations, that which now finds expression as a fervent wish my, with God's help, soon be joyfully announced as an accomplished fact." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1865. QTODARE.--108TII REPRESENTATION. - ►►7? EGYPTIAN HALL. - THEA THE OF MYSTERY. - The new and marvellous Illusions, the INS TANTAN EOUS GllO KTH of FLOWER TREES and the REAL INDIAN BASKET FEAT, as only performed by Colonel Stodare and the Indian Nfagicians, and introduced for the first time in this country, by Colonel Stodare. c n Easter Monday, April 17. 1885, in his celebrated entertainment of MAGIC and VE LOQUIS M. Every night at 8, Saturday included, and Special Day Representations on Wednesday and, Satur day Af tern,ons at 3. Admission, Is.; area. 25. ; stalls, 3s. Tickets at Mr. Mit chell's, 31, old Bond-street, and at the Box-office, Egyptian Hall, from 11 to 5. "The sensation of the season."—Vide Punch, June 8,1885. R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED , wi th Mr. IT_IL JOHN PARRY. will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR. FAMILY, by William Brough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. Alter which. M , . John Parry wilt give a few Memoranda from his Musi cal Note BOCA, entitled "RECOLLECTIONS," vocal and instrumentaL Every Evening, except Saturday. at 8. A MORNING REPRESENTATION every Wednesday and Saturday, ut 3. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLU.3TRA TION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, la. and 2s. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, 58. Stalls may be secured (without fee) in advance at the Gallery. T" O XFORD 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). SIXTY-SIX, by J. Offenbach, performed by Misses Ruisell, Barrie, Walmesley, Tyrell ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn. Husk, Green, and Mons. ERVAH, the new French Tenore, with full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Ballet, Comedy, Burlesque, &c., by the celebrated D'Au bans, Messrs. Duriah and Davis, and the Misses TEzSY and SAR& GUNNISS. NO PILE —The Oxford has been entirely Redecorated, Altered, Newly Lighted, and Ventilated, and now is one of the most agreeahle places of resort in the kingdom.—OPEN EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Now ready, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 155., bound ADVENTURES AMONG THE DYAKS OF BORNEO. By FREDERICK BOYLE, F.R.G.S. • Au interesting book of travels, containing many very pleasantly told stories, anecdotes, and descriptions. Mr. Boyle gives an kffective p cture of a little known country and its less known rae. s."—Stectatttr. Burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY (Esta blished A.D. 1837. under Royal 1 atronage), 17, Waterl;)o place, London, S.W. ARTHUR R. HAMILTON, Secretary. Agents wante tin towns not yet represented. l I ORSH I AA D D R OR IL Ii n I, A NG, sa A M N P D AN L Y EATITER- C. NOTICE IS E iiE GIVEN, that thy' next ORDI NARY BAT '-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the London, Brighton. and South- Coast Railway Company's Station, London-badge. on FRIDAY, the 11th d y of August, 1865. at Eleven o'clock a.m precisely, to receiv , a Report from the Directors, and for Dm general purposes of the undertaking. The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLO'zED on the 7th day of Auga-t, 1861, and will remain so until after the Meeting. W. R. SEY3F•TJE VESEY FITZ GERALD, Chairman. GEORGE W. BROWN, Secretary. Company's Offices, 28, Great George-street, estmiuster, 27th July, 1865. IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held at the Offices of the Association, This Day (Thursday), the 27th day of July, John Chapman, Esq., in the chair, the following SPECIAL RESOLUTION, passed at the Second Ordinary General Meeting, held at the London Tavern on the I.lth instant, was unanimoqsly confirmed: In pursuance of a notice forwarded to each proprietor, it is hereby determined that the following clause be substituted fur the 6th of the present Articles of Association of this Com pany :—The Directors may from time to time make calls upon the members in respect of all moneys unpaid on their shares as the Directors may think fit, provided that no call shall exceed the sum of £5 per share, or be made payable within less time than three months atter payment of the previous call ; and provided, also, that twenty-one days' notice at least be given of each call ; and every member shall be liab'e to pay the amount of calls so made to the persons and at the times and places appointed by the Directors, which said per sons, times, and places shall be notified in the nptices to be sent to ea.h member. 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DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the reoipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who ,tiffer from bilious and liver nomplaints, iniigest en, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, Ac. For habitual •ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier A the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. fold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 21. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square William Lambert," engraved on the green 'package. with stamp. ________-_ ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron —His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G President—Bis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. year 1828, the first to estab lishtishseion to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty l tfficulty of Governors' orders, is Phis e principl e Hospital,foundedo treearn_l on v oluntary wh olly de for support Y contributions and legacies. pendentlt affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in 4ddition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con,iderable period averaged between 8,000 and 4,000 weekly. Contr ib u tions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mae terman, Esq., Nicholas -lane; also Co. by Messrs. 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This Institution is designed to sun _ ply a great national Ilan daughters of sailors in and Merchants Service and of Marines. maintains, and educates them for domestic twhaeußt.ovyiazi,sanavaysylum for the Orp provides a home free of expense for former might otherwise be exposed to. serv lt im clot a h n e d s, inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the mthitetyee earnestly APPEAL for CoNTRIBI3- tern T p ue tat c io o n m s easing applications through the recentT i O N S storms t o at sea, and to enable them eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 nte e a t n d t h l e o s t e m, sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Seat • tart', at the Ofaceo, No. 77, Cornhilt. R. SWRETING, Hon. Soo. ._ CHARLES L11t.511, Sec. CIANTERBURY HALL. lJ Sele:ltions from MARTHA and THE BROTHER. AND SISTEIt, supported by Miss RUSSELL, Miss Barrie, ,lifss Arc. ; Messrs. ST. AL BYN, Green, &c., with Full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongmans. Comedy by Arthur Lloyd, Messrs. Duriah and Davis, and the Grotesque D'Aubans. THIS EVENING will be produced, with new Optical effects, the Illusion, entitled a 0 KO RI KO, on a scale of magnificence never before attempted, and embracing the ser vices of the entire establishment. M.ADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION:'.—In accordance with the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now ou view. A life-size Model of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the base assassin of the late President Lincoln, is also to be seen. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. Ix. A T THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, WHITE HALL, the 24th day of July, 1865, by the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. Present—Lord President, Sir George Grey, Bait, Mr. Milner Gibson. :tir Wl teesenen,apiA e rti reas by an act passed in the session of the eleventh and twelfthcattle,onci oigst t(ootai years imp e raoe a ce nnrovtsdngeo(amongst at of ot gt l ui o e neu r trsi present r ato e nhr s ie e m n ilna t iftsede” Majesty's tai yao nu odsf disorders seh r op e i rict September, r , tanrst, among suile 1850,d and to the end of the then next session of Parliament, the timeo ther c continued enacted t ed divers that subsequent bsshe shall s b ince lawful for the Lords and others of . her Majesty's Privy Council, or any two or more of them from time to time to make such orders and regulations as to them may seem necessary, for the purpose of prohibiting or regulating the removal to or from such parts or places as they may de signate in suchorderororders, of sheep, cattle, horses, swine, or other animals, or of meat, skins, hides, horns, hoofs, or other part of any animals, or of hay, straw, fodder, or other articles likely to propagate infection ; and also for the purpose of putrefying any yard, stable, outhouse, or other place, or any waggons, carts, carriages, or other vehicles; and also for the purpose of directing how any animals dying in a diseased state, or any animals, parts of animals, or other things seized under the provisions of this act, are to be disp osed of ; and also for the pur pose of causing notices to be given of the appearance of any disorder among sheep, cattle, or other animals, and to make any other orders or regulations for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the said act, and again to revoke, alter, or vary any such orders or regulations •, and that all provisions for any of the purposes aforesaid in any such order or orders contained shall have the like force and effect as if the same had been inserted in the said act ; and that all persons offending against the said act shall for each and every offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding £2O, or such smaller sum as the said Lords or others of her Majesty's Privy Council may in any such case by such order direct. And whereas a contagious or infectious disorder, of which the nature is at present uncertain, has lately appeared, and now prevails among cattle within the metropolis and in the neighbourhood thereof, and it is expedient to take measures for preventing such disorder from spreading. Now, therefore, the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Coun cil do hereby, by virtue and in exercise of the powers given by the said recited act, and by the several acts continuing the same aforesaid, order as follows :- 1. If at the date of the publication of this order in the "London Gazette" there shall be any cow, heifer, bull, bullock, or ox labouring under any contagious or infectious disorder in the possession or custody of any cowkeeper, dairyman, or dairywoman, or of any milkman or milkwoman, or vendor or purveyor of milk, or of any dealer in cattle whatsoever within the City of London or within the limits of the metropolitan police district, or if at any time hereafter, while this present order shall continue in force and unrevoked, any cow, heifer, bull, bullock, or ox, being in the possession or custody of any such per son as aforesaid within the said City of London or within the metropolitan police district, shall bo seized or attacked with, or bo found labouring or suffering under, any such contagious or infectious disorder, notice of thofe existedie ofnce such disorder, or of the first appearance order in or among the cattle belonging to or in custody of any such person as aforesaid, shall immediately thereupon be given by the person in whose possession or custody such diseased animals or animal shall be, to the clerk of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in waiting at the office of her Majesty's Privy Council at Whitehall, in the county of Middlesex ; and it shall be lawful for the said clerk of her Majesty's Privy Council, and for all such persons as shall by writing under his hand authorise in that behalf thereupon, and at all reasonable times there after, to inspect or examine all or any such diseased ani mals or animal, and to report to the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council all such information and particulars as to the nature or character of such disorder as may seem to him expedient for the purpose of enabling proper regula tions to be made for preventing or checking the further propagation and increase of such disorder. 2. Every person offending against this order, and omit ting to give such notice or to permit such inspection and examination as aforesaid, shall for every such offence for feit any sum not exceeding twenty pounds, which the jus tices before whom he or she shall be convicted of such offense may think fit to impose. (Signed) EDMUND HARRISON. GLASS, CHINA, EARTHENWARE, and CHANDELIER SHOW ROOMS. Notice of Removal in consequence of the late Fire. T DEFRIES and SONS' Temporary SHOW • ROOMS. 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET, WIIITEC EIAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from their Late Establishment, 147, HOUNDSDITCII. CRYSTAL and BRON Z ED CHAND ELIE RS, New Designs, for the Dining and Drawing-room, either ior Gas or Candle. DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, J • CO MI 14.1tCIAL -STREET. PETROLEUM LAMPS anor Indid WALL LIGHTS, MIRRORS (fa). DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, J• COMMERCIAL -STREET. • TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. T DEFRIES and SONS , tl • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. 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Mr. HEATH, pursuant to notice, moved a resolution call ing the attention of the city magistrates to the over crowded state of the streets in the immediate vicinity of the Mansion-house ; to the desirability of providing addi tional cabstands ; and also to the necessity of more strin gently carrying out the provisions of the law with respect to the drivers of cabs plying for hire in thepublic thorough fares. He attributed much of the overcrowding to declara tions by certain of the city magistrates from the bench to the effect that they always took a cab, when they wanted one, wherever they could find it, which, he said, tended to encourage cabmen loitering in the streets for hire. Mr. HARTRIDGE seconded the resolution, remarking that he had recently been knocked down in crossing the Poultry and seriously hurt. It was next to impossible, he said, to cross Cheapside or in front of the Mansion-house, with safety, in the busiest parts of the day. Alderman SALOMONS, M.P., said he came into the city daily, never feeling exactly happy unless he came, and he generally moved about in cabs. The reason that so many cabs were found in the city was because people were con stantly flocking to it. They came for a great part in cabs, and cabs, on setting down their fares, had to make their way out of the city as best they could, seeing that now, as compared with former times, there were but few cabstands in it. The corporation had done nothing to provide a suffi- cient number of cabstauds. The consequence was that people whose time was valuable took cabs wherever they found them ; and until the corporation did its duty in that respect the evil of loitering would necessarily continue. . Mr. ANDEITON said that a few years ago, in crossing in front of the Mansion-house, he was thrown down and had his neck nearly broken; he went direct to the Justice- room and complained to Mr. Cubitt (then Lord Mayor) and he still suffered at times from theinjuries he then received. Alderman JAMES LAwitEscE believed that the practice of Cabmen loitering in Cheapside and other main thorough fares in the city had been much checked by the fines which had been imposed from time to time on offenders by the magistrates, and by policemen having been specially em- ployed to regulate the traffic in that respect. On the other hand, the objections taken by citizens in particular locali- ties where the magistrates had wished to establish cab stands had been so great that they had been obliged to abandon the intention Mr. MGEottaz suggested that the inconveniences com plained of might be still more lessened by the police regu lating the traffic in Cheapside in much the same manner as they did on London-bridge. The motion of Mr. Heath was then agreed to. THE NEW BRIDGE AT BLACKFRIARS. Deputy BONE moved a resolution expressive of the opi nion of the Court that the whole of tho members of the corporation should have been invited to join in the proces sion from Guildhall, and to take part in the ceremony of lay ing the foundation stone of the new bridge at Blackfriars, which being a remarkable event in the history of the city and corporation ought to have been made the occasion for a great public ceremonial; and that it be an instruction to the Bridge-house Committee that no steps be takenby them for publicly opening the new bridge, when completed, without first ascertaining the wishes of the Common Coun cil. Mr. Bone explained that the only object he had was to uphold the dignity of the corporation on such occasions, which he held had not been consulted at the recent cere mony. On the morning of laying the stone he said a state ment appeared in the Times to the effect that the whole corporation, with the Lord Mayor at their head, would take part in it, and that the city authorities, regarding, as they did, the event as a notable one in their history, had deter mined to give it the character of a great public ceremonial. That was as it should have been ; but the statement was not true, and he complained that the occasion had, instead, been made simply one for the glorification of the Bridge house Estates Committee, who made the arrangements, to the neglect of the members of the corporation at largo. The shortcoming was the more to bo regretted, as a copy of the leading journal of that day, promising a more dig nified ceremony than had really taken place, had been de posited in the cavity of the foundation stone at the instance of Mr. Deputy Hawtrey, the chairman of the Bridge-house Estates Committee, and the New Zealander was therefore likely to be deceived. (A laugh.) The motion, seconded by Mr. DRESSER-ROGERS, led to a discussion, occasionally angry in its tone. Mr. LAWLEY, Chairman of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, was of opinion that a great opportunity had been lost by the corporation, and he endorsed a statement in a morning paper to the effect that had such a ceremony taken place in Paris it would have been conducted in a manner commensurate with the interest of the occasion, and calculated to reflect credit on the municipality. Mr. Deputy FRY said the ceremony was simply a file given by the Bridge-house Committee to their friends, and that the corporation was not officially represented on the occasion. Alderman WATERLOW argued that the complaints were due to the practice of permitting committees on such occa sions a control over the corporation purse. Mr. HAwTREY, the chairman of the committee, explained that in making the arrangements they had simply followed the precedent furnished on laying the foundation-stone of London-bridge 40 years ago ; that the Lord Mayor had on this, as his predecessor had on that occasion, entertained the whole Court of Common Council, with the principal officers of the corporation, at a dinner at the Mansion-house in honour of the event; that the committee had only invited 13 of their friends to the dejeemer at Guildhall, and that the funds at their disposal precluded their inviting the whole corporation to it. Eventually the part of the motion wh tton that no stated that the whole of the members of the corp ora should have been invited to take p a rt in the ceremony was negatived it be an instruction to the Bridge -house Com negatived by a majority of six ; and it was resolvedmtt Thatt steps be taken by them for the public c eremony of opening tee the new bridge without first ascertaining the wishes of the Court of Common Council." " the Now Zealander," to know that the account of The • f the ceremony, to the effect that It may possibly lessen Deprty Bone's great anxiety for Times on the morning o the whole corporation, with the Lord. Mayor at their head, would assist at it—the truth of which he rudely impugned in the Common Council—was a simple statement of fact given upon proper authority. The Common Council, as stated in the paragraph in question, were invited to attend in their robes and accompany the Lord Mayor in the pro cession from. Guildhall to Blackfriars, and, had they done so, as it was intended they should, the statement would have been literally realised, as would also the wish of the Committee of Management, to give to the occasion the cha racter of a public ceremonial. But many of them are said to have taken umbrage—first, at not having been invited to a ekjearter given by the Bridge-house Committee at Guild hall to the Lord Mayor and a few other persons of note in the city ; and next at their not having been provided with carriages to accompany . the procession. For reasons such as these, the Common Council, upwards of 200 in number, were not represented as a body in the pageant, and a groat opportunity was lost, the like of which may never again occur in their time. HOLBORN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT. Deputy FRY, the Chairman of the Improvement Com mittee, to whom on the 29th of June, 1864, it was referred to carry into execution the Holborn Valley improvement Act, presented a report from them stating that, having regard to the property they had acquired for the purpose THE PROPOSED MEAT AND POULTRY MARKET. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR, the Chairman of the Markets Im provements Committee, presented a report upon the several designs for the meat and poultry market, in Smithfield, with the names of the competitors. The report was adopted and ordered to be printed. BEIOTOLENCES. On the recommendation of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee (Mr. Lawley chairman), a grant of £25 was made to the Bell-alley Ragged Schools, and £5O to tho Lambeth Ragged Schools. The Court adjourned. Railway and other Companies. METROPOLITAN. The report of the directors of this company states that the receipts during the past half-year, after deducting all expenses and interest chargeable against revenue, left a net available balance of £71,612, out bf which the directors recommended that a dividend be paid upon the preference stock at the rate of 5 poi cent. per annum, and upon the ordinary stock and new ordinary shares at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of £3,401. The net re ceipts for the half-year were charged with the payment of dividends upon £202,500 of the new ordinary share capital, a large portion of which was not yet earning revenue. During the current half-year the traffic over the railway would be augmented by an interchange of traffic with the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, and the traffic to and from Finsbury. The directors had entered into con tracts for the completion of the works upon the Eastern and Western Extension lines. The Metropolitan District Railway Company having notified that they had made ar rangements to proceed immediately with the works for the completion of the whole of their undertaking, it would be come the duty of the Metropolitan Company to take the necessary measures to insure the completion of the Eastern Extension in order to meet the district line at Tower-hill. The early completion of the entire inner circle of railways might be expected, together with the valuable feeding line to St. John's-wood and Hampstead. The report of Mr. J. Fowler, the engineer, states that the works of the Finsbury Extension and also of the connect ing line with the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company at West-street were now very far advanced, and both, he thought, might be opened for traffic in September. The contract for widening the line between King's Cross and Farringdou-otreet had boon lot to Mr. Kell; who was pro ceeding with the works. The contracts for the eastern and western sections had been let during the past half-year to Messrs. Peto, Betts, Kelk, and Waring, on satisfactory terms. The property was being purchased with great rapidity, and part of the large sewer works on the western extension was being constructed. The report of Mr. Fen ton, the general manager, states that the number of pas sengers 'conveyed over the line for the past half-year was 7,462,823, and the receipts were £69,072, against 5,207,335 passengers conveyed in the same half of 1864, the receipts being £54,740. The number of passengers conveyed on the line in hall-year ending June 30, 1863, was 4,828,437, and the receipts £53,058. The increase over the corresponding half of 1864 was £2,255,488 in passengers and £14,332 in the receipts. The largest number of passengers conveyed in one week since the opening of the railway was in Whit week last, the total being 370,843, and the largest number in one day was 83,440 on the Monday of that week. The capital account showed that £2,800,184 had been expended, leaving a balance of £52,020. LLANELLY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Radley's Hotel, Bla,ckfriars ; Mr. J. Biddulph in the chair. The report stated that the earnings during the half-year ending June 30 last were £17,992, and the working expenses, inclusive of the hire and purchase of waggons, £2,628 ; showing an increase of £1,026 in the receipts over the cor responding half of 1864, and of £645 in the expenses. The profit of the half-year was £8,363 ;to which was added the balance from the previous account, £502 ; making the total £8,865. After payment of interest on debentures, and rent of the Vale of Towy Railway, together amounting to £3,607, a surplus remained of £5,258, applicable as fol lows— 5 per cent. on the A preference stock and B pre ference shares, amounting to £1866, leaving for the ordinary stockX3,393, out of which the du ectors recommend a dividend of 34 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of £192. By an act recently passed the company were empowered to con struct a branch of about one mile and three-quarters in length, for connecting their St. David's line with the autho rised Carmarthenshire Railway, and to raise a sum not ex- ceeding £30,000 in shares or s t oc k for that purpose. Mu tualrunning powers over the two lines were also conferred by the same act. The Carmarthen line was o pened for gene ral traffic on June 1. An ac t e nabling the company to additional capital on the Swansea lines to the extent of £120,000 in shares and £40,000 in debentures for general purposes received the royal assent in the last session. An act had also passed authorising the construction by the company of an extension of about2l miles of their Swansea lines to the Mumbles. The CRAIRRAIi moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. C. FOWLER, and earriedunanimously. A dividend at the rate of £3 ss. per cent. per annum was declared for the past half-year, being 15s. per cent. per an num more than for the corresponding period last year. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. CALCUTTA AND SOUTH-EASTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held at the offices, Gresham-house, Old Broad-street, Mr. J. Borra daile in the chair. The CHAIRMAN explained that the meeting had been called to confirm certain resolutions whidh were passed at a general meeting of the company held on the 11th inst., au thorising the directors to increase the capital of the company with the consent of the Secretary of State for India in Council, and also that in order to constitute a legal meeting of the company there must be present 10 shareholders hold ing not less than £2,500. These resolutions haying - been confirmed the proceedings terminated. FREEMASONS' TAVERN. The first general meeting of this company was hold yes terday at the Tavern in Great Queen-street; Sir J. H. Maxwell in the chair. The report stated that since the Freemasons' Tavern was taken possession of by the company on the Ist of February, 1865, the business had steadily increased. Notwithstand ing the serious inconvenience arising from the extensive alterations and rebuilding of the premises, they had trans acted business to,tho amount of nearly £ll,OOO. It was fully expected that the construction of the main building, and the new banqueting-hall, with the kitchens, offices, &c., underneath, would be completed by February next, and the whole of the premises would be completed by November, 1866. The CHAIRMAN, in movilw the adoption of the repo a rt, said the directors did not thing it expedient to dividend at present. The dividend of 8 per cent. guaranteed for three years by Mr. Shrewsbury would be paid in due course. He believed that when the hotel was completed it would be one of the most successful in London. Mr. BRYDGES seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, which was carried. The meeting w as then adjourned to February next, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. Our Imports and Exports. The ninth report of the Commissioners of Cus. toms, just published, observes that the values of our imports are increasing at a rate that appears almost incredible. In 1863 there was a rise of 23 millions over 1862, and in 1864 again there is an increase of nearly 26 million over 1863. Since 1859, that is, in five years, goods of the value of nearly 100 mil- lions have been added to the annual amount of our importations, or at the mean rate of 20 millions ad ditional for each successive year, and if the propor tion arrived at in the last two years be maintained, it will hardly take four years from 1863 to arrive at the same result. The return for the last six years is the following :-1859, £179,182,355 ; 1860, £210,530,873 ; 1861, £217,485,024 ; 1862, £225,716,976 ; 1863, £248,919,020 ; 1864, T 274 863 924. The increase of 26 millions is divided between the foreign an£ colonial imports in the ratio of 17 millions to nine, the return from the former being £181,137,158 in 1864, against £164,235,273 in 1863, and from the latter £93,726,766 in 1864, against £84,683,747 in 1863. Of foreign countries the largest increases are in the arrivals from Egypt and Holland. In the former case from sixteen to nineteen millions, and in the latter from eight to eleven millions, the cause in the case of Egypt being the rapid and successful adaptation of a very extended area for the cultiva tion of cotton in that country (the produce of that article alone absorbing fourteen out of the nineteen millions above stated) ; and in the latter the great impetus given by the late alteration of the sugar duties to the importation of Dutch refined sugar. Russia has also sent us more of her goods to the amount of two millions, and the foreign West Indies to the same amount ; while the Hansa Towns, Belgium, Spain, and Mexico, have each added a million to the former value of their impor tations. There is a slight increase in the supplies from Norway, Denmark,, and Japan, and a trifling falling off in those from Portugal, Italy, and. imports China. The value of the from America, have experienced a still further diminution (as was to expected from the continuance of the war and the consequent declining condition of trade) of more than one million and a half beyond the great de crease that we recorded i n 1863 as compared with 1862. This has extended to Northern, Southern, and Pacific ports alike. Those from France have again increased, and in nearly the same proportion as in 1863. The largest increase are in butter; raw cotton, gloves of leather, clover-seed, silk manufac tures, brandy, and refined sugar. The only decrease of any note is in raw silk, and that only if compared with 1863, the values being still far above those at tained in 1862 and 1861. Of the imports from our colonial dependencies India continues to contribute more than half, and though the addition she has made this year to her general supply is not quite four millions instead of 14, as appeared in 1863, when compared with 1862, the whole of that increase represents a bona fide addition to the quantities of cotton imported, the prices of that article having ranged ass nearly as possible 10s. per cwt., or about ld. per lb. lower in 1864 than in 1863. Australis has sent us more goods to the amount of three mil• lions, chiefly in the values of wool. Hong Kong and the Bermudas have more than doubled their supply. The Bahamas, whose imports and export; rose so suddenly in 1863, owing to the establish ment of Nessau as the depot for the blockade-run ners both to and from the Southern States of Ame rica, have again added £900,000 to their values- The other West India Islands, Singapore, British Guiana, and the Honduras, all also show an increase, while from Ceylon and British North America there is a decided falling off. The imports, which give the quantities of the principal articles imported, show a decrease upon rather more articles than usual. Out of 14 articles usually selected as a test, there is, in 1864, as compared with 1863, an in crease on nine and a falling off on five. The nine showing an increase are cotton, flax, hemp, an d jute, spirits, sugar (unrefined), timber and wood, tobacco, wide, and wool. Thus showing a decrease are coffee, tea, silk, corn and flour, and provisions. 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