The Sun. — London, England, 1866-10-19 00:00:00

1 _,,,,,--f,-::. KIN lIIAN'S'ExuLITBJITINOVIIISB6KSY. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. -It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole some. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail - Houses in London ; by the Agents in the p r i nc ip a l t owns i n E ng land ; or wbokmalA,t R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observn thA Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Rinahan's LL Whisky." • UTUAL LO AN FUND ASSOCIATION • - anompoibtted by Act of l'arliament, '1850). 14, RINSE LL-STREET. COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. free ou application by letter to EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, and BUSINESSES. P ERNESS and KNEE'S List on applierd ion. PaNic liars for insertiol received until the 27th of the Mouth at their AUCCION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. A Agar-street, Stra - td, 4V.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cress Railway Station. IA RIS EXHIBITION 1867. IJ\'IVEPS TOURIST COMPANY. Central Offices, 20, lienrietta-stro.et, Covent-garden, London, W.C. p,E•tablished for enabling all persons from any part . of nme, and . aiy time , to visit the Continent, by increasing tof he bleihtiei for traVell ncr and bringing it within the reach every class. rTo give t o a ll travellers availing themselves of the Corn nY's accommodat,on Ti.kets at almost nominal fees, all the advantages, too lon , * to be named-in an advertisement, such as Guides, Interpreters, Board and Lodging, it desired, he Co to T h mpany is directing its attention more particularly t e for,heoming• Paris Exhibition, for which it is offerinc.r, peculiar advantages t o th e I n d ustr i a l Cl assed , f or w hich see rrospeet ui. ,T lormation about RAIL WAYS, STEAK A..ir lON, HOTEL, and the EXHIBITION GRATIS.NAVI- OlAces hi Paris and in the Country will be opened shortly. By order, ALE. DUBOYS DE LAVIGERIE, General Manager. n formation 11 .8. —Ev. ry kind of scientific, commercial, and agricultural given. tere Th e Company w ill , i n th e course o f a f ew d ays, b e regis d under the. Limited Liability Act. A.D. 1720. OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Esta blished by Charter of his Majesty George the First), FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pail-mall,. S.W. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. JAMES STEWART HODGSON; Esq., Sub-Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq., Deputy-Governor. Jo hn Barclay Esq DIRECTORS. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' Garratt &Mei, Esq Wiimot Holland, Esq. IVlark Currie Close, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. kdward James Daniell, Esq. Geo. P. Malcolmson, Esq. VPilliam Davidson, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq. Lord Josceline W. Percy. Alexander Druce, Eaq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Chaves li. Goschen, Eaq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. RiversdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Eaq. William Wallace, Esq. Robc. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq, Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on ad vantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uni form rate of Is. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. FAR lIING-STOCK.—No extra charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Life. nY sum not exc ee di ng £ 15,000 may be insured on one This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with the guarantee of a large invested Ciipital Stock, and exemption, under Royal Charter, from the liabilities of partnership. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. SPLENDID SPECULATIONS. `Pith GREAT SUCCESS. a singl e stake of £l, you can realise £25,000 ! a singl e stake of £2, you can realise £27,5 , 0 !! " .nr,th a single s t a k e of £B , you can rea li se £ 37 , 000 ! ! Urtth a single stake of £lO, you can realise 445,000! ! or . Pmspectuses and particulars apply without delay to GENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. L'EXTINCTEUIt PATENT PORTABLE SELF-ACTING FIRE-ENGINE. upSole Licer see —EDWARD CASPER, 3 3, Poultry, E.C. EIRLOOMS, ART TREASURES, ARTICLES Prized IIoNEY VALUE may at any moment be DE isRDBY FIRE. Even though danger be averted it ip 3r e v,iolent exertions and floods of water, at the expense of Iftßgt i , pEST RUC PION to DELICATE FABRICS, of 'EVABLE DAMAGE to PRICELESS PRO DUCTIONS. ThelfltßX. TINCTEUR is a ver small and 'very elef,,ant 'l' Air A i r Landings, Arc , , contains the volume of MO ICE II i l ' s „ lIALP A TON OF WATER. in a compound, snat ch "-JCSS to life or property, but which the first corner r es nn with ease, and by merely turning a tap projects flatn e aT i a Lni A t elY small jet with immense force on the ueat of Th e instantly) extinguishes it. ot_ Ltaensee will be happy to forward (post paid) details a li b ra T,re tests to which this admirable invention has been dtati n Ted. and' of its approval and adoption by gentlemen 6 1 ii-hed in science, social position, and commerae. - WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO ? B PM 3s. Gd. or to CULLETON'S Heraldb Offire for a. Plain Sketch, Gs. for a Coloured one. The Arms ot /A i t : and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. buttouPsrotPer heraldic Colours for servants' liveries, what fee 10 obe used, and how the carriage should be . painted, E u• Just complete, a very vitluable book, with 3,500 family'ngraing,s, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour, green tracelPf; P P r ice .£lO obtaining of a rinted in several colours. Family Pedi oin authentic records, information as to the new grant •of arms, how to change one s i ; la me, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal l ', l _ l7ll 3'' ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 25, Cmn "urn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lano), W.C. ATKINSON and Co., , ~ -UPHOLSTERERS, CACABINETRPETMAKERS WAREH OUSEMEN, 1111RNISI IING DRAPERS and HOUSE AGENTS, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE-ROAD. Ak BEAUT IFUL DESCRIPTIVE C . L OGUE, with Illustrative Sketches of CABINET sant g p RNI TURE and DECORATIVE UPHOLSTERY, re corspond er in free post or given on a The , to the List, is marked pplication. in plain figures, Stock and reprises DRAWING ROOM FURNITURE I n now and elegant d es i gns, covered in Rep, Terry Cloths, Frenche an d Silk D amasks, &c. This department is also Whathed with the latest Parisi an N ove lti es, C abinets, nots, Davenports, &c. Good Solid Dining Room Sets in mahogany and oak. Iron and Brass Bedsteads in great variety. The new patent Spring Mattres3 still stands alone for • cheapness and comfort. The Bedding is all made on the premises and under personal inspection. Their famous Polished Pine Bed Room Suites demand special attention. ----- Eract rom The Builder" " We were shown o f short time since abed room fitted up by an Earl for his own occasional occupation atthe sea- S ide, in which every piece of furniture, save the iron bed stead, w as made of the white wood in question. Dressing table, washstand, drawers, towel rails, and chairs were as spotless as the crest of the waves beating on the shore, and the very height of cleanliness seemed attained." THE STOCK OF CARPETS Is one of the choicest in London, embracing Turkey, Velvet Pile, Brussels, Kidder, Felts, &c. Floor Cloth, Kamptulicon, Linoleum, and Cork Carpet, cut, fitted, and laid down to any size and plan. Furnishing Drapery of every description. Damask, Rep, and Pekin Cloths, French and English s, &c. THE STOCK OF Chintze HOUSEHOLD LINEN Is well worthy the attention of clubs, hotels, and large consumers, who will be treated with on most liberal terms. ATKINSON & CO., 198, 200, 202, 201, 206, 208, and 210, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE -ROAD, LONDON. CHARITABLE DONORS, the Manager s Ir, o of Public Institutions, Asylums, and Homes. ,he peculiar circumstances of this year, the market: 4 -trY crisis, and the consequent depression of the s, 111 t he midst of which ATKINSON and Co. made large L . 1.8 11 purchase; enable them now to offer unusual advan ges in the supply of BEDDING, BLANKETS, COUNTERPANES,' and besides eve SHEETINGS, ry description of material for warm Winter Clothing. ATKINSON & CO., WESTI9B, 200, 202 , 204 206, 208, and 210, MINSTER-BRIDGE-ROAD, LONDON. WRUPTURES.—RY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. lii [E'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS PWo (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT of 1851 and 18621, is allowed by upwards of i liwO ' un. ired Me Heal Gentlemen to be the most effective ,Venton l in the cur a ti ve treatment of HERNIA . The use ktee 1, sring:, so en in lime ,veided—a soft bindage oft being hurtful worn round the effects. body, is while lea.requisite resisting power ii supplied by the Moc.Main Patent Lev, r, fitting with so much ease and close that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during % ,.,71) ; A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, f hettecannot fail tot fit, forwarded thep, on beingtheci cr ene of the body wo inches belo hips, sent to manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A/118111.0e Truss, 165., 215., 26s 641., and lie. 6d Postage, Is. A c 'ubie Truss, Its 6d , 42s awl 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. Vrrabilical Truss,.42s . . and i2s. 6d. Postage, Is. Id. oik°_Bt-nffice Or to be made payable to John White, Post- NEW PATENT 1 ":1 1 L ASTI C STOCKINGS, WeaknegNl'l4"- - I: • • CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases ut porous, .2 3 A nd Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, .tze.. They are each. Post ik e ano l r lT i t in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on n acr a e rY c a d tocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d.,105., and 16s. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. -------- r irllE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Want home to tho 12 now in operation. Last nfewer 155 poor, friendless, young females wererejected prom of FUNDS and room. making a total of 3,087, who have Deen sent ne away in five ears. Th e w home the Co y mmittee wish to form would be for h a Z,`F_ girls, alm ost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who been led astray from the path of virtue. vrl:olol.tributions will be received gratefully by the Secretor'', iZrop_artiel Cooper , 85, Queen-street, Cheapoide; ur Mellor° La Y and Co, Lombard-greet. {- ~, :_• • ^ i ~~~ 7ia I No. 23,200. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., LORDS AND LADIES. By the Author of "•Margaret and thn. "One of the most eliarminff books with which the litera ture of ficti n has been enriched this seas n' - Post. 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The medical profession for Thirty years have approved of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Headache, Heartburn, Gout, and Indigestion ; and as a mild aperient it is especially adapted for ladles and children. Prepared by DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, itc., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold throug,hcut the world by all respectable chemists. CAUTION. —See that " Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle and red label over the cork. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip dim of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly re, , emb:e 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 method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is gua ra nt ee d to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A. NEVER, FAILING REMEDY.-'Pre- Pared_ without a n y mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of l! r • eott, of Bromley, offer from bilious a n d li ver nomplaints, ind i ges tl c n, wind, Kent, will b e fo un d invaluable to all who ipasmi, giddiness, di zzinene of the eyes, &o. For habitual I ostiveness, as a fa m il y aperient medicine, and as a puri fier ,f the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro note digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, g,..,-- .Lig William-street, Charing - cross. London, and by most d r uggists in boxesls. 14d., and three times the quantity i n one, 2a. gd. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and. Liver Pills. The genuine arc a square Zreec package. with " William Lambert." engraved on the stamp. SPANISH FLY is th e acting ingredient i n ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stAmps.—ALLX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by mine ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. Thii preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 48 ; sent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—AL EX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID ourle Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. --Rad of all Chemists. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE; produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effe3t. Price 3s Cd, is 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps ; and all Chemists. • HAIR DESTROYER. --248, High Holborn, London. —AL EX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the f ace, neck. and arms, without effect to h t 44 stame skin. Price 35 6d, 5s 6d, an d 100 6d ; sent for 51, 84, and I ps.-13ad of all Chemists. pIMPLE REMOVER. —All diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness. Sze. 2s 9d and Ts 6d ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps. m—At EX. ROSE, 248 , High H o lb orn, London, and all Cue is. H AIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beat tlfully-pert wiled Wash, 1n seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional using.Fd ; s-nt for statnps.—ALhX. ROSS, 545, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d ; sent. by the auth or t ort stamps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 218, High d ulbcru, London. ROYAL FREE lIOSPITAL, 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 . Vies-Patron—llls Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE c, K.G President—llis Grace the Duke of BUCCLE UCH. K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1823, the first to estab lish the principle of flee admission to the sick poor, 'without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and I. , gacles. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, i n addition to this, the average number of attendanoe of the lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE cif the benecolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Bias •;crman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Giyn and Co.;• Harriet; a d Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; P rescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. • w hams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co. ; 11I'sbet and Co.. Berners-street ; 1. Barred and C 9-. Liverpool ) and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. sTAniviD SMITH, Secretary • i --; - . ' • )--Y -47--- ; -7 - 10) Th -- . . . ...------- - , T : 1 1 ,::: ? '-- '. .. .......... , • . - • , „...,,..; :1 .... . ,74&„•'''' - ;, i .f . _, t . - ; ..,4 - 1, -- -,. ~ .4 .41L -- I ki- - -;z7, tt : 7' • s '''' t l t\N . __._._..., , • • .. 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Clay, the secretary, having read the notice con vening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said ho had not many observations to address to the 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 iu 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 the 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 had ad dressedepeosws eoorffnecessityotthhf a eero l afi e ri ao t sp t iiar e lowdo r ase: t tywo o h.dhei him, inea:h, urging 2:00 were ,00der oiredirectors gt oorrsoo actuallyunh additionalsal d t y h t wh e n eio G et tkah o pe v tyi h o t, r ett n l omgt exercisedei given et construc tionsn the h l oe e : them for providing steamboats. They had entered into ar rangements with steamboat owners, rather than themselves to work steam vessels between the rail 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 were other ex , pepgef t 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 on the traffic. During the reconstruction of the Pojuca tunnel it would be undesirable for locomotives to go through it, and it would be necessary to make a road over the hill, which would involve some expense, to facilitate the traffic. As to the tunnel, they bad sent out competent people well acquainted with tunnels to entirely reconstruct it. The failure of the tunnel had risen from the complete saturation of the hill through which it passed. The heavy rains of last year had caused a heavy weight of water to the entire reconstruction of the tunnel the b est course. The unexampled prevalence of wet weather had ca used a p n r e d s s d e t h u r e o p u i g t h u d t e h u e ne der o t n h e the o t u a n t n p e r l 4 lv u h r i e c . h s Thath showed rendered default 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 same 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. Hefeared, however, that the maintenance of way would always be an expensive item owing to the nature of the climate. Tho 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 bo adopted to make the tunnel perfectly secure in future. The only other thing he had to mention was the closing of the capitalaccount. 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, butthat 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 iu hopes that the converging roads would be attended to effectually. There was now a fair prospect before them that all diffi culties would be surmounted, and that the undertaking would become remunerative. Mr. J. MORGAN, a director, seconded lho motion for OA adoption of the report. - . la reply to questions it was stated that the directors did nut intend to build steamboats provided they could get the service efficiently performed by other companies. In con sequence of the wet season and the clown of new sleepers the expenses had bcen heavy. A PROPRIETOR thought the shareholders wore 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 the. 43 extra expenses there would have been a little surplus after pay ing the full dividend to the proprietors. Mr. lIEntoN said he thought there must have been a gross want of judgment somewhere in the construction of the work's. The failure of the tunnel, involving a large outlay to reconstruct it, ought not to have occurred so soon after its construction. lie believed it was the opinion of the meeting that the reconstruction of the tunnel should be confided entirely to another engineer. (flea; hoar.) The CHAIRMAN said that on the failure of the tunnel the directors had felt it necessary that an independent engi neer should be employed 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 were buying their own material, and would complete the tunnel themselves. The only work remaining to be exe reei.ctioTnhethveiowrkhsolweooufldtbhee c l a i r n i e ied a and works unde exe cuted under their.chief engineer was the iron jetty. All the e in n g de m nt aterials for the reconstruc tion portions of the line and works had been handed over to the Government and had been accepted by them. They had no reason whatever to complain of their chief engineer, might be said to have been completed within the original estimate, which was a rare achievement. The resident t e t a hi n s oe g n u i d n n oi d e fr e e et r r cht w e ll io i aT u s no n nf ow a n pu i t n •c d h e as p engineer, who had been strongly recommended to the board. A long and rather personal discussion ensued, in the course of which some 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. limos, 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 Bink (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. THOMPSON, 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 bring before the shareholders, and to recommend for their adoption,ori! series of resolutions intended to give effect to a pl c a i r i t ev f e, resuscitating the bank, upon which, he ventured that it Was there would be no difference of opinion, seeing i a project to restore life to the dead—(cheers) i —and the details of which there would be no d (Cheers.) He had not, and could i le resignation with which the sharcho c.d when they last had lotions submitted to them by the boat and ho would assure to meet the shareholders iu that room, ad nfidence then exhi ' them that it was the calmness:ll h ofaosis.goodt the he rcoasiom those gentlemen who wore ass __ ear.) bited by the shareholders Av . The scheme was attempt iland the resuscitation of tho ban ~ (head) loto investigation of the it. w d it i h ns h r i i mn red to hi d that in that inves uld ad he would affairs of the bank ; and •at the conclusions they had, ho based upon and in arriving a full and cowl' ociated Option, , with la m had boon assisted by their and those ass ociate(' • and the that the investigation manage' in ma nager at sayingthe Bombay branch. He therefore felt justifi ed rou r.li and not a haphazard one, but had been a of business, andevery individual , t item aCCOUL , every, one which had involved the going through every single debts, and he could assure the meeting that the bad trans action. The first thing they did was to deal with the bad and doubtful and that e ones wore struck o ff without mercy, ones were trea ted in a similar spirit. Next th e y h a d t o d eal with tho possible contingencies, and they also had been esti mated at the very most ; and after submitting their affairs tc that severe test, there remained a clear surplus of assets over liabilities to the extent of £BOO,OOO. But they did no stop even there. To make things certain they struck of from that estimate another £200,000, so that they came be fore the, meeting with clear assets to 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 X 10,000,000, they would be able to judge for them selves, and to imagine the amount of time and trouble which 1 had been devoted to the investigation and to the bringing J-PA PER /,,,..."'•:.-.,.'..,-,,,, ;...;,-t, ....-„ - -,_r r ...! ~,, g.-, '7 , L , ... g - Az _ Aik.; 3 out of the results which it gave him plea, .i. ott# ~0.4, , meeting., (Cheers.) He had not the slightest, Sillit r t a ti- -- r - --• 97 had that surplus of assets over liabilities, and t 4411. the, S 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 present 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—(bear hear) —and his own conviction was that they would realise considerably more. (Hear.) To prevent the pot:sibility 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 an (.1 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 iu India, and that the main field of their operations was the very bast 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 limo they left there were wiped off as they occurred, notwithstand- • ing the good dividends paid. The bank lived through the panic of 1846-47, 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 iu 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 cont., 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 the shareholders ought to support the resus citation by alt tlto means iu their power. (Hear.) He be lieved that would be the only course by which the share holders could avoid the miseries of a call, because Many of the creditors haiNsoen Urging Mrz Ortnnan to make a. calli... and unless resuscitation were decided upon, the liquidator would have to make a call inunediately after paying the next dividend. He thought, the necessary addition to the capital by the raising of now shares, in 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 gnuelt 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 the reduced and, as it is believed, perfectly safe esti mate of £600,000, there will be no necessity for any calls, 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 portion 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 scheme, and which, when realised, would be payable in cash, and partly by the growing value of their shares in the resuscitated bank. He believed that, from the assur ances of support already received, the bank had a very sue- . cessful career before it. tp:* ~7 , 9 7 .:. It 0, The CHAIRMAN, having highly eulogised the ability energy, and earnestness of purpose 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 ro-opened, ho believed its prestige would bo restored, and that it had a long and pros perous career before it. Mr. GALSWORTILY said that a more complete or compre hensive scheme for the resuscitation of the bank could not hav o been devised, and ho gave his cordial support to the resolution, which was then carried unanimously; and, Upon the-suggestion of the Chairman, the meeting rose and gave three. cheers. Capt.LYNcit moved that a committee of 13 shareholders, with power to add to their number, be appointed to give effect to the resolution, and with power to make such mo difications in the plan as they might find necessary. Cul. SMYTII seconded the resolution, which was unani mously agreed to. On the motion of Col. l'itteE, seconded by Col. llrwArr, the following gentlemen were appointed to constitute tho committee:—Sir George Pollock,- K.C.8., W. Bracken, J. Kompe, Gen Campbell, Sir I'. Oantley, 0. Tr. Lushington, E. Wilmot, J. Spicer, Col. the Ifon. 11. P. Dalzcll, E. H. Morlanl, Dr. Richardson, James Thomson, and Henry W. Peek. The Cnnionx next propise , l —" That this meeting de sires to acknowledge the facilities hitherto <<fforded by Hr. Ca.WLD, 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 liquidator, 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 littlo thought a friend of mine would be so crushed : " Ye toppling crags of ice, Ye avalanches, whom a breath draws down In mountains o'erwhelming, come and crush rue!" 'Tis a sad epitaph over the graves of Capt. Arkwright, Simond Michel (one of Chamounix's best guides), and Joseph and Fran9ois '.Fournier (porters), who lost their lives in the attempt to ascend Mont Blanc. Couttet thinks that, from the nature of the place where the accident hap pened, it will be impossible to recover the bodies. A few particulars may not be uninteresting to your many readers, 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 Mulets, 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 their friends at Chamounix of their safe arrival, whereupon the cannon at the Hotel Royal echoed forth their peals of thunder in the quiet of the evening in response. s ay_ At this time Mrs. Arkwright and younger daughter,knowting ing at the Hotel Royal, were exceedingly Joyful, that the party had arrived safely, and Df to return to Chamounix the little hopes of seeing them an informed me that Capt. Arkwrighttioh sevgallop.nevcglei n'soianln. ksilti : T e g v i u l : n li g eb n i x li u t s e . t te n: Tt h h d s o o e ha u c ude l til former now drawing to a close, few visitors . foregoing inhotelg party Itoy t a o l , accom pany g The services of the f • pr e cook French ih n i edimeoantvoetobifioat shGteeranconeaddcsahmfituer ott ff I n fo : 530 Capt. Arkwright, Samuel Michel, and the waolnu,yhlde,fonloiodwo iunhgt,iil:oorinninvagl (usahatleuradt a t y 7 th G e r t a t u vo ds p M ar u ti l e e s ts ief t the Mulcts at • , two porters roped together, Silven Couttet (who keeps the hut at the Grands Mulcts, also the one at the Pierre Pointes, anti who is considered one of Mont Blane's best guides) and a th e coachman roped by themselves, leaving Miss Arkwright it and litt h e e cookgrand plateau at t h the Grandswasoobe ytrhoasothers Mulets se dt o Couttet in s to as vafeettyhand w w the await mu th os ei r return. The party wo re passing what is termed the Auden Passage, etearnriiel:leausdoushndoultveads thoeathrci _ _ CoUttet, being a little in advance of the other party at the time, dragged the astonished coachman down a snow slope , and by doing so no doubt saved their lives. The other party scrambled in quite the opposite direction. The avalanche pissed, hurrying with it in its frightful 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 in, and, with the exception 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 aga i n. for their missing party, but alas r no sign of life mot their view. All was quiet, and they re turned sorrowfully to the Grands Mulcts. 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Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, meadow, plantation, and recreation grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the proprietor. ARMY CONTRACTS. TIODERS will be received by the Commissariat Officers respectively in charge at the undermentioned Dis tricts until Twelve o'clock noon on the 20th October, 1866, for the supply of BREAD AND MEAT, for the use of her Majesty's Troops, from Ist December, 1868, to 31st May, 1867. London District, Commissariat Office, 10), Victoria-street, S.W. Bread and Meat for the Troops stationed at:- 1. Chelsea Barracks, for all the Troops in London, the Tower excpted. 2. The Tower. 3. Hounslow and Kindler Hall. 4. Hampton Court. E. Windsor. 6. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 7. Sandliurst,,„.„ 8. l 3 uerns ey: F:111111111-1141....-44c. 9. Jersey. 19. Alderney. Separate Tenders must be made for each of the above mentioned stations as separately numbered. Forms of Tender, initialed and numbere 1, and Conditions of Contract may be obtained on application at this Office, by letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer of the District, or in person, between the hours of tea and four o'clock, and no Tender will be entertained unless made upon the Form so obtained. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, at.d no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the undermentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked "Tender" on the outside), before twelve o'clock noon on the 29th October inst. PRIN TING. TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of p ar ticulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row,;Savoy, Strand, W.C. graphed plans, was ordered to be pi:uted and e!reulated among the members. THE DRIVING OF CATTLLE THROUGH TILE STREETS. Upon the motion of Mr. ItuumN, the Markets' Committee were authorised to confer with the Government and the Lords of the Privy Council as to the course to be pursued with reference to the driving of cattle through the streets of the metropolis. Some petitions were then read and referred, and the Court adjourned. The Duke of Edinburgh at Glasgow. The Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Glasgow yes terday for the purpose of inaugurating the statue which has just been erected in George's-square, in memory of his late father, the Prince Consort. He was accompanied by Dr. Lyon Playfair, Lieutenant Haig, equerry in waiting; Gen. Hamilton, the Hon. Col. F. Cockburn, and Capt. Graham. He was re ceived at the railway station by Lord Belhaven, Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, who introduced the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Sheriff Sir A. Alison, and Mr. P. Clouston. Outside the station a large crowd had assembled to welcome the Prince, the Queen's Own Yeomanry cavalry keeping the ground. The party, amid the loud plaudits of the assembly, at once drove off to the residence of the Lord Pro vost, where the Duke had luncheon. After making a detour of the city, through which he was loudly cheered, he was conducted to the City Hall to receive the freedom of the city, arriv ing there a few minutes after 2 o'clock. The Prince was heartily welcomed by the chief citizens, their wives, and daughters. He wore the Highland cos tume, the tartan being that known as the Royal Stuart, the National Anthem having been played by 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, ma constructed.strbuly a yße p ll i , giy withn by the sideits4Oft. keel hetlae gigantic men-of-war beam, 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 I 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 me 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 Coulston 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 arts and 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 Majesty'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 sions of affection and regard for the memory of her i lamented consort. I congratulate this city, f in l t a i n e honour of which as a citizen I have a right to . feel interest, in the fact of having one of its principal squares adorned by the art of suchi,a. distinguisheditwill be sculptor as Marochetti; and I agreeable to the feelings of the people—li-etase, itt certainly is is to the Queen and Royal famil):— brought together in close proximity the '. statues 3 of her Majesty and the Prince Consort. The Duke of Edinburgh then. stepped forward and u nveiled the statue, am id the enthusiastic cheers of the large assemblage . The monumentis 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 the Prince dined with the corpo ration in private, and proceeded back to Edinburgh by a late train. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, eonaisting of a new and eiegant assort = nt of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink neautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, dm., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronse, Derbyshire Spar, &o. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Slaiesty, 142., Strand, W.C.. London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROOKS, IN ERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate tte interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2. 5, 10, 20.50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION In 0430 LOGY and PdINX- R A LOGY to 2-Wen by AIr.TENNANT,F.G.S.. at 149. Strand. Court of Common Council. Yesterday a meeting of the Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall—Alderman Finnis in the chair. IMPROVEMENTS NEAR THE HOLBORN 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 lino 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 Nowgate-street, and they also asked for powers to embrace this improvement in their notices to Parliament. With respect to the eastern entrance, from Farringdon-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 company'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 fourpenuy 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. He 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 Shoe lane, extending from the market, would be brought down to Farringdon-street in a direction leading towards Fleet-street. Ho 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 ho might add that they (the Government) would bring in a bill for the continuance of the coal duties. Ho 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 art of it be postponed. In reply t 6 a question, The CITY CHAMBERLAIN stated that there was a mort gage upon the coal duty until the year 1882. Ho 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.) Ho 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.) Ho complained of Mr. Deputy Fry for not having told the Council that what he really required was an improvement rate, because it must come to that, inasmuch as the Corpo ration could not borrow much more, as they were mort gaged up to the hilt. -(Laughter.) Afer some remarks from Mr. Glover and Mr. Philipps, Mr. LAWLEY said that if the proposed improvements were not carried out by the Corporation, they might rely upoc;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 ac men of business and common sense. Mr. BEDFORD opposed the motion, and deprecated the construction of any further tunnels in the city. Mr. RuDKIN hoped that the plans now on the table would bo the' prelude to the making of further improve ments in the city ; perhaps not immediately, but certainly at some not very distant date. He called upon the Corpo ration not to be led astrayby the claptrap used by the mem bers for Bishopsgate and Farringdon Without. (Laughter) Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY strongly supported the motion, and, in doing so, caused a continuance of laughter b y pre suming that Mr. Richardson, from the confident tone in which he had spoken respecting the intention of past and present Governments, must bo going to be either Chancellor of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. RICHARDSON rose to order. He had never received a farthing of the public money, but ho should like to know how much Mr. Do Jers e y was p ai d during his lifetime for his connection with th e p ublic de partments. (Laughter.) ' Mr. Fry r e pli e d. After some observatio ns from Mr. Pedler, Mr. Alderman R o p m e m u i ßurnell t t t y e o b e ve printed and taken into further c;neMrstsridoef and r Mr.e BEDFORDatthion committee then moved d s an amendment th a t the re p an adjourned meeting. Upon a division there appeared— For the original motion 89 Against it Tho motion was accordingly carried, and the committee wore authorised to take the necessary steps for carrying the report into effect. The report, accompanied by the litho- /-V ~' o2' 2 ~i !~" 7 Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., NOR A'S TRIAL. " ! let not aught amiss 'n 'thin di4pose, A noble mind to practise on lierself."—Wordswortb. thirst and Illackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. I I d r