The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLom. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 'very tamely, and with the exception of Boweds, from Sid. to sd. per lb., which were offered most freely and were a shade in favour of the buyer, all descriptions were unchanged. The sales amounted to 6,000 or 7,000 bales-300 for export, and a like number on speculation—comprising 570 Perlman and Maranham, 6d. to 70. ; 80 Bahia, sid. to ; 600 Egyptian, chiefly at 6d. to Bd. ; 700 Surat, 31d. to 4id. ; and 50 Sea Islands, 10d. to ls. 3d. per lb. The Railway Share Market pre sented no feature calling for particular remark, and prices were about the same as on Wednesday. The colonial produce markets re-opened on Wed nesday, and have since ruled exceedingly dull. Sugar, of which a very small quantity has been sold, is rather cheaper, and in some cases the rates accepted have not been allowed to transpire. A moderate inquiry has existed for coffee at former quotations. No public sales of rice have taken place, and Cocoa is 3s. to 4s. cheaper, Rum had been dull, ani ld. to 2d. per gallon lower, and very little has been done in tea. Common congou is 9 1d. to 9W. per lb. Saltpetre has receded ls. per ewt, cotton has continued dull, cochineal is steady, and tallow has rather tended upwards. P.Y.C. is about 689. per cwt. on the spot. Some useful information regarding the seed trade during the past year is furnished by Messrs. Edwards and Eastley in their annual circular. A complete revolution has taken place in this impor tant branch of commerce since the commencement of the war. The blockade of the Russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas has almost annihilated the trade in linseed with Russia, which used to form one of its largest exports to this country. It is an example of the peculiar nature of our cora- Mercial relations, that now in the third year of the War the deficiency created is expected to be fully Made up ; and what is of importance to us in the Present instance is the consideration that the article will be principally supplied by our own East Indian possessions. Hitherto Black Sea lin seed fixed the market price in London, now the standard value of the best sorts is ruled by the i mportations from Calcutta. The total imports of linseed during the past year amounted to 700,000 quarters, against 827,714 qrs. in 1854, and 1,035,336 „q r s. in 1853, s h ow i ng a d ec line of 100,090 and 4 % 00 0 qrs. respectively. It is anticipated, how ever, that the sui ply during the current year will r each, if not e xcee d, th a t o f 1854, and in time at aro the quantity of 1853. Every packet from the East Indies brings advice% that this branch of the export trade is commanding the attention of the Planters, who are preparing to increase the culti- Vation of the plant during the ensuing year. The shipments of bullion during the six months "cling December 31, according to a statement pre- Pared by Messrs. Haggard and Pixley, made up a t otal of 9 ,462,2101. against 4,671,8301. in the similar period of last year. During the last twelve Months the exports were 14,224,6101., and in 1854, 10 ,902,8771., showing an increase in the past Year of 3 ,321,7331. These totals are, of course, Irrespective of the large sums sent by way of Folko rie and Dover to France, which, according to Customs' returns, amounted in the last six months of 1854 to 6,366,0101., and in the like Period of 1855 to 10,821,4501. The extensive sales of public securities noticed c : r some tim e p as t, su pp os ed to be on account of t he Governm en t, h ave no t y e t ceased, and the mar kst conseq uen tl y rema i ns i n a f ee ble conditi on . c onsols 3 opened at 87g, but have since receded to 8 t© 87i. At the present time they are about t. The New Three per Cents. are 87i to 87i, a nd the R e d uce d 874 to 87i. Exchequer Bills s again d ec li ne d, b e i ng 10s. to ss. dis. The 3o rears' Annuity is 16 3-16ths to 16 5-16ths. The quotations for some of the principal Foreign th ing still t en d d ownwar ds, and speculative is contra c t e d. T ur kish 6 per Cents., after hav ing been 811 are uow 80i to 814, and the New s c r ip i continues w ea k at 31 ; discount. Mexican Bonds are, however, firm at 194 to 20,and Russian u Per Cents. at 87. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have r eceded to 814, and Belgian 4i per Cents. at 92k. S panish Bonds are weaker, the 3 per Cents. being 1 1 the New Deferred 21 4, and the Passive 7 . D utch 24 per Cents. are 63k, and the 4 per Cents. 94 1 to 94. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign St ocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 7; Mexican, in-20 ; Peruvian, 74 6 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 4 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 48 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 86 88 ; S panish 3 per Cents., 381 9 ; ditto Deferred, 201 21i ; ditto Certificates, 43 ; ditto Passive, 7 Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report the mar "t for American Securities as still inactive, with 11. alteration in prices, apart from the deduction of 1, 4 half-yearly di v id e nd upon a number of stocks. r esent quotations : GOVERNMENT NECURITIES. iTnited St ates 6 per Cent. redeemable.. Per Cent. 186 1868...101 trttited Stat es 6 per C en t. Bonds C4 lifo STATE SECURITIES. rnia 7 per Cent. Bonds Ukr yland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) )„, `"issachus e tt s 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). nesisinppi 6 per Cent. Fl. Bk. tend s lB4l-1871... 43 45 k ississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 li enneylvanis. 5 per Cent. Stock P ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 18 77... 78 80 tginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 188 8... 81i 17 iir ginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 88 1870... 75 77 .- 86 88 .96 98 CITY SREURITIRM. toston 5 per Cent. Bonds (Divers) ••• 90 32 kontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 77 79 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, net Convertible 1875... 73 75 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 75 77 I lichigan Central Bp. Cent. 1860... 92 94 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 91 ' sl r York Central 6 per Cent., not New 1833... 80 82 York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage, 1867... 93 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d M0rt gage.................. . ....... .. ........ . . ... 1883... 83 85 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 70 71 "N • York and Eri© 7 per Cont. Sinking Fund 1875... 80 81. Panam a 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Star ling Bonds), not convertible 1859... 92 93* Ditto ditto 186 4... 94 95 Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. let Mort 1880... 85 87 * Ex dividend. Railway securities aro exceedingly inanimate, and in most cases at rather lower prices. The Caledonian have receded 1, also the Great Western and South-Eastern. There have been a few trans actions in some of the Foreign lines at previous Prices. Groat Western of Canada aro steady. Mining and Banking securities are neglected. Canada Land Shares have risen 1/. to 21., an d General Screw Steam are rather firmer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. —CLOSING PRICES. From the Oficial List.) Thistnen done. 3 per Cont. Red7.ceel Annuities tow 3 pe r C ent . Annuities S7 "g Annuities, expire 56 Jan. 1860....., Ditto 30 Tre?..rs, expire sth April, 1685... 16 5.16 3.16 India £lOOO Ditto, 'ander £lOOO lO 5 d tionsol; for Account B7s 7 I Er.eheeitter Bills, 2id. ....... ....... small ......... . PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 43razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4) per Cent. 6,l[Axi ca n 3 per Ceut. Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto Account Itussiau Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, 2 St — Ditt o A c count Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .......... 81 3 / 4 Spmat , Bonds, 3 per Cent .............. Ditto Account ..................... 34 Ditto t• ow Deforred, 3 per Cent. . 214 Ditt o Passive .......................... Turkihh Bonds, 6 par cent 7 Ditto for the Account RI S 0 Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. (1 Dividends on the above payable in 1.0140 D. beigian, 2,1 per Cent., ex. 25 francs _ Ditto 4 per Cont.. ex. 25 francs, 92A Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gail 6.31 z d Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Ditto Account ... 19k 20 MI 4 liitLE 03()L0 Cif. Consols — Ditto for the account ..... 8T good which n St. ience cane, :ging been pro- The 4 but high. been •iarn y his could !able taly's eama "Val- SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. itill,wi,ys. (Clossin2 Priori this day. ..... Amtg. Nottug. Bost.. and Basin. Janet._ Belfast & rtlly mean. Birming. Wolverh Stour Valley Birk e LaucaL Cheshire Juuct , Do. Chesh. di Birk. £5O and £25 C , ,ns Do., £20... Myth & Tyne original 125 (issd. at £45) Bristol and &later Caledonian Carm. and. Cardigan Chester 4 Holyhead. Ccrk and Bandon... Cork, Black, 4 Paso Cornwall 22 - 23 38- 31 7i - 8 16 - 15 13 - 14 9 - 8 76 - 81 1,31 - 54 Ió - 13 Do. A Do. B elle Junction Dnolin (11Belfastjanc Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc Do. N , Fast Anglian Eastern Counties East. Union, A SU Do., B. stout Do., New A East Kent r. , :aat Lancashire Edinburgh& GlasgoN: ,Edinb. and Peebles , Edin. Prth &Thurdee Forth tz Clyde Jun.: Furness 5 - 4 - 7# 11 - 12 8/1 - 8 27 --- 29 17 - 19 C9i -70 i 50 - 52 20 - 21 ... """' .. •• • ''''' IDo. Extension.. Glasizow& S. west , Great N. of Scotlnd. :rent .Northern Do., A.. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&Wcat.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val.. (ius.. Stk Irish rionth-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds I.4heash.andYorksY D 3. wet- aiding T Liv:Creby.. 9 .:Soutl , pt London $e Black wal Low). Bright & S.Cst. Land. and N. Westu. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.13h.,M&8..,C Do. Eighths.. London and S. West) , D)„ £5O Do., £4s Lndndrryet Col erain , Lndndrry. & EnnOsk. Manch.Sh ef. & Linelk, Do. Shares, No. Do., Man. k Lin. 13n Metropolitan ........ Midland Do. Birmng. & Dub ; Midi& G.West.(lre,) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nvrpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry St Enniskilleb i Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Conntics Tin North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. as tern—Berwielc Do. do. Extension Dodo. ;Farah Do. Leeds Do. York 80 - 85 6 - 7 87} - 834 73 - 75 119 - 121 102 - 104 51/ - 6241 70 - 75 6 - 7 6 - 7i 763 ••'• 77 61 93 94 94 —91 i 14 1d 31:( 1k 85 F 6 8— 7 d 6i 53 231 - 23 63- d U 6 i 4 36' 38 0i - 10 11 43 - 45 29 .. 30 67 - 68 si 5 4id 12 —12 i 44 45 92 97 North London ... N.&S.Wstrn.,Hanir. send, and City Jn.. tort.h Staffordshire.. North Western N.S&S.Westrn.Junc Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Ox, Wore.. & Woly Portecuonth ico;tish Central ottieshMidland -81 ... 81 4 - 54 ••- --- .... 21 - 23 of 106 73 75 42 44 11 12 56i —57 i 61 66 3d 2d pal hliropelaire Un'on South Devon South Eastern South 1.Va103 Yrksh. & Riv. Dun' Do 3t.aineg, Wok. &Wok -lockton & l itockten Hartlepl Tai' Vale 33 - 35 Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D.& R. Myerstone & Lancs Vale of Neath Watertl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A .. . . Do. B West London. Wimbledn &Croydon 19 19 3i - 4i 4 - 6 'lentos dui e yester lay. 79 54 I 4 11 8 i i Ltri S, SIGN. 7A - 7i 3 34 3 ciJ i- i 1 - 39 .44i - 10 p 21 -21 i - lo —91 c 15 16 61 66 80 85 3 p par ip 3$ - - 3i 24% -- 24i 1 2 3 -- 98 - 100 117 - 122 118 - 123 104 106 23 - 24 115 - 120 .di .6i I£3 ? 7 5 - 3 4i - 5 i 1 - - 251 12 - 126 - 44A - 444 ii : :I'6 ... - pm 181 - 19 2 - 24. 21 8 t - 8g i "'" if' . - ... ..... - pm 3i - 4 4 29 -29 i iii isil JOINT-STOCK BANKS,. kastr a i . Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk &Ln. British N, Anaofican Chartd. ank of k s i, chrtd•Bnk• 'City lastrl"..n. & China 89 „., 91 - o '. - 59 ii : i-,i _. ,:1! 62 - • ~6~; 7 - ............... Jocen i al ........... IC o mmercial of .......... . Eng. Sco t ,& Lona. Ohait. Bk. of lei 16 15 i 16 3 2j el 1 -A—rsttith& Ditto New jf,endon and County. ILnd. &E. Bukg. Corp London Joint Stock. Loud. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation iProvincial of Ireland !Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp C 0.... Royal British ....., .._ _. .i , ) ,- ;.+21 A ,:- - .7..4.ii :., .lO ^., lunion of Australia 73 - 75 Do. NOW .............. g 8 - 9 Union of Londo4 6j S 0 v u P ar --- ip se, .....' .. 38 - 40 37 - 39 51 - 53 ••••• • M•. 1.0 • •• .... w FOR: tntwero&KoLt , :rd.....m' Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs, cox in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes ;,•igan 63 Jul. June ' Beziers to Grasyssac Bombay, Baroda, an ' Cent!. 1 ! Do ti i D euerars I I Dutch Rh'nieh .i Eastern of France 0 Do. New 11 ,ast Indian, g. sp. c 0 Do. Ex ;encion .. . 11 Do. do. do., '59, do 0 3. Tk of CanailaA is .0 Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. 0 Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till 'C:I 11 Do . Comp. 6p, c., do. 0 Gt. Cchtral of Fran Gt. Indian PcninsnlA 2r j al 20 11 100 al 25 2( 25 5.1 100 i al 2011 guar. 5 per cent..,, 5 all Do. New 5 per cent, 5 all Do, Extensions..., 20 13 Great Luxembourz Constituted Share 611 Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad .hams 4 ! al 24 a] SAI Do. Now 11 itto. Bde., pnyable's7 ail iwith option till '55. Do. do., '62, p. '66 al IDo. do., '76, p. '6O al D. do., '73, without option LOO i al 100 ' al leo ' al 201 all & Toront4,l 100 all 'N. 6 per cent._ 20 17 ILftke & Basle 20 all !Lorre and Turnhout 20 10 Lyons and Goneva 20 14 Lyons 4 Meditorran. 20 all liadras 20 10 kDo. NOW all Maria Antonia 19 all - IDo. do. New INamnr & Liege ( with interest) Do. (ex interest) al Northern of France. 611 1D0.2(1i.5he... I() I all 20 a] 16 al 20 a' Do. 207. 3 p. c It& I (fmy.B.&ims.Shs., 11 NorwegianTrunkPre' 6 Paris and Lyons E Ditto Bonds 11 Paris and Orleans 11 Paris and Ronan— ParisCaen & Cherbrg J 1 D• 20 11 20 ai 20 11 20` a] 20 ► al 5 !Rome and Frascati 31 Rouen and Havre di Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuso Do. 5i p. cent. Prep Scindo 11 SouV-_, e „ of pilule° .1 I . 6 .; ° .:u. Andrew's an.d. Queboe ((A),„, West Do & per c. Pref , ,%stern of Franco , Do • Zealand 16 45 all all 100 all 100 100 54 I°° l all all all ail 1.00 100 21i 20 5 20 18 10 -It 10 4i al . 20 a] 20 1 5.3 lo THE SUN, LOND'ONPFRIDAY EVENINC4, JANUARY 4, 1856. LINISS ati.SISD kT FIXBD KEN'ILAJA`. RAILWATS. LOB2lll , Compan. this day . London & N. West. t L. &N. W. Un. E. C Gt. N rtnn. E. Count. Caldonlan. Do Gt. Vrotra Yk. New. & Berw. [ Do.. Easter Do !Pet° k Co. Norfolk._ Do L.& N. W Midld Stckton Darliugt. Midland , n. Conn, Count Do L. &N.W GtNortho Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey ,M.MClean .Stockt. & Darlingt Do ltWeetu 92 - 94 94 - 98 1 : h - 134 ••• .. ww. • ig : 166 12 3 / 4 -13* lii - 115 26 - 26 8) 91 par ip i 5 61 iio ---- 7i - 8 3.1 - 2t 30 - 31 81 - 83 E 1 StiAlMs. 108 - 110 104 - 106 iio : iii ii :A 15 - 16 4 1 iii 1 I T Lli - 1.24 60 - 62 112 - 114 05 - 107 99 - 101 9 - 10 6 61 85 87 77 79 77 79 9 9i 151 161 94 am 10 66 —6i 17 18 8, 3 / 4 9 13 134 1 131 133 ... 12/ - 13, 131 - 133 91 - 93 11 - 1i 4 - 4t, ••.• -- ••. 98 -* 100 87 - 8 21 - 3# ••• • id 91 - 93 13 14 -- pay 211 —22 i 92 94 8 94 p - 1 ... - ... 23 - 2Arl Business pater tly. rbtr t :liittton SUN OFFICE, Sevemm o'Clock. LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 21. The Queen was this clay pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Robert McClure, Esquire, Captain in the Royal Navy. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Eight Honourable Lord Foley, to appoint Arthur Hinton Moore, Esq., ono of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Pope, retired. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. • The Essex Rifles—Samuel Daniel, Esq., to be Paymaster, from 25th Ang., 1855, vice Thomas, resigned. let Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia- Thomas Kinna, Gent., to be Quartermaster. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Essex—Charles Edward Petro, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant. Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery—William Henry Weldon, Gent , to be Second Lieutenant. Warwickshire Militia-2d Regiment—George Duncombe Perkins, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Haddington, Berwick. Linlithgow, and Paeblesshire Militia Artillery—Second Lieut. Richard Coventry Arm strong Hamilton to be Lieutenant, vice Connel, resigned. let Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— George Arthur Owen, Gent., to be E ns i gn . Leicestershire Militia — Henry Bickley, Gent., to be Ensign ; Charles F. Powell, Gent , to be Ensign. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House, Dec. 31. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended distribution of proceeds arising from the Russian schooner Myren, captured on the 17th April, 1855, by her 31ajesty's ships Desperate and Archer. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand unliquidated against the sa id procee d s aro r equ i re d to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset House." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London, Gazette, of the date proposed for the Com and, et the same time, the amountshare in th e r es p ec tive classes w re i e l n l cbeem of an a e n n n t o o u f ds individual ' sbuti ; n NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Aecountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Jan. 3. in t terested ffieroestecedrsl seamen, and ma herein, that the arising2th April, 1851, by her from the Russian brig r. nl N ee xsotni distributioncadene todir is hereby eaopftaupllrrcaptured y ore est on tn t hs o e 1 Ma jesty's ship Tribune, will commence on Thursday, the 17th January, 1856, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House." Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from. the collector of customs or inland revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the same by letter, to be addressed, " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest collector of cus toms or of inland revenue, from whom it would be con venient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Flag share £7l 6 10 Captain 169 8 10 Second class 27 0 5 Third class ...... 21 12 2 Fourth class Fifth class ...... 714 5 Sixth class £6 18 11 Seventh class ~ 412 8 Eighth class Ninth class 1 10 11 Tenth class 0 15 5 BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 82, for the Week ending on Saturday the 29:h day of Dec., 1855. issue DEPAITILEINT. A 24,664,415 Notes Issued ......... Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.-- 3,459,9C0 Gold cola and bullion 10,189,461 Silver bu11i0n........ - £24,564,465 £24,664,465 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the ad day of Jan., las BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ..... 3,235,32$ Public deposit r (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- : . ?111TMENT. Government securities Oncludg.Dead Weight Annuity) .......:.. 10,425,292 Other securities 19,777,660 Notes .. „, 5,963,850 Gold and sayer coin.. 630,6711 lug's Banks: and Dividend Accounts) 5,848,632 Other deposits 12,381,59 Seven Day and other M ........ . 402,t0a BI £36,797,G80 i 36,75.7,630 :. MARSHALL, Chiof Cashier. Dated the 34 day of dan,, 1856. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. I do hereby certify. that nn return whatever has been made to see of any Brown or Muscovado Suglr bought or sold in the week ending Jan. 1 1856. By authority of MiNAT BIOZI‘ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, Jan. 4, 1856. BANKRUPTS. Robert Lawrence Phillips and George Douglas Phillips, general merchants, King William-street, City, to surren der, Jan. 15, at two, and Feb. 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Turnley and Luscombe, Cannon-street. Henry Crickmar, ship owner, East Donyland, Essex, Jan. 11, at half-past 12, and Feb. 15, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Jones, Chancery-lane. Malcolm Ronald Laing Masson, Merchant, Manchester buildings, City, Jan. 17, at eleven, and Feb. 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee; Stubbs, Moorgate-street. Thomas Sherwin, currier, Loughborough, Leicester, Jan. 15, and Feb. 12, at half-past ten, at the Nottingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Craddock and Woolley, Loughborough ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. Henry Stirke, money scrivener, Manchester, Jan. 16 and Feb. 13, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Robert Wells, tailor, Kingston-upon-Hull, Jan. 23 and. Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, o ffi c i a l assignee, hull; Lightfoot, Earnahaw, and Frankish, Kingston-upon - Hull. Thomas Foulds, coach proprietor, Bingley, Yorkshire, Jan. 17 and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Lads; Weatherhead and Burr, Keighley ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. brewer, Westo n - super -d are , J a n. 15 at th e B r i s t o l Di s t r i c t C our t. and Alb F e e r b t . Acraman, official assignee, Bristol. Abb o t a nd Lucas, BristoL Richard Greene , b anker, Lichfield, Jan. 31, and Feb. 21, at at half-past twelve , at the Birmingham District Court. Printer, eleven, Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. Thomas Barff, hotel keeper, Harrogate, Yorkshire, Jan. 21, and Feb. 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Rope, official assignee, Leeds ; Cerise and Cudworth, Leeds. David John Vaughan, maltst er, Fishguard, Pembroke shire, J an . 15, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Davis, Pembroke; Bevan and Girling, Bri s t o l. Edward G a uutlett and Robert Living, builders, Cam den-town, Middlesex, Jan. 15, at two, and Feb. 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee official assignee, Alder manbnry; Tibbitte, Gray's-inn. William Towell, boot-maker, Wal we rth -road , Jan. 9, at half-past two, and Feb. 12, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Dods, St. Martin's-lane. William Moore, blue and medley dyer, Bradford, Jan. 1 fond Eeb. 19, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Merrick, Bradford ; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. grain merobants, Glasgow. ,Tabu currici a nd company, Ciotiltil gunAgdt._T lIIS D AY. Amsterdam ...••• •••••• 11 17 . bitte,tliree 1516 tOttiai‘datti 5 1,}4 *llk*.C:i 4 • • . • • • • - Brussels • 25 45 Hamburgh • 13 2 ''( 2 5 3.:k 131111)i trirol3'rtiOnt.lls .. 73 .............25 15 13ouidearil ]? rankfott-oii Mahie.... 120 Pir/t 0 .....;.......... 1,1 i-etersburg • • .. . • •. •• •• Madrid .........., .... 4914 Cadiz .......... Barcelona ;1:s Gilixaltar • • • • • • • • Lethet:it .4 •••• i• •. •• 30 15 ;.iA1!..44„„ 25 00 )kiwi s .il. l "*“ " •= Name§ 44..44.. .. .. 4 , 14 . • .... 133 mosstria. Lisbon .... Oporto .............. 53% Rib Janeiro Baends 3.yfes..•• •• t Q i-gi6o dq-Peittit Philadelphia .• r?“.; 41 filar) 61, des Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 § Portugal Gold Coifi .. 0 0 0 Itelican Donate 0 d 0 New WWI 0 0 0 811*er in usfs ..•4 0 0 0 NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.---(This Day.) • promoi:ons and ii,ppolntniinic i1ri761:4)6b: made at the Admiralty this afternoon : PROMOTIONS. Commander James E. Caton to be Captain. - Lieutenant lion. A. Drummond, late Flag-Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, to be Commander. Lieutenant P. C. C. M`Dougall, of the Duke of Wel lington ander. to be Commander for Survey- Lieutenant t o b e Commander. mG G. Edge rn ing Service. Lieutenant William Batt to be Commander. Lieutenant John C. Sicklemore to be Commander. APPOINTMENTS. Captain E. B. Rice to the Leander, as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral Freemantle, at Balaklava. PAYMASTER. Alex. C. Yule, to the Conqueror. ASSISTANT PAYMASTERS. Richard C. Beale, to the Arrogant. Thomas It. Dennis (in charge) to the Locust. SECOND MASTERS. Daniel Fender to the Merlin. Benjamin D. Connor to the Victory.! CLERKS. warl C. Taylor (lcting) to the Thunder. Alfred J. Myers (assistant) to the Fisgard. Surgeon James Cowan has been appointed Surgeon and Agent At ick•quartero s Leith. 1 k . *`f, '.3 . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Nominations for the Great Metropolitan. THIIIISDAY, April the 10th.—The eleventh year of the Great Metropolitan Stakes - (handicap) of 25 sous. each, 15 ft. and only 5 if declared, with a bonus of 300 sovs. added by the contributions of the lovers of the national sport of racing resident in the city of London and metro politan districts, together with gratuities from, and sub scriptions received by, the licensed victuallers of the metropolis ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 soya, out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap of 200 soya, value after publication of the weights to carry 51b, of any two such races or more, 101 b extra. The winner to pay 30 Boys, towards the expenses, 101. 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' School, and 101. 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum ; Great Metropolitan Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter, to start at the winning-chair. 79 subscribers. Age Baroncino 4 Mr. iluffarn 3 Winkfield Homily Poodle a Molissa Balton \Vantage Fatalist 4 Grmaulus Esuriens The Bonnie Morn 4 Mishap Neoptolemus Cock of the North Moorcock 4 Van Galen 3 Fanny Fern Rifleman Mini 4, sister to Rifleman 3 Post-horse 3 Defiance 6 Coleshil!, be to Folkestone 5 Buckinham 3 Balrownie Sly Fellow 3 Tne Laird of Hazlewood 3 Shoreham Age Maid of the Morn 3 Pretty Boy .. 3 Mirage Cossey 4 Virtuous Rip Van Winkle The Libellist... 3 Vandal Midhope Flatterer Goorkah Fandango Preston Hospitality Rotherham Panmure Lady Bird . Puck 3 Imogene 4 Lord Ford wich 4 Pelissier 3 Sir George 4 Chicken 4 Smack Jolly Marine 4 Sultan Mice Wentworth 3 Termagant 3 One Act 3 The Russian Surgeon-General Lady Florence 3 Speed the Plough 6 Absolution 3 Laverna 3 Diego 3 Agra Dresser The Prince of Orange Little Davie Roscommon Camnobie Epaminondas Middleton 3 Scythian Little Harry a Spindle Coroner 3 Pyrrha The Earl Quince f. by Alarm, out of Duver nay Nominations for the City and Suburban. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 soya eacb, 10 ft and only 5 if declared, with a bonus of 150 goys aided ; the owner of the second horse to receive 25 soya out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap of 200 soya value alter publication of the weights to carry bib, of any two such races or more, 10lb extra. The winner to pay 101. 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society. To be run before the Metropolitan Stakes ; the last mile and a quarter of the new Derby Course. 94 subscribers. Age Age Rattle Claret 4 sis to Rifleman Post-horse 3 Lawn 3 Kettleby Buckingham 3 Plausible Sir Rowland Trenchard a Pretty Boy 3 Mary 4 Mirage Bubble Gamekeeper 5 Eulogist 6 Scythian 5 St. Hubert 4 Coroner Pyrrha Spindle Bright Phoebus 5 Grey Pyrrhus Ireland's Eye 6 New Brighton Chicken 4 Barrel 5 Doctor Cook 4 Sultan Alice Wentworth 3 Blue Bell Termagant 3 Blue Rock 3 Teddy 3 Noisy. Swindler Boer Polydore Border Chief ... . .. 4 Flyaway The Duffer 3 Laverna 3 Agra Capucine Omer Pacha 3 Surgeon• General Fulheck 4 Stork Le Juif Little Tibby Old. Null 5 Hollander Cave Adullam Mose,lle Winkfield Ivan ... Simony Alembic 5 Bolton The Assayer Fisherman 3 Disraeli Imposture Welham ... 5 Helene Prestbury, by Gabbler 3 Grmculus Esnriens The Bonnie Morn 4 La Victims Vindex Flatterer Hercules. 5 Ellermire Rotherham 4 Hospitality 3 Panmure Ariosto Lord Fordwioh . Sir George 4 Balrownie Sly Fellow 3 The Laird of Hazlewood 3 P umicestone 5 Roscommon Wandering Willie Cannobie Crown Pigeon The Hind Catspaw Neoptolemus 4 Remunerateur Roebuck Wild Huntsman Clotilde Alfred Nominations for the Chester Cup. Run May 7. Distance—Two miles and a quarter. 195 Subscribers. Weights to be published in due time, and forfeits to be declared February 1. Age Absolution Adam La Belle v 6 Lady Bird Lady Florence Lady Palmerston Lady Tatton Laird of Hazlewood, the 3 La Victims . Little Davie Little Harry a Lord Alfred Lord Derwentwater 3 Louvat 4 Maid of the Morn 3 Marchioness Mary... 4 Melissa Merlin Midhope 3 Mini 6 Mirage Mishap Mr. Sykes 6 Moorcock Mortimer Mountain Breeze ... . Napoleon the Third 3 New Brighton Omer Pacha One Act 3 0 ulston Panmuro Peter Flat 3 Peter Wilkins Pharsalue Plum Pudding Pollux 3 Poodle Post-Horse 3 Preston 3 Pretty Boy, by Idle Boy 3 Prince of Orange 3 Puck, by Pompey 3 Pamicestone Pyrrha Quince Raglan Rajah, the 4 Rattle Redan Rhino t -"Zifteman Roscomrdflu Rotherham Russian, the .•.••• St. Domingo Sally, by Safeguard • Sandy Saraband Saucebox Scythian Shelah .. Siding Simony Sir George 4 Sly Fellow Solestar Spindle Stork Stradbally Strood Sugar Plum Sunshine SAUIm Surgeon-General Teddy Termagant Thames Ditton Trapper, the Tilly ...................... •••• Tugo' War Typee Vandal ................. Van Dunck Vandyke Van Van Galen VenisonE Y.ch A ffra Alas Aldford Alembic 5 Aleppo Alice Alice Wentworth Alston 4 Announcement 3 Artillery Assailant Baalbec Balrownie. Baroncino Barrel 5l Besika Blooming Heather Blue Rock 3 Bold Buccleuch 3 Bolton 4 Bright Bubble Bucksfoot 4 bulldog. 3 Caledonian 3 Cardsharper Capucine Cave Abdullam 4 Chere Petite Chicken, the Chicken, by Chanticleer 4 Clara Claret 4 Clotilde Cock-a too Corcebus 4 Coroner Cossey Courtenay 4 Courtier, the 3 Crown Pigeon Dame Judith 4 Diana 5 Diego 3 Domino 5 lire,. r ~,,, "" 3l Duffer, the , 11,1•• • • 3 Earl, the 4 1 Early Bird, the 5 Elastic Elvaston enchanter 3 Eparninoncing • 5 Escape .... 4 Eulogist 6 i Fandango Fanny Fern 4 Fenny Orey, 4 Vataliet Favus 4 riteblast, by Simoom Flatteter ~ 4 Flyaway 3 Folkestone 3 Freddy Frenzy Qatnekeeper ddinoit victot • • . 4 Ghika ............. / 4 Jig 11.., 3 Good Friday 8 Goorkah 6 i Greencastle Haco Heber 3 Herald Hercules Hoddarn 4 Hollander Homily Honeysuckle 5 Hospitality Hungerford Imogene 4 Indian Warrior a Ireland's Eye 6 Ivan Jack Daw 5 Jack Sheppard 4 Jack-the•Giant-Killer John Dory a Jolly Marine 4 Ka!ipygn Kettleby .................. 4 King Tom .................. qq Xilighton linetsstsew .... o Vine .......... 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Tel, 8 10 10 9 Ifesiean&S.Americn. 5,i 5 i 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel . d 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 14 10 all Do. Do. 5 1 Do. 8 pcPissatld a id 2 1 N. S. W. Coal dz Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. — ... 100 80 New B. &N. S. Laud 18 22 1 all N. B. Australasian 4 i• 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam .. 1 all Oriental Gas i I. ' 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" _ 6 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2 21 50 all Peninsular& Orienta 63 65 50 10 Do. New ••• .... 134 13 2 all Portland Iron C 0...., 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . ..• —•— ••• 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 ii 1 4 Ditto Now I Sp all ,oath Augirl.l.7.3re "14 f'6 35 7 , al' g7ibmar. Tel. Szrip , $ i 0 ' all Do. Registered i 'i• • 5 i 5 [`rust& L•Co • Lf.Can ..• ••••• i , 100 28 Pa* Dienmeo Is 10, =l6 51i 4 2 761 I 6k 9 , 1 3 a 93k i 4 8i 5 63i I 37 67 13 1 i 2i 56; i 66 311 211 15 00.., all all all all 40 5 St. 25 all all all all 1 all all all 60i 1i 21 x d 671 61 7 The Liverpool Steeplechase. —About four miles. 'Liverpool Boy Major Master David Run Feb. 27. Dis. Alice Grey Banstead Boundaway Bourton British Sailor British Yeoman Cavendish (late .2-Egis) Dangerous Dan O'Connell Minerva Minos Molly Bawo ltiotley Odiham Potter Rockley Sir Peter Laurie ....... Spring Samford Star of the West Taffy Teddesley The Black Swan The Forest Queen The Pasha Emigrant aicape Fenman Flying Duck Frank Picard Freedom Freetrader Gerard Harold Harry Lorriquer Hatbox Hopeless Star Jean du Queenc Jemmy the Black Jumpaway Lady Arthur Little Charley The Seaman The Widow Torn G urney Trout: Victor Emmanuel Wilmont Northampton and Pytchley Hunt. ENTRIES for the GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Age Wild Rose a Sultan Weathercock Winkfield Ch f by Young LocLinvar, d by Muley Moloch 4 Pretty Boy St. D9rningo 3 Mortimer Palmerston Age Roscommon 5 Freddy Maid of the Mill 3 St. Clare Rataplan Diana Lady Florence 3 Bobby Taft Bro to Folly-o% the-Day 3 Middleton 3 Age Homily 4 Alembic Ivan Prince of Orange 3 Moorcock 4 Early Morn Grwculus Eau• riena Bonnie Morn 4 C by Red Hart, Alidhope Blooming Hea. out of Eva sion Mary 4 Vandal Lord Fordwich 4 The Chicken 4 Flatterer ... Pyrrha Spindle Eriarninondas Alice Went worth 3 Omer Pacha 3 Absolution Laverna 3 Fulbeck 4 *As? , ayer *Elastic 4 *Eulogist *Pantomime *Surgeon Ge- Ariosto . th er Paletot Vantage Escape Adamant Ireland's Eye_. 6 ! The Hind 4 Ladybird ... .. 5 Mishap Jack Sheppard 4 Defiance Ch fby Bird- Imogene catcher, out F byAlarm,oat of Sacrifice Smack Lawn 3 Saucehox Speed the Shorehatn Plough Hercules Diego 3 Puck 3 Hospitality ... 3 l Little Davie Jolly Marine . 4 Napoleon the Cliallow 80y... 4 Third 3 Bandalore 3 Dolly 3 Georgium Sidus 5 Poodle Those horses marked*, having beer the knowledge of their owners, they by the time prescribed, unless specia main in. nerAl *Alfred entered without will be struck out ►lly ordered to re- TATTERSALL'S.—THIIRSDAY. Only the following bete were laid : THE CHESTER CIIP. 1000 to 15 agst Bold Buccleuch (laid twice) THE DERBY. Bto 1 agst Wentworth (taken to 2001.) 16 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Prince (taken to 751.) CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. Meeting this Day. The adjourned meeting of this company took place this day at the Bridge-house Tavern, London bridge, to receive and adopt the report of the Committee of Investigation, relative to the affairs of the company ; Mr. Anderson in the chair. It will be recollected that at the last meeting a stormy discussion took place on the report, which occupied so many hours that the meeting had to be adjourned. The Sees=Anv having read the notice of meeting, The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had heard the cir cumstances and the business for which they had been called together, and he had to call their attention to the question under discussion when the meeting was adjourned on the 14th ult., and which would be resumed that day. In doingso, he had toUsk them to adopt the course followed at all public discussions—viz., that when a gentleman had once spoken on the question he would be satisfied with that, and not make repeated speeches. He urged on them, at the former meeting, that they would conduct the business as gentlemen and men of business, and as men who had come forward to discuss matters connected with their own interest, and in a business manner. (Hes.r.) It was important to the interests of the under taking that no more delay should take place ; in fact, the procrastination that bad already taken place—arising from the appointment of the committee of investigation first, and after that the adjournment of the last meet ing—was paralysing the efforts of the directors, who, with himself, he hoped, were honestly doing what they could to promote the interests of the shareholders. As an instance, he stated that the directors had made arrangements on their personal responsibility to raise money to carry the concern over till June next, but after the result of the last meeting they had thought it wise as prudent men not to involve themselves in that respon sibility, and had only made provision for the payment of the interest on the debentures. Mr. Fuller, who was prevented from addressing them on the former occasion, not being a shareholder, had since qualified as such, and it was but fair he should be first heard in explanation. Mr. FULLER then addressed the meeting at consider able length, remarking that he believed their directors were as honest as the representatives of any other public company, and said the charges brought against them had been made without his sanc tion. With regard to contracts having been taken by persons connected with the directors, he knew of but one instance, and that was Mr. Geach, the circumstances connected with which he fully and satisfactorily ex plained. He hoped the meeting would not be led away from the question at issue. It was the duty of the shareholders to support the amendment. Mr. Fuller defended himself from the charge that had been made against hint, that the prosperity of the undertaking had been injured by his dealing in the shares, and asked the shareholders to support him in the devising a scheme that would reduce the capital and in crease the dividends. He was glad the sale of Rock-hills to Sir Joseph Paxton had not been persisted in. He warmly advocated the company re taining the assistance of that gentleman, and to keep him at Rock-hills, but he was opposed to their selling that property to him. So satisfied was he of the neces sity of their retaining Sir JosephPaxton'a assistance that he:suggested to the committee that that gentleman should be paid a salary of 1001. for that assistance, with the Rock-hills as a residence, free of rent, but the commit tee rejected the suggestion. The hon. gentleman ac counted for his retiring from the directory, feeling that he was not entitled to receive payment from the company for services not adequate to the amount paid. (Hear.) He also said that in order to provide the share holders with a true account of the finances of the com pany, he called ox Mr. Turquand, an accountant, and shareholder in the undertaking, who offered to inves tigate the accounts on the company paying his clerks 201. for their overtime. He (Mr. Fuller) made that statement to the committee, which was approved, and the offer refused. (Hear.) He had proposed two schemes for reducing the capital of the company, one on the ton tine principle, and he had no doubt if one were accepted by the company that in six months the shares would be at 2 preen. instead .of 3 die. (Hear.) The Temporary Tontine Company was to be formed, under the Limited Lis, ility Act, in shares of 251. each, and to terminate at Christn.:o, 1865, the first capital of the company be ing 2,000,0004 The other plan was as follows t tdiree y MU " That seasov +tickete for the f uture m h a e issued to April guineas each, and Vs' available from on 30th, inclusive. d a y o , ;London. assist the " That Saturday be a shilling early closing movem ent now bei R,Tr a „ or '! " That Monday, being a genera new the artisans of London, the Palace and Gardens be open on that day at sixpence each. Tuesday an d Wednesday the Palace and Gardena " That he open at one shilling each. ' "That Thursday and Friday be reserved exclusively for season-titket and life-ticket holders and their friends ; and on those der all the grand displays of water are to take place, and all c,vdinary fetes to be held. "The above prress to range throughout the year, with the exception of extrgt , rdinary fetes, the beat parts of which should be reserved for the season and life-ticket holders e xclusively ; after which they should, where practicable, be open on the one shilling and the sixpenny days. " BIG first week in May, in each year, to be set apart for a grand musical festival, to which persons are to be ad mitted by payment—the terms for admission for the festi val to be settled by the directors. " That tickets, admitting the holders life, on six- penny and shilling days, be issued at ten guineas each person. " That tickets, admitting the holders for life, upon all occasions when the public are admitted, except duringthe musical festival in the month of May, be issued at twenty guineas each person. "That similar tickets, with the privilege of introducing one friend, be issued at thirty guineas each. " That rimilar tickets, with the privilege of introducing two friends, be issued at forty guineas each. " That similar tickets, with the privilege of int roducing three friends, or family tickets, for the holder, his wife, and children, be issued at fifty guineas each. " The money so received to be applied— " Ist, In paying off the debenture capital. In the purolisas of or i g inal shim st or walla Age .. 4 par, and preference shares at o, r under one premium, which shares are to be cancelled and •writtea off the books of the company." " SHAREHOLDERS' PRIVILMGEK, IF EXERCISED B-EFORE THE 30T ti APRIL, 1836. " That admission for life, on sixpenny and shilling clays, be obtained by the transfer of one share. " That admission for life, on all occasions when the. pub lic are admitted (except during tho May musical fest ival) he obtained by the transfer of two shares. " That admission for life, on all occasions when the pub lic are admitted (except during the May musical fest Oval) with the power of introducing one friend, be obtained: by the transfer of three shares. " That admission for life, on all occasions when the - pub lic are admitted (except during the May musical festi val), with the power of introducing two friends, be obtained: by the transfer of four shares. " That admission for life, on all occasions when the pub lic, are admitted (except during the May musical fes' rival) with the power of introducing three friends, or family ticket, be obtained by the transfer of five shares. " That shareholders he allowed to walk in the'z own garden on Sundays; that refreshments be supplied to them at moderate prices ; that no intoxicating beverages be sup plied on that day. " Shareholders not availing themselves of these privi• leges by Christmas, 1556, may do so by Christmas., 18•57, by transferring double the number of sh ares , an d by Christ mas, 1876, by transferring three shares, where one will now suffice." He concluded by moving resolutions in accordance with the above. Sir J. PAXTON defended the charges that had been brought against him. He never had any idea of inducing the company to purchase land surrounding the Crystal Palace for their own purposes, but because he was satis fied that that land would be very valuable, and woulal pay the company for the expenditure. They had made 50,0001. of such land, and had they adopted his advice, and kept it a little longer, a larger sum would have been received for it. He had a. desire to become the pur chaser of Rock-hills, but on his finding it was objection able he withdrew. What had done with reference to that was straightforward and honourable. He said that at the former meeting A lderma a Wilson had said he (SirJ. Paxton) drew 1,0001. a-wee k from the company. ne called on Alderman Wilso a to prove that assertion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman WILSON sa id it was for Sir J. Parton to prove he did not receive it. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAXTON said that statement was false —not only was it false, but the Alo'erman knew it to be false when he stated it. (Hear, hear, and cries of oh ! oh !) A SHAREHOLDER suggested that that statement should be withdrawn. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HousLEv addressed the meeting on the general questions at issue, urging that something should be dons at this time of the year to make the Palace attractive, by turning it into a winter garden. It should be made a national concern,, as well as a corn. mercial one. Of the Commit'ee of Investigation con. sisting of nine shareholders, five were favourable' to the directors' plans, and of the other four, two declined to act ; so that out of the nine persons, there were but two, Mr. Price and Mr. Fuller, who actually represented the shareholders, and these were the two persons who dis sented from the report of the committee presented tee the meeting. He contended the shareholders ought to insist on a full and fair audit being made of the accoints, and that the evidence on which the committee had not acted,. and by which the gentlemen who might succeed them might form a scheme for the better management of the undertaking should be furnished to the shareholders. He called attention to what he termed a wanton expen diture of money in building the stables and providing refreshment apartments, from the former of which bat 521. had been received, and about 8001. from the latter. A SHAREHOLDER called attention to a statement made at the former meeting that the directors had loaned 25,0001. on 5,001 shares of the company. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said the company had not lost 6d. on loans, and no loans existed at the present time. (Cries of " Oh, oh ; that's no answer to the question.") A SHAREHOLDER said that he understood there were 20 or 30 persons present, officers and contractors con nected with the company, and asked for what purpose they were there ? The CHAIRMAN said every precaution had been taken to prevent others than registered shareholders being present. (Hear, and cries of " Oh, oh.") Mr. L'roN rose to address the meeting, but was met with hisses and cries of "order," he having spoken on the question at the former meeting, and he HAS obliged to tut down unheard. Mr. SYDNEY said the shareholders were naturally die pleased with the position of the undertaking and re gretted the letter of the chairman lately published bad not been issued simultaneously with the report of the committee of investigation. Originally two errors were committed, one that the police was situated at too great a distance from London, and unless they removed the Palace nearer London, which was feasible, they must improve the railway communication ; and the second was the foolish idea of improving art and science as an excuse for a lavish expenditure of money without a cor responding benefit. It was all very well to get up mag nificent courts, and to attempt to rival the Louvre and Versailles, but the public by far more appreciated the general effect of the building, with the orange-trees, and shrubs in flower, than this rivalry of other places. He complained of the want of accommodation fur the working classes at the palace. With regard to the open ing of the Crystal Palace on a Sunday he thought it could not be done by a side wind, nor would they be able to do so until they had regained their character, which he was inclined to believe they bad forfeited by getting a. licence for the sale of beer. He condemned Mr. Fuller's system of life-tickets. It would endanger the income of the company, Because the life-tickets would he transferred from friend to friend who would take advantage of them, nu matter what precautions the company adopted to en deavour to prevent it. He called on the meeting to sups port the chairman and present directors. Mr. MALINS said that he was in the habit of going about the country very much, and the universal opinion of the public was that the shareholders were so divided amongst themselves that no board of directors could act with vigour necessary for successfully conducting the un dertaking. He called on the shareholders to support the chairman and directors. He thought the report of the directors might be aocepted by their striking out the names of the four directors proposed by them. The CHAIRMAN said the clause alluded to did not bind the meeting to the election of the four gentlemen named. These names were recommended by the committee of investigation. Mr. MALINS thought it was not necessary for the meeting to affirm or negative Mr. Fuller's proposition. The admission of Mr. Fuller that the dii ectors were earnest in their endeavour to promote this undertaking to the utmost was sufficient for them to repose confidence in them. Under the disadvantages of war, the money market, bad railway communication and other things, their income was 100,0001. a year, and wby should they despair for the future ? They had only to be unanimous to effectually and satisfactorily work this undertaking. Mr. PRITCHARD urged that the meeting should insist that the names of the four directors contained in the report should be struck out, and that an audit should be made by a competent and independent person. Mr. Alderman WILSON said that if an independent person were appointed and access given to the books he would prove Sir J. Paxton had been in the habit: of drawing 1,0001. a week. (Hear.) Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL said that Sir J. Paxton had never drawn from the funds of the company any money besides his salary and that of his servants under him, which had amounted in the whole but to 17,0001. He put it to the meeting to say whether that was sufficient for a share holder to rise in that meeting and impute by innuendo against that gentleman what was not the fact. (Cheers.) Mr. MALINS said that if the directors would with draw the objectionable clause in the committee of inves tigation's report, Mr. Tyrrell would withdraw his amend ment. The CHAIRMAN said he saw no objection to that Course. Mr. TYRRELL would withdraw his amendment pre ailed the report was received, but not adopted. The CHAIRMAN said he would consent to the motion being altered to the reception and adoption of the re port, except that part referring to the four su gges t e d directors, Messrs. Bal e, lonides, L o w, and Ogilvy. Mr. TYRRELL objected. He could not consent to the report (even with the part alluded to expunged) being adopted by the meeting. (Hear.) Mr. Low concurred with Mr. Tyrell, that it was the policy of the meeting to receive the report only. With regard to the accounts, the committee did not consider the e mployment of a professional accountant necessary, and that many of the charges brought against the com pany s accountant were groundless. The CHAIRMAN, acceding to the wish of the meeting, put the question that the report of the committee of in vestigation be received only, which was carried Unani mously, as was a similar motion relative to the directors' report. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the name of Mr. :Beale as a director, on which a long discussion ensued. ITiti mately the following gentlemen were put in nomina tion :—Mr. Beale, Mr. lonides, Mr. D. Seymour, M.P., Mr. S. L. Sotheby, Mr. Ogilvy, Mr. Butler, M.P., Mr. D. Price, Alderman Wilson, Mr. Etches, and Mr. Fel ler ; but Mr. Mortimer and Alderman Wilson were de clared not qualified. he Mr. MALINS suggeste d that the names precapcohssehdafreer. directors should be pridted and forwarded to list to fill holder, requesting him to se l e ct four from the day b e t n h a e m vacancies t i u n r n t n e g dtihreeoltiisotns , a a ri n d d th t e ha d e clarat i on o f the numbers. (Hear.) suggestion the beat Mr. BEALS considered t he above to be adopted. In answer to a question, The SOLICITOR said the ele ction must mustbe fi rst by show am of bands, and afterwa rds, if b y ballot. Mr. FARQUHAR (di r ector) moved a resolution in ac cordance with Mr. Molina suggestion, and that Mr. Tyrrell and Mr. Beale be appointed scrutineers. Mr. FULLER seconded the motion. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. MALINS sai d he hoped a committee of 10 would be granted Mr. Fuller to investigate his schemes. The CHAIRMAN said the motion could not be .enter tained at that meeting. After some further business, powers were given to the directors to obtain the passing of the bill (submitted to the meeting) affecting the power of the company, the capital, &c., by ,which the latter might be increased to 1,433,333/. The haeetius shortly afterwards dispersed. .~~~ tnd on lad an ag© the Ito the Ted. ma ,ror the de- re- Col. beau will rn e, If of aft,es Lt h ; tad, 3 in Mow 1 the id in üblic .alia. 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