The Sun. — London, England, 1867-03-09 00:00:00

p , 1/7"--1 . i ,j /- 1 1 4 F_W S PA.PE R ! Rrri7ufr AFTER Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre YVANS' to SUP. After Lyceum Theatre EVAlsifS' to SUP, After Adeiphi Theb.tre After OlYmpic Theatre . ...14:VANS' to SUP. After Strand Theatre I'VAN..4' to SUP. Atter New Royalty Th ' atre V t NS' to SUP. After St. James's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. Atter Prince of Wales' rheatre....EVANS' to SUP.. London Singing and Supper Club, E /ANS', Covent-garden. Vocal Entertainment at Eight. 1K IN AIIAN'S --DUBLIN Ex IT L I L DITTP W N H I S R6V . This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained. the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Puro, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- Serno. Soil in Bottles, 3s. &1., at the Retail llonses in London 'T the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesalo at GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. nbs flrve thA Tt)(1. Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kina , lan's LL Whisky." COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC lIOUSES, ani BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Partie Oars for insertion reeelvel until the 27th of the month at their AUC VION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 5 , Agar•street, S!rarni, W.C., and nearly opposite the Charing Cross Railway Stitioa. viruruAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION - tlncarportted by Act of Parliartmt. 1350). ' 4 . ►2II:ISEi.L-STREET. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDOY. Prompt ADVANCER on all description of Security. nirms tree on application by letter to EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. TAP ANE S E.—FLORAL HALL, Covent *, garden.—The JAPANESE TROUPE will have the honour to give their Gymnastic and other Performances EVERY EVENING (including SATURDAY) at Eight; and. WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY MORNINGS at Three. Stalls, ss. Reserved Seats, 2s. M. Admission, Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-office from 10 till 5 ; also at Mr. Mitchell's, Old Bond-street ; Austin's, St. James's nail ; and Keith, Prow'se, and Co., Cheapside. N.B.—lt is respectfully intimated that the Free List is suspended. FrII E 0. X F 0 6; OXF. 61M-S T WEEP, W.; D, THE MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LONDON. IL TKOVA.roaE, in which Miss RUSSELL wtll ap- Pear, assisted by Misses Barrie and Fitzlicury ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Hulls, Fox, Husk, Evans, and Bury, with 1 4:xtra Band and Chorus; produced and conducted by 11r. F. Jonghmans On moNDvy mar. THIRD TIME. the Christ-Al Drama, Tlt RUINS of ATHENS. Solo Cornet-a-Piston, Mr. REYNOLDS, of the Coldstream Gum -ds. COMEDY. by Messrs. HARRY SYDNEY, G. W. ROSS, and the celebrated JAPANESE JUGGLERS, the Brothers Rale, the Wonders of the World, at Ten o'clock this Even ing. , Kr. ROBI'. FRASER, Comedian and Vonlist, will make his appearance THIS EVENING with his crop of comicalities and his new song, "THE BOY AT MUGBY." IVIADAME TTJSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NEW ADDI LIONS. —Life-size Models of the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY QUEEN VICTORIA. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admi , tance, • Is. ; children, under ten, half-price ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS. GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street. Piccadilly. These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re decorated, are now OPEV EVEitY EVINNINi; for Concert and Dancing. Conductor, Signor arGt CURTL Manager, M. GRENET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. W ESTON' S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Solo Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. Enthusiastic reception of the Grand Selection from Donizetti's favourite Opera of " LUCIA DI LAMMER tOOR." Principal vocalists—Edgardo, Mr. H. Dt3 Brenner ; Arturo, Mr. Rowland Lascolles ; Henrico, Mr. P. Corn ; Lucia, Miss Annie Tremaine. Irish Minstrels, every evening at Nine o'clock, with songs, dances, and Irish anecdotes, under the direction of Pat Co rr i. ARTHUR LLOYD'S Burlesque Drama, entitled "ITUGGET'S BROOK ; or, the Wicked Squire ;" Jolly Nash, Louie Sherrington, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattie King, Frank Eilmore, Jig Dancer ; .13 Petit Blondin, from the Crystal Palace, engaged for a limited number of nights previous to his departure for the Paris Exhibition. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P. CORRI.• Prices of admission—Stalls and Balcony, ls. ' • Area, 6d. ; -u rlvato Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at the Box Office, b etween the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall opon every .. _Evening at 7 o'clock. QPECIAL NOTICE.—LUCIA DI LA:11.111EN MOOR at WESTON'S MUM HALL.—The entice Press are of one opinion that this Selection is the Greatest lilt of the season. Costumes by S. May, Bow-street. F►oe list suspended. Prices as usual. IUOMSON'S "GLOVE-FITTING" co asETS. An entirely new principle, with pew Sprinz 1 4 `aatenInc. ~ . ..t a nuneturers of the "Prize Medal Criaolines." Trade mark, a "Clown." Now published at 3d., per post 4d., PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRACTION ; or, Anwsthesia Locally A pp li e d. By A..ESKELL, Surgeon-Dentist, Author of " Dental Surgery," " Pure Dentistry," &c. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.; all booksellers; or of the author, at his residence, 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. IyJNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAsT, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. "V. 11." IRISH WHIsKY. VINVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offl;es and Stores, f. BEAUFORT-BUILDENG3, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. /1 AMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the Wo rld." —London Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, heat the " Times." AMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street, Cork, bez to announce that they are able to supply the trade with their celebrated Whiskies. in casks or case., and to take orders in bond and for exportation, nt their cflices, 7, Printinir,-houqe-square, London, E C., the only house in the square not o.ccupled by t "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies brimthe highest prices in the Australian and other Colonial markets. as may ba observed by re;erence to the "Journal of Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their Whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and is. per case over the next best, and Is. 64 per gallon ana se. ed. ease nye^ the lowest quotation. Alwav3 on hand a lane supply of y e v o ld mellowwhisky in the finest condition, matu re d i n sherry unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the Ihost reasonable terms. Just published, 2d ; sent by thrl author for 2 stamp s , tiGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet toettog t he pdeeserars.noeiotiv . e By ALEX. ot articles an ROSS, 213, High tiolbornd means used for improvin,, , . SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX., ROss's CAN r EIARIDES OIL. whioh speorliiy seia l n b oes whts . kers and thieltena hair, 3,3 64, 58 6d, and :Os 64 ; Y post tor 54, 84, and 1.44 atamps.— la. ft 0.33, 248, atul Holborn . London, and all Chemists. 'TONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured 1 11 , one day by nsinr ALEX. ROS cantor°. p eri l , prepayation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, -.2.2Z the very root. Frizz 4s; sent by post for GO stamps. HighHolborn London, and all Chemists. s rn. [AIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, 4 ; ,„ London..—&LEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID onrlA it Veil' or Gentlemen's hair immodiately it is apn del. Sold 6 4, 5s NI, and lOs 8d ; sent free for 51, 81. and 141 sta m p s . 81 41. of all Chemists. PREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.- ItA.LEX. ROSS'S l iUA DYR proluoes a perfect colour ti r ZeFately it is wed. It perrn‘nmt. and perfe 6 ', 14 efre Price 3s fis 6d, and 'O4 ; sent by post 81 , and 141 stamps ; and all Cnerni hAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—A.Li , :X. ROSS'S DRPfLATORY remov.B to perfluous hair from the tale, neck, and arms, without enat t il` skin. Price as 6d, and Ws 63; goat for 51, ! , 4, qvl 114 stamps.—Elad of all Chemists. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseasez of the QF akin ars improved by one dose of ALKX. ROS 'd I ETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove re4n , ss, ...2 , yeess ego. ?a 9d and 7s ed : or post for 41 and tOO stamps. nu a t ‘ L_RX. ROSS, 243, High Holborn, London, and all Che "• ITAIR, COLOUR WASH.—By washing the or te head with this beautiinlly-perinmei Wash, in seven k days the hair assumes its oritrinal colour, end remains 4 0 7 an 00 0 ,,,[ 0 , 1 0 usta r. los ; sent for stamps.—A.L EX. °S, 21% High Holborn, London, and alt Chemists, rtiE BOARD of MANAGENIENT of 'the t al i „LONDON DomcnorATDio HOSPITAL wish to n ag . attention attention of their friends t its pos , tion—dnrine: the h e % Year the hods hay. been almost constantly filled, and t„,e_nrain on the 'esources of the r osnitni has consequent.y L'reat. They trust, therefore, chit all the friends of pathy, both in town and connt-y, will rally round 11,b,", and thus prevent the necessity of curtailine the use- Niiii;F+ of the Hospital by the admission of fewer vatien's l'r e .'eitiPT lONS earnest needed. Ranke , s liessrs. r c,7',(nt and CO, Threadneedle - street ; and Union Blum, 'rd -place, Regent-street. JOHN R. WARREN, Clerk. Great Ormond-street, W.C. • Ourt SHIPWRECKED SEAMEN and their 4,,,, 111 : 1 11 , 1 % VED WIDOWS and 0 31'1i ANq. —Uowards ~l r " tiro ish verse's are annually .racked, about 2 000 of .7 , 1 1 are o!. the griAsh ! 4;p3 - 13 no pert of the coast where the SEIIPWRECKED ',,7 ERS' SOCIE PY is not represented by on Hon. u'ho cloes (when naked) and s.nds t.i their hours eha r tjecked ppra ins of all n +Mos. and is the chairn-1 of its he Co to the bereaved widows and orphans of the drowned. !'ea , Co mmittee earnestly APPEAL f-r HELP. The asq ahvaya invent. the i•ociety relieved 11,221 persons ti, Jea r- viz reckedwidows, and orphans. an subscriptions th ' , mkt ally received by Messrs. • anis. Deacon, and Co.; and be the undersigned. 4rb e FRANCIS LEAN, Secretary, rnia.chambers, London-bridge S.E. t l l _ RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another - '% ()t ? B the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer w t .I, s s i '''`or. friendless, youn:r females were rejected trout eek. ?Tit a I P UN ay DS and room, ma ki ng a t o t a l o f 3 , 0 87, w h o h ave he win live years. • (:)11/ 1 , 11, ,, , 1v home the Committee wish to form woald be for syel; e g e tflß. almost children, from the age of .s to 15, who mr astray from the path of virtue. tons will be received gratefully by the Secretary. trot;Tiell cooper, Queen -street. Cheap:lb:lo; or by Meson 4114 Coq t4combitrd-atreit. No. 23,320. MRS. S. A. MARSH'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the L brarie=, in 3 vois.. Ai A I I) E • N II 0 0 P AIL ity Mrs 8.1.1tA. ANNA MAitzll, author of" Chroniel•ls of Dartrnoor," &e. Hurst and Illackett, 13, Great 51ariborough-,treet. NEW WORI BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOHN lIILIFAX." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., W 0 MARRIAGES. By the Author of "John Halifax," "Chri,tian's Mistake," (Fls. Burst an! Biaekett, 13, G, eat Marlborough-strect. Now ready. in 2 vols.. Bvo., with bins , rations, ;Os., FIFTH EDITION OF NEW AMERICA. .Ily WILLIAM lIEPWoRTEI DIXON. " A very interesting book. Mr. Dixon has written thought fully and well."—Times. " We have had nothing about Utah and the Mormons so genuine and satisfactory. Ther- is not a page that does rot, by bright studies of humanity in unaccustomed torms, keep the attention a'ive from the beginning to the end of the nar rative." - Examiner. durst and Blackett, 13, Great Mar:borough•Etrect, sR UNHILL FIELDS BURIAL GROUND 1 PRESERVATION—with Inscriptions on ilie . Tombs —containinf! the Correspondence between the Corporation of London and the rcklesiasti,:al Commissioners, and Documents Price 2d.• Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 3'2, Paternoster-row. NEW SONGS by the Composer of "Je n ny of the Mill" (Alphonse Leduc), all at half price, with an extra stanip.for postage 1. Jenny of tho Mill. 3s. 7. Blondinetto. 2s. 6d. 2. Not a Month. Ago. 2s. Gd. 8. The Little Drummer. 3s. 3. Springtime. 2s. 6d. 9. The Mountain Queen. 4. Pearls of the - Morning. 2s. Gd. • 6.1. • • 10. Dear Morn of Life. 2s. 6d. c). 'Cho Flower Girl. 3s. 11. Sweet Philomel. 2s. 6d. '6. Softly the Chimes. 28.6 d. 12. Come Sing with Me. 3s. ALL SHEET MUSIC, including the publica tions of all the trade, promptly forwarded by post, at half the marked price, with an extra stamp for postage on each piece. Payment received in postage stamps. London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, Regent-street. MANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure an 4 uncoloured. To be had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BUItGES3 and SON, 107, Strand (corner of savoy-steps), London. FAU-DE-VlE.—This. Pure PALE BRANDY, A 18s. per gallon, is ry superb to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 335. per dozen, or i n a case 395. ; rail wa y carr i age pa l 1 . E N ltir BR ETT ani CO., Old Eurniyal'El Distillery, Holborn, ILO and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established Ma A VALUABLE PACKAGE OF TEA. A CHINESE CADDY, containing 16lbs. of really good Black Tea, sent earriaze free to any Railway Station or Market Town in England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, ou receipt of 405., by PHILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City. E.C. TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER. is. 61., 25., 2s 6 i. per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, London, E.C., are selling good and fine BLACK TEA. A price current post free. 408 worth carriage free to any Railway Station or Market Town in the United Kingdom, alt goods carriage tree to all parts of London. Observe— Prindars and Co. have no Agents. Sugars are supplied at market prices.' NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' Pi • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS contain an entirely new and extensive Stock of TABLE GLASS, China, and Chau delier4.-147, Boundsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIE...= and NF,W Crry sr lOW tiew Oval-shaped ALEXANDRA. DiANNEK SERVICE, horn .£1 18s. 61.- 147, liortndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL DEFRIES and SONS J • NEW CITY 3110 W It, 11 AIC le viT and TEA. •zERVICNS in great variety, from £1 Is. upwards.— 147, tioundsditeli. NO LICE OF REMOVAL. PDEFRIEa and SONS' • NEW CITY SHOW HOWES contain a bvantilul assoement of DESSEKT SEILVIOr;-z, from Z, Is. to 100 guineas. Cre_ts and Monograms engraved on same. -147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REUOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS t../ • NEW CI ry SHOW CHAN DELIERS, New Designs for the Drawinz-room, either for Gas or Candle, and to suit all kinds of Decorations. Houndsditch. NOTICE OF RE.3IOVAL. JT DEFRIES an d S O NS ' • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—BROIsiZIC and OR MOLU CHANDELIERS in great variety. .New Designs for the Dining-room-147, Houndsditch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. T DEFRIES and SONS' CY • NEW CITY SHOW ROOMS.—The ALEXANDRA FLOWER VASE. This new and beautiful Vase can be Pem in great variety, from 33. to :Vs. each-13,7, Hounds ditch. NO nob: OF REMOVAL. JT DEFRIES and SONS' • • NEW CITY SIIO ROrri.S. The NEW JEr DINING ROONI VASE. Registered designs, in great vas iety.-14 7 , Houndsdltch. NOTICE OF REMOVAL, DEFRIES an d SONS' J• NEW CITY SHOW ROONI3.—The NEW PATENT ASTRA. LAMP, for Petroleum and Mineral 01;s; also IntYSTAL LAMPS and WALL LIGHTS (registered) for INDIA.-147, Houndedlteh. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. JbEF R I E S and SONS' • NEW CITY SIThW ROOMS. —TAVERN and HOTEL OLA. , IS of the newest pa'terna and - correct Inca sure. -147. Iloundaditch NOTICE OF RENIOVAL. D EFRIES and SONS' pJ. NEW CP?' SHOW ROOITS. —01 NA ItENTAL CLOCKS for the DINING and DRAWING-R, )031.. Houndsditch. NOTICE OF ItEDIO VAL. T DEF RI ES and SONS' tfr• NEW cm . SHOW . Ito —llerehanti and the Trade su .plied with PATTERN BOOKS FREE. —ll7, Houndiditch. Works—London, Birmingham. and Paris. Established 1803. AMBERTS ASTHMATIC BALSAM .— AN „ILA EFFECTUAL mot EDI', without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine tor immediately relieving coughs, colds, , onfirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. ft frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling v.hich provokes frequent coughing. In approaching, consumption its effects arc truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief In a few minutes after taking it. Preparea on.y and solo by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, liing-W lliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all drugg'sts, in bottles, 13;d., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on th stamp. INTOTILLNG IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMA Et LL.t. Messra. JOHN GOSNELL and ed Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames -street, Perfumers to CO., 'her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous whi c h gradually restores the human hair to Its pristine hae ro - matter at what age. The Ague Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ' • it, on the contrary, is benetcial to th e system, and wh en the hair is once restored one application per month will k ee p it i n perfect colour. Price one guinea p er bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6L Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and Iron) Individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Illabness the Princes', of Wales. ONE HUNDRED and SIXTY-SEVEN DESTITUTE ORPHANS are being in , lintutned in the ALBERT ORPHAN AST LUJE. Collingwood Court, Bag - sliot, surrey. FUNDS greatly needed for their support. CHARLES A. WALKER, Sec. Ofilees 9 96 Cheapside, E.C. THE LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL has URGENT NEKD ot FUN DS. —Donations and Sub scriptions will be thAnkfully received by 11( pstg. D msdale and Co., 59, ( - of nhill ; Drumm nt I and Co.. Ch tring tross; Alesqrs. Coitus ot.t.:d Co.. Strand; I toftre, Fleet-street ; and by the undersigned, at the Hospital, Liverpool-road, N., • CLIAI LES I Sec. ROYAL FREE 110SPITAL, Grav's-imi-road In the immediate vicinity of the Grost - Northern lion! way Tertuinue. King'e-arose. Patron—Tier Most C/raddie Majesty the QUEEN. Vim-Patron-111a Royal Ilig,hness the Prtnee of WALE?I,IIG. ['maldent—fils grace the Duke of BUCCL EOM. &G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent for support voluntary contributions acid L • :aztea. It affords relief t o a l arge num b er o f i n -p a nts, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the Jestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee ear catty solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the pr •nises of this Hospital are capable of co:Aalning several li.udred more beds had the Committee the regnieitt, unds to maintain them. Contributions are received by thtfr bankers.Measrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abchurch lane; also by Messrs. Coutte and Co.; Drummond and Co.;• G 'Lyn and Co.; !Terries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Wilhaths, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Berners-street : and at the Llcanital. from 10 till 5, . 1 fmILIFQBP aztuxr, elfgetivy, lIELP for The DESTITUTE SICK,_ mETROPOLI;;AN FRE ;,: 110SIITAL. Devon shire-square, City. T Relief of th e Mick nstituted tor the immediate gratuitous T :'oor of every Nation awl Creed. without letters of r e c o m r- .4entlation. FUNDS are urgently needed to maintain its efi rto , oy. • BANKERS ' J& et•tirm Barnett, Hoare& and Co., 62, Lombard street. ' l . --- • ' JNO. GURNEY FRY. Chairman. Seiretary. / . , '*l 7 . • • 4 , 4 b, 4 niSI S : IS. '0 4 - * i • P.' . " /*) • . Q. 1 1 71 • at-A ." - Pl= • i IF. '4114 I gy p. o-4 - . i4l • ,tIV/ • . 4 4 - 1 wki• t4t 2 l* • 44 4 : j r.r 4 , (B,P ;• 1 , ..* • WA, • 7 . ,k 1 • • • *•_ • #l___ CY FILICY 4d. STAMPED sd. THE SUN, LONDON, ;A'l Utw A Y EVENING, MARCH 9, 1867. NOTICE. ( 1 . F. HANCOCK, SON, & CO., JEWELLERS AND SILVERSMITHS TO TUE QUEEN ArD PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, And by Special Appointment to the principal Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, Beg respectfully to state that their only Address is 33 & 39, BRUPON-STREET, BANK OF ENGLAND, March 5, 18(17. THE COURT of DIREc-ro :IS of the GOVER NOR - ,,nd COMVANY of the of ENGLAND give notice— That a RAT.GE:E COURT will be held at th BANK on T i l tJ ifS DA Y. !It , 14t h ihst., at T'a• lve o e.uek peed& ly, to consider of a Divideltd Al-e, that another G!4:Nii;f:AL r(lUit wi•l be held at. he 13 NK on TUN;-DAY, the 9th Xprd next, from Eleven o'cleek lu the Por. it on until Pont' in the A ttern.unt, tor the E , ection of a iIoVER :tit,: DEM . -ti ERNOR for the Year nsning will t declared tha' evenin.:); and the saw • ItT a ill be continued by Atijourntent, and hqd at the 8 me plan, and during• the -orne hours n' W ED- Art , 3 , 11 Ole 10th A hill ilex', for the El (Ale' or Twenty four WIZ li:tyro]; ku Welt Wilt alcn be o-e id the glarterly ueneral Con: is a; pointed by the Cit,r er), and the Election 01 the Twenty-tour iiitectors will be t.eclared as soon as the vrotiny :s ov.x. • • . - Printed Lists of the Proprietors having Votes will be ready to be delivered at the llama on mond ty, the ltith March. 11A.11 . 310ND CHUBB, Secretary. N.B. -By an Act passed in the Seventh Serr of tic ['feign of George 111 , no person will be entl t • d to vote at the said Election who shall not huve been Six Calen , tar Months pos sessed in his own righl of the stock for which he shall then give his Vote, unless the said Stock shall have been acquired. or ' , hull have come by bequest or by ma7riage, or by sucees sion to an Cutest Lte's estate, or by the custom of the City of London, or by any treed of settlement atter the death ct any person who shell have been entitled for hfe to the Dividends ot such stock. ECONTOMIC_LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, t, New Bridge,treet. Blackfriars, London, Bth March, 1867. THIS IS TO GIVE NO FICK, that the ANNUAL GEN K RAL COURT will be held at th , Society's House. No. 6, New Bridge-street, Bia , :ktri.ire, on SATUROAY, the 2td day of March, at Two o Clock precisely, to re3cive the Audi tors' Report of the Receipts and visbursements of the Society during the year 1t , 63, and to elect Auditors for the present year. By order of the Board of Direct() a, .. AL VX AN DE itt-LorAcDo:4 AL D, S caret ary. 'TIE MEX WAN BONDHOLDERS. Mr. 11. LEWIS asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether and what instructions had been given to her Majesty's Minister in Mexico relative to the non-re ceipt, monthly, by the agent of the Mexican bondholders there since the Ist of January, 1866, of the 25 rr cent, of the Custom-house duties specially hypothecated to them under the Dunlop and Aldharn Conventions, and which were known by official returns to have produced more than the sum of three hundred thousand pounds p-arly, required to pay the annual interest of three per cent. - on the Ten Millions Mexican Bands? Lord STANLEY said the last communication he bad had was the 10th of January. Instructions had been sent out to support the claims of the bondholders. CORNER OF BOND-STREET. AWARDED TO C. F. HANCOCK : Great Exhibition, 1851 —Council Medal for Originality and Taste. Paristxhibition,lBss —Gold Medallic d'llonneur. International Exhibition, 1862—Prize Medal, for great Excellence of Design and Manufacture. MANUFILCTITRERS OF THE VICTORIA. CROSS. TEET H.-PAINLESS EXTRACTIONS guaranteed without chloroform or danger. Mr. DAY, DENTIST, 291 lteg, , nt -street (3 doors from the . Polyttchni Late principal assistant to 11.. Eskell, of R, Gres venor-st., W. ASPIIALTE ROOFING FELT, 0 N . E PENNY per t. - quare Foot. CRO GG 0 N and C 0., Manufacturers, 63, New Earl-street, 1 London, E.C. 131, Bread-street, 58, George-squsre, Glasgow; 2, Gored Piszves, Liverpool. EOLOG Y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC TIONS, to illustrate the. 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UHN GOSNELL and .CO.'S CHERRY TOO VII PASTE is greatly supezior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant trag,r4nce to the breath. Prim is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, u 3, Upper Th a m t reet, London. "THE RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF THE MANY." THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression JL of the Colonial M ,r,cets enables the "EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY" to oder TEAS 1,0 I'VE ft THAN EVER. Six Pounds of Goad Tel for 6s. ed, can't be dear. The Company's IiAISOWS by the Clipper Ships are really delicious. 1), Greet St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsg-ate street, Jan. 1, 1867. IMPERIAL PARLIAM:ENT HOUSE. OF LORDS-4-1/AST EVENING. The Loath CHANCELLOR took his seat ou the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITION. The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition from the diocese of York against the sale, of spirituous liquors on Sundays. THE REORITITIN 4 COMMISSION. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that, considering it was a most important question with regard to recruiting, he should give notice of a motion on that subject on Thurs day next. FENIANISM IN IRELAND. Lord DERBY said that as some of his noble friends were desirous of information relative to the position o f affairs in Ireland, he would read to them the last telegram that had been received from Ireland. It stated that there had been .an assemblage of insurgents at Kilkenny, about eight miles from Limerick junction, but that a body of troops had been sent in pursuit of them. Farmers' houses had been visited by the rebels, but that no other disturbance had occurred. That was all that had at present been received. TB E INSURRECTION IN CRETE. The Duke of ARGYLL said that, in moving for papers relative to the late outbreak in Crete, lie would say that in those provinces they had a large number of Christians ruled over by a Mahurnmedan minority, and that the for mer had no voice in the government of those provinces. Whenever outbreaks arose in those provinces we were told, on the one hand, that it was the fault of the Greeks„and on the other, that it arose through the oppressive con duct of the Mtiasulinaes. It had been agreed, in 1850, that the Christian should have the same political privileges as the Mussulman, but on no occasion had there been any intention of carrying out this arrangement. This had been a question which had been avoided by every Government, but that it was necessary that the position of Christians as to perfect equality in the Turkish dominions should be thoroughly defined, but no such state of affairs bed yet taken place. In the beginning of Sept. there was an outbreak, and the inhabitants betook themselves to their mountain farms. He (the noble duke) would say that these contentious were characterised by the most horrible of all feelings, that of religious discord, and that these were accompanied with the greatest bru tality on both sides. Aud hi this struggle"' "riot only native troops had been employed, but the barbarous races of Circassia, Albania, &c. He would now come to the period when the Government first became aware that a civil war had broken out in Crete, and that then her Majesty's Government had declared the strictest neutrality. His lordship then proceeded to review the whole of the events that had::bb curred from that period down to the present time. He characterised the whole of the proceedings in that island as sanguinary in the extreme, and, although the inhabitants had asked that their wives and children might be placed upon English ships, they had been refused. The requ est certainly came f rom a part i cu l ar quar t er , .f rom the King of Greece ; but .still an order might haye been granted to Lord Lyons, or Mr. Dixon, to use their discretion in the matter. The atrocities committed by the Egyptian and other troops were described as most horrible, and the same was attributed to the Christians, but there was no palliation of the former. Lord Lyons had lost no opportunity to urge the Ottoman authorities to protect. the women and children, and he had taken upon himself to order Consul Dixon to take steps to protect these families, but no sooner had Consul Dixon done so than orders came from home that a strict neutrality was to be maintained. Consul Dixon then furnished the Government with the reasons which induced him to disobey the instruc tions, as the circumstances were of extreme urgency. The heartrending circumstances that had taken place in duced him to despatch the unfortunate wives and families of the insurgents to her Majesty's ship Assurance. He (the noble duke) could not help admiring the conduct of Consul Dixon. He even admired it more than the con duct of Nelson when, in the line of battle, he refused to o bey the admiral's signal to retire. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY defended the Foreign Office from the charges of the Duke of Argyll. The complaints of the Cretans, he said, Were mostly unfounded, And all were greatly exaggerated. The avowed cause of the insurrec tion was, in fact, their desire fur annexation to Greece. At the time the Great Powers were exerting their friendly offices, and the Porto T had sent a most able and humane commissioner to inquire into their grievances, the Cretans flew to arms, and the Porte was quite justified in putting down the rebellion when it found that the overtures of Mustapha Paella, who had displayed the greatest modera tion and humanity, were rejected. The employment of irregular troop's was to be regretted, for no doubt they had perpetrated many atrocities : bat atrocities had also been committed on the other side. The truth was that the re bellion was originated in Athens, and bad been carried on by volunteers and supplies from Greece, with the con nivance of the Greek Government, in the hope that the flame of insurrection would spread to other parts of the Ottoman Empire. it was this, therefore, which had pre vented the Porte from ca rr y in g out th e policy of concilia tion it had assured the Gre at Po wers it was prepared to adopt in Crete. With regard to the course pursued by the British Government, it was not their duty, by interfering in the loterunl MIMI'', of Turkey, to sat an example that wottld be fatal to its independence as a European pawer. Under all the cireumsl:inces, the Foreign Secretary mold have taken no other etittfae than ho did; although most painful it was absolutely necessary, The Earl of KIMBERLEY approved of the policy of hor Majenty's Government, and observed that the fewer entanglements we bad in the East the better it was for the true interests of this country.. Earl GREY having also addressed the house, and pro nounced the Crimean war to have been equally impolitic and Useless, the motion was withdrawn. In answer to the Marquis of CLANUTCARDE, The Earl of DERBY remarked that the state of affairs in Spain was so uncertain that it was impossible to say when the correspondence respecting the Tornado would be complete for publication. The Public Schools Bill was read a third time, and passed ; and Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW WRITS. New writs were ordered to issue for Droitwich, the Northern Division of Devon, and Tyrone, for the election of members in place of Sir John Pakingtou, Sir Stafford Northcote, ant Mr. Corry, who had since their election aceepted respectively the offices of Secretary of War, Secretary for India, and First ,cord of the' Ad miralty, THE BRIBERY COMMISSION. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would bring in a separate bill to disfranchise the boroughs of Lancaster, Reigate, Totnes, and Yarmouth, and how he proposed to deal with the pre sent members of those boroughs who still retain their seats in that house?. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not the intention to proceed against those boroughs by separate bills. With respect to the present members of those boroughs who had seats in that house,' all he had to say was that he was very glad they had, as they were very useful members of the. House of Commons. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) THE FENIAN MOVEMENT. Mr. H.•HERBERT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Government had reconsidered their policy with reference to those implicated with the Fenian movement and tho - se taken in arms, and if they had determined to change that policy, whether it would not be expedient to make it known immediately, in order to prevent others joining in the outbreak ; "and whether martial law would he proclaimed in those districts where outbreaks occurred ? Mr. WALPOLE said every district where disturbances had taken place had been proclaimed ; with respect to the first portion of the question he did not know to which the hon. gentleman referred. Mr. HERBERT wished to know whether a district po claimed brings it under martial law ? Mr. WALPOLE—Certainly not. Mr. HERBERT—Does the Government intend to pro claim martial law in those places? Mr. WALPOLE—That question is under the consider ration of the Government, and therefore no answer can be given to it at present. (Hear, hear.) CASHMERE. Lord W. HAY asked the Secretary of State for India whether the Indian Government had appointed an Eng lish officer to reside at Leh, the capital of Ladak, in the dominions of the Maharajah of Cashmere ; if so, in what capacity, and whether the appointment had been made with the approval of the Maharajah ; and whether the Indian Government had decided to despatch a commercial Mission to Turkis'an and Thibet. Lord - STANLEY said no information of the appoint ment of such an officer by the Governor-General of India had reached England ; neither was there any intention to appoint a mission to Turkistan. THE ORNAMENTAL WAR IN REGENT'S-PARK. Mr. T. CHAMBERS asked the First Commissioner of Works when the works at the Ornamental Water in the Regent's-park were to be commenced, and how long they were to occupy. Lord J. MANNERS said it was proposed to commence the works in the autumn, and they would occupy about six. months. THE FENIAN OUTBREAK. In reply to an Hox. MEMBER, Mr. WALPOLE said the only telegram received was to the following effect :—" No event of importance except the meeting of a number of persons at a place eight miles from Limerick Junction. Military gone to disperse them. Neighbourhood around Dublin and Drogheda quiet." (Hoar, hear.) THE VOLUNTEERS. Mr. W. FORSTER called the attentioa of the house to the uncertainty as to the position of the Volunteers conse quent on their late employment as an armed force at Chester; and asked the Government what steps they intended to take to remove that uncertainty. He said the feeling that had led to the great success of the Volunteer force was the understanding at the commencement that it w tuld never be called upon to ail the civil power. Tile circumstances that had occurred at Chester rendered it imperative that the views of Ciovern me went t thecalling should i a p at upon the volunteers clearly stated,bec ought au t s o bethe last e lie w4s a of opinion resource. The police, the special constables, and even the yeomanry cavalry ought to be made available before the volunteers were called upon to aid the civil force. He hoped there would be no ambiguity about the explana tion which would be given by the Government. If the volunteers were called upon to act in their military capa city except iu the event of actual invasion, the result would be, in a great measure, to destroy the popularity of the force, if not ultimately to bring about its entire dis solution. Earl GROSVENOR and Colonel BARTELOT were of opinion that nothing short of invasion ought to render volunteers liable to be called upon for active service. Sir G. GREY did not think there was any necessity for an alteration of the law, which was quite sufficient to protect the whole of her Majesty's well-disposed subjects. LATEST TELEGRAM. Mr. WALPOLE said he had received a tele gram from Ireland within the last few minutes, which was as follows : " Accounts come in since the morning from Clare and Limerick state that a large number of farm houses have been entered in the dark, and all arms found taken away. " Uneasiness in the South not subsided." The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to answer the question put to him with respect to the volunteer force He said there had been no employment of volunteers as volunteers at Chester. There was a felonious at tempt to take Chester Castle, and under such circumstances it was the duty of every loyal person to aid the civil brce. He thought instructions ought to be drawn stating clearly the circumstances under which the civil power could call for military assistance. He did not intend to propose any alteration in the law. Mr. BRIGHT thought the explanation just given added nothing to the previous knowledge of the house on the question; for the right hon. gentleman seemed to say that the volunteera might, and that they might not! When the force was first constituted it was certainly understood by the public that they could never, under any circum stances, be called out for the purpose of suppressing inter nal tumults. There was no real need for so employing them, and his reason for saying that was, that as a general rule in such cases they would have to be employed against their neighbours, and that it was preferable to use the regular army for that purpose. Remarks were also made by Cal. L. LINDSAY and Mr. T. HUGHES; after whom The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose and stated the law to be perfectly clear that volhuteers could not be called on, as a military body,to assist the civil authorities for any pur pose, whilst they were not released from the duties that devolved upon them in common with every subject of the Crown. But although this was plain, it was useless to attempt to define what were the duties of citizens in every variety of emergency that might arise. The Marquis of HMITINGTON suggested that the instructions proposed to be issued by the Home Office should be placed on the table of the house in the first instance. Lord ELOHO presumed, that as the Executive would be responsible for calling out the volunteers, they would arm them in a manner that would be suitable to the emer gency. The discussion was continued by Mr. 0. Stanley, Mr. Akroyd, and Mr. Scourfield, and then the matter dropped. Mr. AYRTON, reminding the Chancellor of the Exche quer of his promise to acquaint the house when the Cabinet had been reconstructed, expressed a hope that the right hon. gentleman was able to inform the house that he was now a member of a complete Administration, and to give an assurance that on the 18th inst. he would bring in a bill for Reform largo and comprehensive in its character, simple in its provisions, and likely to be satisfactory to the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had the satisfaction of stating that the Government was complete at present, and that he hoped by the end of the week it would be completely represented in both houses. The writs which had been moved that evening sufficiently in dicated the arrangements made as they affected the House of Commons. In the other house the Queen has been pleased to confer the seals of Secretary of State for the Colonies on the Duke of Buckingham; the Duke of Marl borough had been appointed Lord President of the Council ; and the Duke of Richmond had accepted the office of Pre sident of the Board of Trade. Under these circumstances ho had great pleasure in stating that he had no doubt he should be able to fulfil his engagement for the 18th inst. by introducing a measure of Parliamentary Reform. Mr. B. HOPE moved that, as the customs revenue is now derived from an exceedingly small number of articles, the prices of most of which in London and Paris aro equal, this house considers that no appreciable injury would be inflicted upon the income of the country were the present practice of the search of the baggageof travellers at Dover, Folkestone, Newhaven, and in London, suspended during the period of the French Exhibition of 1867. Mr. WATKIN seconded the motion, which was op posed by • Mr. W. RUNT, who said that it the . Government could, without loss of revenue, see their way to conceding the boon asked for, they would have gladly dune so. But, after goirg fully into the cons 7 deration of the question, and e , Netting all the information posiible, they had arrived at the conclusion that it would not be consistent with their duty to allow the right of se, rch to bo done away with. With the object, however, of lessening the ineonvenienee and annoyance to travellers to and front the Paris Exhi bition a greater number of 'muds would be rut on at the different stations to save delays, and in the selection of these pm-sons the utmost care would he taken. Mr. CIIILDETIS hopad the house would not accede to the motion, the facts adduced by Mr. limit being, in his judgment, incontrovertible. Mr. GLADSTONE believed the apprehensions enter tained as to the effect upon the revenue of abolishing the right of search were well founded, and feared that what ever plan was adopted - during the Exhibition would have to be continued afterwards. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER assured the house that there had been every disposition on the part of the Government to meet the wishes of their countrymen in this matter; but they were convinced that they could not do so consistently with their duty. Various schemes had been suggested, anti should be considered, but at that mo ment the point at issue was whether . the house was pre pared to support the Government in their endeavours to defend the revenue. Mr. HOPE thou withdrew his motion. The only other subjects discussed on the order for sup ply wore the condition of the Rnyal Irish Academy, and the transfer of the Straits .settlement from the India to the Colonial Government. The'remainder of the . siting was occupied chiefly with the consideration of the Metropolitan Poor Bill in commit tee. Some unopposed hills were forwarded a stage ; and The house rose at 20 minutes to one o'clock. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held yesterday at the Pa'ldington terminus of the com pany. The meeting was very numerously attended. The directors upon entering the room were greeted with mingled cheers and hisses. Sir. D. Gooch, Bart. M.P., was in the chair. The advertisement conven ing the meeting having been read by the secretary, the report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said it was with very great regret that he was not able to offer a report more consol ing and showing the concern in a more prosperous state ; but he felt that if they looked carefully at the report they would see much in it-that still spoke well of the future of the undertaking. He had on the previous day an opportunity of discussing, with some 50 of the largest shareholders of the company, the question as to the best policy to be pursued at the preient meeting, and the board quite con curred with the views of those gentlemen that the meeting should be adjourned till the :.;9th of the present month, when the directors hoped they' would be able to give the shareholders more perfect infor mation as to the finances of the company. The shareholders knew that the financial position of the Great II estern had been brought into some difficulty —not from the fault of the directors or proprietors ; and this difficulty first of all arose from other rail *ay companies getting into a serious state of em barrassmept, and throwing discredit on all parties. But it had been brought about chiefly by the want of confidence on the part of the public in the security of debentures, and that confidence had been still more weakened by the recent decision of Lord Cairns, which had really caused the embarrassments with which the company now had to deal. They knew that the Great Western had a large amount of money in temporary loans. He took the opportu nity on both occasions, when he had presided, of impressing upon the shareholders that if difficulties occurred in the money market, their position as to those lo fns would be a very hazardous one. Twelve months since, when he addressed them, he did not imagine the difficulty was so near, and when he saw them in October he urged on them that they should, as shareholders, look to themselves for relief, and that it was idle to go to the public to help them if they did not help themselves. There had been but a slight response to the appeal which had been made to the shareholders, and if they could have got out £1,500,000 of the 6 per cent. stock they would have been in a very good financial position. During the last year they had reduced their temporary loans to something like £BOO,OOO, those loans having pre viously been £1,300,000. To that extent they had been relieved from embarrassment. This was a pleasing feature in the accounts, but they all knew how much of the capital of a railway company con— sisted of debentures ; it was part of the capital au thorired by Parliament, but there was no special provision iu the parliamentary powers granted to meet the debentures when they became due if the holders did not renew them. Now, when he told them that the public had practically ceased to take up the company's debenture stock, they must feel that, with respect to financial mat ters, the company required some other aid than that which they might receive from any renewal of de bentures, and on which they had hitherto relied. As to the security afforded to the debentures and pre ference claims by the revenue : it was very ample. During the past year the net revenue of the com pany was £1,800,000 or £1,900,000, while the de benture and interest, including rent charges, was something under £900,000, and the interest on the preference claims £700,000, so that they had a quar ter of a million sterling for ordinary dividend above all their other liabilities. If they could have re newed their debentures, which would not have been difficult if the shareholders had taken up the 6 per cent. preference stock, the directors would have been able to pay off the temporary loans, and, in stead of being now in any difficulties, or asking the shareholders to accept asomewhat reduced dividend, which he could, if necessary, show had been honestly earned, they would have been placed in the position which, speaking, for himself, he bad no reason to doubt would give a sound dividend for the future. During the last six years they had had revenue bur thened with extra claims to the extent of nearly £400,000, and the company had been able to meet the whole of those claims, With respect to the fu ture revenue of the company, if they took into ac count all the liabilities of the company—he meant those lines with which they had agreements, but which were not yet opened, and the lines of which they had leases—it would be found that those lia bilities for the next five years would be something less than £125,000 per annum. With a growing revenue to the extent of £150,00 0 , he could not look to the future with respCc t to the progress of the undertaking as likely to be embarrassing; but what he wished to impress up)n the shareholders was that they could meet the financial difficu!ties of the com pany only bygetting rid of theirliabilities by taking up the 6 per cent. preference stock, which would get rid of their temporary loans and put them iu funds to pay dividends on other note With regard they could tell from day to to- the debentur es, d4y what the condition of them would be, as they did not know until they were due whether they would be renewed or not, and ha might repeat that • since the decision of Lord Cairns the supply of money f rom that source had been almost shut against the company. He could not tell the result of this, but they must be prepared to meet it boldly. The directors wished that there should not be any dia._ cussion that day, but that the meeting should be ad journed to the 29th in t. He then moved the ad journment of the meeting. Mr. WOOD, the depaty-chairman, seconded the motion. Mr. TAYLOR said the course now recommended by the chairtuan and the board of raising money them selves to pay off temporary loans was one which be had advocated years ago, and his only regret was that it bad not been then adopted instead of its now being forced upon them by inevitable necessity. Ile was sure they would have avoided many difficulties and escaped much loss if such a policy had been pursued. However painful and embarrassing it might be to many - of them to subscribe to the proposed stock, he believed it was the only way they had left them to bet tl i tiwelyee hOneet with the *odd, wild to add . .:;----, ":'• ~,,. ..., \.,,,,, . 4,74-.,..idi., to the stability and prosperity 0 4be:company. The C speaker then proceeded at gr irlength tr enter •_,. upon numerous controversial poi 'n reforetiittaa. 7.. the position and management of the cbthpatiii, bti he was met by so many interruptions and cries of " Question," " Sit down," &c., that he was at last compelled to give way and resume his seat. Mr. LEGGE said that although be would personally have liked to enter upon the discussion of the finan cial position of the company, he thought it was desirable that they should depart that day without debate, and leave the matter in the hands of the directors and the large shareholders whom they ha(l. consulted. (Loud cries of " No, no.") Mr. EDtvAttn SMITII, of Sheffield, said he was a proprietor in that concern I'efore the first sod was turned. Ile had a very large amount of the origimil stet'.: ; he ha I never solla single share, and did not mean to do so, consequently he wanted to make tile most of that stock that he could, and he was su:e that to quArrel among themselves was not the . best way to do that. He believed thy had, as a chair man, one of the ablest merlin the kingdom, and who was not only an able, but an honest man, who had thrown a vast amount of energy and experience into the conduct of their affairs with the determination to set them right if he possibly could. They had bad the money market against them, and had to pay a high rate of interest, while at the same time they had paid off half a million of temporary loans. Though that payment left them no cash for an itn mediate dividend, it really placed the company in a much better position for the future, and the pro posal of the board to raise a preference stock to pay off the remaining temporary loans and pressing lia, bill' ies was the true policy for the shareholders to adopt. He did not personally, know a single mem ber of the board, but ho-did seriously advise the shareholder 446 give the directors time to collect the means to pay these debts. If they took up the 6 per cent. preference stock according to their means, and enable the directors to pay off their debts, public couidence would be restored, and the price of their shares would go up. His closing advice was no shouting, no quarrelling, but let them quietly ad. journ until the 29th of March. (Cheers.) Te Chairman then put the motion, which was carried almost unanimously, and the meeting broke up. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Allies Opened. iteoet.::e. Railways. 1867. Belfast and N. Counties Belfast and County Down 49 Myth and Tyne 36 Brecon and Merthyr ..... 68 Bristol and Exeter l3lf Caledonian, Scottish Central 5623 Cambeian l3O Cooke' mouth K & Pentlth 311 Cork and Bandon 2O Cork, lilackrock,& Passage 6l Cork and Limerick Dlr,t Cornwall Deeside l7 Do Extension Dublin .¢ 14eilastJ unction.... 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c B5 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E. Union Great Northern 422 Great North of Scotland 212 t. Nortlin. & IVestn. (Irel.) Bll 'lLSouthu. & Westn.(lrind.) 4191 Great WetAtern l3lll Highland ... 246 Hoy 51 Irish North-Western 145 Isle of Lancashire & Yorkshire Limerick and Ennis... 24f Li II It' rick and Foynes 261 Llaneliy 461 Lly nvi Valley London At North-Weatern London & South-Western Lund. Brighton, &S. Coast 3is Loutton, Chatham, & Dover; 1351 all Metropolitan Extension 131 Do. Kent i oast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 361 uan.,Shetlield,&Linconish blanch. S.J un.& Altrincham.. 91 Slaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Mitiland (incl. N.- Western)— 6..17 Midland G L Westn. of I rind 2601 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal l4 North British, Edin., I'ertn awl Dundee N-bastern and Stock. & Darl 12201 North Loudon ll North t.iiiordAire 268 rembrok:, aitd Tenby 274 It. ,y tun:4 North-Eastern 143 SLniiierret and Durcier. ti6 1886. 1867 IBC6 £ c 99/ 2.143 1.765 68) 5 01 1,010 1,139 121 i 6,228 6.8:4 5624 30.793 30,612 ibu 2,1,55 2,113 3! 375 . 3d5 LO 373 3 6 -9 132 lii 25 201 1 E 3 654 1,545 1.653 17 %48 2+B 154 105 73 63 1,371 1.307 75 1,716 1.520 55 270 245 106 2,821 2.745 30 2b5 is 6 85 5,2 , 0 5,011 249 9,707 10,100 7271 32.2_9 31,56 10k 36,5:47 3:3,438 21 2,883 2.598 81.1 673 6.30 419 f 8.543 8,49 C 1284 67.518 67.530 246 2,038 2,473 19 20 115 1,6 Ai 1,546 8 2 3 100 403 43.597 40,070 241 167 172 26 339 6'l 461 5t6 579 39 ; 6:43 611 12911 110 369 106,484 49.;6 22,217 22,141 2y31 18,894 161,316 134 i 8,7.8 8,031 12 2,079 1,1125 27 42; 3•li 2,6 6iit 2O( 7174 12,7 1:16 30u; if o.•v on ••outti..Eastern 3:',o 315 v 4 ll Vale 63 63 Ulster Vale of Civ. - yd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 West Cork . rexham 'Mold, &a...... W'tfaven,Cleator,&Egritint lO 10 Four: ox Am" COLONIAL. Austrian 823 828 [labia and San Francieco Belgian Eastern Junction— 26i 26i Bombay, Baroda, & l en. India 306 306 Detroit and Milwaukic lh9 Itso Dutch Rhenish Eastarn of FTance 16,5 It6l Eastern Ifengal ••• llO 110 East Indian Grand Trunk oi Canada 1:17 1a77 Great Central of lselgium 285 2 , 5 Great Indian Peninsula 823 6.:4i Great Luxembourg 172 142 Great Southeen of India ...• 79 79 6 rutt IVestern of Canada 34S 3.5 Madras Madrid. Saragossa StAlicant 833 778 Northern of Canada Northern of France 783 :61 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman .. Paris, Lyons, & Mediteraeean ?I7J 2k 6 Paris and Orleans . .. l8i! BtB Recife and San Fra.lisco.&c... 77. ;7i Sc nue—. l ,/J 105 Southern of Prance - 01-i 803 Vittoria IVellaud West & N-Wn. of France 1 ,117 3,101 3)5 326 20,951 19,627 3.409 1,57: 1,649 4;492 3,7 tit 51,531 45,4,3 5,.61 5,010 2.'de3 2,809 14,515 23.451 79,441 i 6,479 4.875 4,465 8.52) 7,79 t IS) 95 1,181) 1,251 1,0;4 - 1,1?4 3.:•63 3,451 2•, 75 1:•.:43 6,203 6.099 3,017 2.5 7 133 338 397 1.535 MO 252 783 758 26,100 32,7 • 9 8.6 958 312 310 12,042 10,098 5,'•60 4,514 4,224 3,603 70, 1 95 2,5:u 2,531 42,333 32,662 22, 93 20,681 7,572 9,047 30,103 38./44 5,113 5,552 70 1,222 13,776 12,562 7.817 17,8; 9 16,205 ,691 1,439 62,346 59,0:18 553 727 511 521 14',514 136,439 77,275 72,210 2,180 1,007 2,677 2,191 29,4-33 26,164 -34,390 1,770 135 61 5!,099 97,110 PRESENTS AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.--Photo graphic Albums, a choice of 3,000; desp•ttch-boxes, writ ing-cases, dre;ssing-cases, trwalling-bags, envelope-cases, blotting-books, ink-stands, desks, book-slides, work-boxes, tea-caddies, hand-bags, and reticules, card-cases, purses, stationery-cabinets, scent-bottles, albums fur postage stamps, crests, Stc. ; cigar-cases, card-baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly-mounted artides. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Services, in every type. Par kins and Gotto, 25, Oxford-street The public supplied at wholesale prices from the largest stock iu London. THE PANAMA ROUTE. —The Mataura occupied only thirty-two days in performing the voyage of 7,750 knots, being two days less than the time allowed. The average speed throughout was up wards of ten knots: The steamers of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company have now made twelve voyages across the Pacific, and having regard to the magnitude of the service, and to the fact that the distance run every voyage without any stoppage to coal between Wellington and Panama, is about double the distance traversed by any other first-class mail steamers in the world without detention, the performances of the company's vessels are certainly very extra ordinary, and the company may well congratulate themselves on their highly successful achievements. It is notorious that " experienced" persons inte rested in ocean navigation prognostic•tt.ed a most signal failure, being " convinced" such long voyages could never be accomplished in the time ; but hap pily, for the company engaged in the enterprise, and equally fortunate for the colonies contributing the subsidy of £llO,OOO a year, those predictions have been completely negatived. No one can now deny the advantages of the service, to New Zealand especially, and to the Australian colonies generally, both on account of the new connection with the mother country and the direct communication with North and South America. It may, therefore, fairly be assumed that the service will prove a per thanent success in every respect. The Kaikoura, with the English mails of Nov. 2, arrived at Sydney on the 31st of December, being slightly before her contract time.—New Zealand Examiner. _ _ SPANISII MAIL SERVICE.—A. renewal of the enni rut for carrying the bi-monthly mail between Spain and the island of Cuba was let on the 15th by public tender at Madrid. This service has been perf•irmed during the last seven y ears by Messrs. Leiwz and Co., of Cadiz, with nitwit success, and the remunerative nature of th e traffic, apart from the postal subsidy, being well known, there was much competition for a renewal of the contract. The fortunate competitors are Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co„ of Newcastle -on-Tyne. The annual sub sidy is abotit f;102,000, commencing in February, 1368, and the steamers required for the service are to be of 1,500 tons 'builder's measurement each. g e G I r y e s ronmme Sears et . Messrs. Mitchell have *it' engaged at St. Petersburgh constructing, large armour-clad vesse l s of war for t h e Russian Shipping Gae tte: The ever-increasing import into England of eggs from abroad reached in the year IRO the morrow. uupber of 43M75,884.