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~~ f f ; C f r c r ~'/ - I' 9 /Z COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS vv for ORPHAN and S:ECNSSITDIJi CHILD/MN, Pinner. Patron, His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL HALF YEARLY COURT of the Governors of this Institution will be held on MONDAY, the 29th inst., at the London Tavern, Bishoptigate street, to continence at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when an Election of Children (ten boys and six girls) will take place. The report of the Board of Management and of the Auditors will then be sub mitted, and all such other questions and matters as may be law fully brought before the Court will be discussed and decided. ALFRED LENCH SAUL, Secretary. $ l , Cheapdde, Dec. 23, 1866. DELIVERY of LETTERS.—The Postmaster- General, anxious to promote rapidity and correctness in the delivery of letters, has, for postal purposes, divided London and its environs into ten districts, each to be treated, in many respects, as a separate town ; and to render this arrangement effectual, he earnestly requests that every means may be taken by the public far causing letters to be directed according to the district for which they are intended. Initials will suffice, and for the house at which this notice is left the initials aro W. C., the district being the Western Central. In the direction of a letter, these initials should be legibly written in a separate line, and should in all cases end the address, thus : JAMES THOMPSIN. Esq., 500, High Holborn, W.C. Or, when the letter is from the country, thus : JAMES THOMPSON, Esq., 500, High Holborn, London, W. C. Among other means of inducing this practice, it is sug gested that, when convenient, each resident of the Western District should add the name of the district, or the initials, to hie own address inside his letters when writing to his corre spondents, and on his address card. Also, that if in busi ness, he should give the name of the district, or the initials, In the heading of bills or invoices, in advertisements or Placards, and on any article of manufacture which may bear his address. Correspondents not attending to the above arrangement, Should be requested to use the initials in reply. Information as to the district in which any locality is in eluded may be had at any receiving-house in London and its environs, or at any head post-office in provincial towns, lit all of which alphabetic lists of streets, &c., will be kept far reference . The British Postal Guide, whic h can be Procured (price-6d) at any head post-office, will hereafter contain a similar street list showing the district initials : and like information, the Postmaster General is assured, will be given in the London Post Office Directory for the year 1857, in the part headed " Street Directory." Th* fdllewing additional information may prove useful : . , TABLI OF DISTRICTS. • Names. Initials. , lhistern Central District t -Western Central District -31 • Prthern District — North Eastern District N. E. Eastern. District South Eastern District S. E. 'Southern District South 'Western District Western District North Western District . . If the initial letters be thus regularly appended the depart latent will bio:able to assort with facility and correctness the %Diary letters ac cording to their respective districts, before t he' reach Leiden in the morning. By a recent improvement about 60,000, or fully one-third, Of such letters are already so assorted with as much correct- Use as circumstances allow —a change which has greatly ex iledited the delivery; and it is hoped that, if the previous sssortment, with full facility for correctness, can be extended • all, this advantage, seconded by other improvements now will eventually secure to the public the benefit WA further and important acceleration of the morning deli •tel throughout • London. • . -/ By command of the Postmaster-General. ,;*;-• ROWLAND Hitt, Secretary. general` Pe i st-otfie - e, Dec., 1856. • • • i ," ; a MOXS UNITED COLLIERIES los'A • COMPANY (Limited). in 100,000 Shares of 101. each, deposit 1. per Share on Allotment. • , Prue the Duke of Wellington. if,TtlAttlfmy4ctlie he. of Albemarle. • ILMiteimtep, Esq.:, Banker, 01.0111 A lane. T. Y . w ww ain Esq Governor the Bank of England. : .• - Mak TOSS. `ol 4i!,...._l4l9:iCitteneral the Right Hon. Lord James Hayi Chairman. ' l4 ! ItithS atoui'Lord Viscount Bury. tient...Col. the Right Hon. Lord Arthur Hay. Baronicludin, , Chatean Beaujon, Gladstone, Esq., (Messrs. Thonnon Bonar and ' 4 4, Old- Broad-street. krit. Fertescue Harrison, Esq., Cambridge-square, Hyde- Robert William Kennard, Esq., Upper Thames-street. Alexander Miller, Esq., Ashford-house, Middlesex. Anirceis—(To be appointed at the first General Meeting). ROTHIRS. Neesrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thorn bt Leyden ton, and Co., Birchin-lane. Messrs. Sankey, 7, Fenchurch-street. tk Mons Messrs. Guillochin Sons, and Co. In Paris Messrs. Charles L;filtte and Ce. • Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, London. Monsieur Doles, Avocet, Mons. BROHNIS. Messrs. Joshaa Hutchinson and Sou. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce. SECRSTART—T. R. Preston, Esq. Temporary Offices No. 46, Moorgate-street. The object of this Company is to develops the resources of !•arts.in collieries, situated in the most central and best portion Pr the well-known coal basin of Mons, in Belgium. They 4 2,1prIse'two distinct sections, of which part is already in l working operation, and the remainder consists of conoes. 2 4 4 from the Belgian Government, granted on condition that th e coal shall be worked. -tne uaworked concession, known as " Bonne Tictoire " hosted at Asquillies, and those a pp lied for, severally called I . l , ol le,Nimy" and " Ghlin," occupy an area of 18,000 acres ; I t 0 well-ascertained coal seams run through their whole e atent. The collieries in full work are five, viz., " Bonne Veine," •„ %nue Esperance," " Seize Actions," " Ste. Cecile," and Midi du Flenu." They comprise an area of 2,000 acres, 'With the right of working sixty-two seams of coal. It is cal rated that their produce could be largely increa sed, within tear Years, at an outlay of 20,0001. (See Engineer's Report.) plant and other works are ample, well constructed, and s ubstantial ; the engines now at work give an aggregate power "t 9 39 horses. These collieries are now yielding a minimum h et profit of 40,0001. per annum (see Report), and it is agreed ' t hat a preferential interest of 6 per cent. per annum on the 4 Pital now to be raised shall be the first charge on these ! - sta rnk The confidence of the vendors of the working Collieries in , I , , ssuccess of their new undertaking is further shown by heir agreeing to accept in part payment of their property 4 ,000 shares (iepresenting 200,0001.) denominated B shares, . Ithieh, though considered as paid up, are only to receive di lideuds in proportion to the amount paid up on the A shares %r• ived to the public. The remainder of the purchase money, Muds of 254,0001., is to be paid in cash, out of the first L4Ads of the Company, at any time within two years from * t he incerperatioa of the Company Two-thirds of the above *u.ooo shares will be annulled should the new concessions, aentrary to expectation, fail in yielding coal of a good corn • l aircial quality, and this proportion of the shares in question • *ill not be handed over to the sellers until such produce be The coal is generally of a semi-bituminous quality. It is led at the several pit - mo uths into the wa ggons of the ,Northern Railway of France f or conve y ance to Paris a nd the •%• was an d maan f ac t o ries along the line, at which there is a V• at demand, and also into those o f the Haut et Bas F lenn `bailway (which traverses the collieries of the district. and t finects them with the net-work of the State Railways of Bel ' 4 l ‘ ,ank) for . the supply of the towns and the extensive raanufac . 'sitiug districts of Flanders ; the g reater p roportion of the Zati however, is conveyed by the Conde Canal, on the banks The there are extensive sheds, wh ere the boats are loaded. t he existing facilities for transit will b e further extended by " railway now in construction between Mons, Haumont, snd _ Maubeuge. The constant demand by railways, iron r. It !rk% gas-works, and for other manufac turin g and house ti purposes, is more than sufficient to absorb, at all times, a Utmost produce of the collieries. ' At the request of the Directors, a detailed report on the • - 1 4 usent state of the collieries at work, and to be worked, was t i llared by the eminent French Civil Enginee r, Mr. F. N. , Udet, which report has been confirmed by Mr. H. Gain. a • , f oal mining engineer of great experience. Subsequently Mr. Musks Manby, C. E., was deputed to verify the statements lit tle- A majority of the Directors have also lately made a ttlianal visit to the collieries, and having taken every means satisfy themselves of the soundness of the undertaking, and the truthf u l ne ss of the above reports, they now feel justi 'led in inviting the investment of capital in the Association. ' ' The capital of the Company is divided into 100,000 shares • et IN. each, which are sub-divided into two classes, viz., A .s. P r eferential Shares, and B Free Shares. The deposit wil be ‘• Per share, and the first call of 21. per share will be duo on aka Ist June, 1857. The vendors consent to waive their claim to any dividend ti e i lt e thei r . B shares till 6 per cent, shall have been paid on all • f At,s hares, , this in fact giving to the A shareholders a pre erea 111.1 dividend to the amount of fi per cent. ; and in the event of the Winding up of the Coinpany's affairs , the amount paid on the A shares will llbe repaid to their holders ' before any payment is mad e o the B shares . • Dividends will be paid h alf yearly at the Company's bankers 381 London, Mons, and Paris, upon whatever amount may be Paid up on the several shares, The administration of the Company's affairs is Belgium is carefully provided for, The various reports alluded to in this prospectus have been ?tinted, and may be obtained on application Psny's office, as also a chart, showing the at the Com position of the collieries and the new concessions, Applications for shares must be accompanied by the bank • ets' receipt for a sum equal to one pound upon every share applied for. The deposit will forthwith be returned on such meares applied for as may not be allotted. Forms of application may be obtained at the brokers' • and at the offices of the Company, 40, Moorgate•street. '! - 'l,Ateit applicant for Shares will be iequired to pay i n t o one • !4./ e Bankers of the Company, * one pound (11.) per Share, °II the numbers of Shares applied for, in part payment of the • deposit of 2/., in exchange for which a voucher will be given, In the event of the Directors allotting less than the • *hole number applied for, the amount paid in will be appro. Priated towards the deposit of (2/.) per Share payable on those allotted. Should no allotment be made to the applicant, the . ""ay lodged at the bankers' will be forthwith returned free • of charge. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR stuns. Te the directors of the MODS United Collieries Company (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid into the hands of 3iessrs. the Bankers of the Company, £ to your recta, I request that you will allot me preferential A shares of 101. each in the capital thereof. I agree to accept 81, 4. ell shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, ") pay the remaining deposit, to execute the articles of asso ciation or a printed copy thereof when required, and in all • other respects to confori to the provisions of the Joint Stack ' C ompanies Act, 1856. In the event of my failing to perform 11 '7 of these stipulations I agree to forfeit the deposit now laid by m e to your Bankers, and authorise you to cancel the 4 lotukeat. _ I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, • .4 1 Name in full ....................... P r ofefiEion or occupation ........... Date Residence in full Pliao of buintaa, if any ';;*; ij ~ (N,. 20,128.) TOWER.—SALE OF STORES. n y order of the Secretary of State for War.— LIP To be Sold, by public auction, in the Tower, on W EDNE.F.DAY, the 31st day of December, 1856, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon pre cisely, the following STORES, lying at the Victoria (London) Docks, viz. : Accoutrements Clothing, various Sheets and Rags Blankets Flair 13eds and Bolsters in, Zinc, and Pewter Articles I And Miscellaneous Articles Copper Measures, &c. Stoves, American, &c Scales and Weights TOOl4. varioal Bedsteads, Folding, &e. May be viewed at the Victoria Docks, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Department, Pail-mall ; the Tower ; Victoria Docks ; and Royal Arsenal, Wool wich ,on payment of 6d. each, which will be allowed to purchasers. • No person will be admitted to view the lots, or into the sale room, without a catalogue. SOUTHWARK BRIDGE. - NOTICE IS lIEREBT GIVEN, That a Dividend will be Payable on the lith of JANUARY, to the Proprietors of the New Shares, and to the Subscribers of the 131. advanced on the Old shares of the Southwark bridge, and that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 25th inst., until the lith of January next. JAM LS LEITH, Secretary. Office, Queen-street-place, Dec. 22d, 11155. GREAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Further Reduction of Fares between READING and LONDON.— The fares by the trains leaving Reading At 8.18 a.m, 11.5 a.m.. and 7.45 p.m.. and Paddington at 11 a.m., 4.45 p m , and 6.15 p.m., and on i.thindays from reading at 8.30 a.m. and 7 p.m., and from Paddington at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. are now For the Single Journey, first class, 2s. , second class, Is. 3d. For the Double Journey, available on the same or following day, first clam. 35., second class, 2s. tioar. These tickets will be available between Reading,,il 4 ,:.ondon only, and by the trains above named. TA, Paddington, November 25, 1856. LONDON an LAND RAIL' FIRST and SECOND i the Euston Station, LI Lincoln Collingham Newark Fiskerton Thurgartoa I owd ham by all trains on WE bythe ordinary trains Day tickets will also I NORTH-WESI PAYS.—C DRISTMAS :Lass DAT TICKETS IIiDON, to— Nottingham Derby York Bradford Leeds 'ERN and MID HOLIDAYS. will be issued from Normanton Oakenshaw Doncaster . Shaleld, and Masboro• bNESDA.T, De-. 24, up to and including Moi be issued from the abo *liable to return with Iday. Dec. 29. ;• - - e stations to London. By order. Mice, Euston =tation, General Manager's ecetnber, 185 G. L ONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY.—CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. DAY TICKETS issved on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, and interven ing days, will be available until MONDAY, Dec. 29 By order. MARK HUTSPI. General Manager's Office, Euston Station, December, 1856. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. ' Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN ~ O UR-FIFTRS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives ire lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the accuumlated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANT, Zmpowered bySpecial Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9, and BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. MAJOR-GENERAL ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Number of Policies issued, upwards of 11,000. Annual Income from Premiums (exclusive of Interest on Invest ments) upwards of 84,0001. Rates of Premium reduced to the lowest possible sclle compatible with security, and computed in such variety of was s as to salt the circumstances and convenience of every class of Policy-holders. E. It. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, secretary, FATIRTNGDON WARD WITHIN, Dec. 22, 1856.—At a WARDMOTE holden THIS DAT, before the Worshipful EDWARD EAGLETON, Esq.. Al ierman ef the Ward, at the Great Hall, Christ's Hospital, for the choice of Ward Officers for the year ensuing, the following gentlemen were declared duly elected to represent this . Ward in the Court of Common Council, viz.:— Deputy Holt, Messrs. C. Phillips, Deputy Virtue, Nicholson, Messrs. M'Lanchlan, Wheeler, Blake, Kelday, 18. S. Phillip., I Reed, Morris, Dol on d, an d Young, . Bengough. Moved by Mr. WARWICK ; seconded by Mr. CHILD ; and carried unanimously That we respectfully request the Common Council to watch the progress of the bill that the New River Company are about to in troduce into the Commons' House of Parliament, an t to endeavour to obtain the introduction of such clauses as will secure to the in habitants a sufficient supply of water at the lowest charge, and, at the same time, prevent the Company from imposing restrictions on the tenants which are expenkive and useless. Moved by Mr. linirs; seconded by Mr. Catena : and carried unanimously: That the thanks of this Wardmote be presented to the Worshl pia Edward Eagleton, Esq., Alderman of this Ward, for the ability and impartiality with which he has presided upon the present occasion ; f t* the diligent, able, and independent manner is which he is known to dis?harge his important ditties as a magistrate of this City; for the liberal support and encouragement he has given to our Ward schools; and for the kindness and courtesy invariably displayed in his intercourse with all who obtain access to him. And this Ward mote fervently hopes that he may be blessed with health and strength for many years to 1111 his present distinguished position with Satis faction and honour to himself and to his fellow-citizens. Moved by Mr. HUMPHREYS; seconded by Mr. COLE, and carried unanimously: That the thanks of this Wardraote be presented to the deputies and . other gentlemen, being members of the Common Cou. cil for this Ward during the past year. for the diligence, attention, and ability with which they have discharged the important duties of their office, and for the zeal with which they have at all times endeavoured to protect and promote the interests o' this Ward. Moved by Mr. Wanwick ; seconded by Mr. TIIIRBIDGI, and carried unanimously: - _ That the thanks of this Wardmote he Presented to the President, Treasurer, and Governors of Christ's Hospital for the tse of theit superb Hall for the holding of this Wardmote That the foregoing resolutions be advertised in the usual morning and evening papers. J. W. WARREN, Ward Clerk. M ON T BLANC TO-NiGHT, AT EIGLIT. MISS P. HORTON'S POPULAR ILLUS TRATIONS. -Mr. and Mrs. T. GERMAN REED will give the above E,tertainment, introducing se% eral ne,v Diust - ation., et the Gallery of Illustration, Every Evening (Except - aturd,iy), at Eight o'clock. A MORNING PERFORMANCE every Saturday at Three o'clock. Stalls, 35., 25., Is., may be secured at the Gallery, from 11 till 4, daily, and at Cramer, Beal, and Co.'s, 201, Regent street. itt4YLL ROOMS.—LA (TRENT'S CAsiNo, Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan ooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with aurent's celebrated Orchestra. Prncipal Cornet-a-piston, M. i'oulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fa i s o h n i ( o ) n n a e b s le hi p i l li a n c g. eof resort ha 4 been entirely r edecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis - [AR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen 01 Y) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models .nd preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in .ealth and dise ase . the race of men, &c. Lectures de li vere d a t 12, 4, and half-p u t 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and ghly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. KAHN, at a quarter past s p.m. precisely. Admission, One 4 hilllng. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costames and v l'ious Novelties, Vocal and Cha racteristic, will be given during the Christmas holidays, in the Polvvranhic-hall. Ring William-street. Charing-cross. Opening Night. FRIDAY, Dec. 26th. First MORgING PERFORMANCE on SA I . I.TRD A.Y, Dec. 27, at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured without extra charge, at the Box-office. The Polygraphic Hall is being entirely redecorated. GENERAL TOM THUMB has arrived. This American Man in Miniature, undoubtedly the smallest in the wor d—intelligent , sprightly, educated, perfectly m mmetrical in all his proportions, and graceful beyond belief, will bold THREE PUBLIC LEVEES each day, for a short time only, at the REGENT GALLERY, Quadrant, Regent.street, commencing on BOXING DAY, 26th Dec. He will appear in a great variety of NEW CITA RACTERS and COSTUMES, SONGS, DANCES. GRECIAN deSiaiclii !tc. MLNIATURE EQUIPAGE w i ll promenade was honoured with the patronage of h er M a j esty and the eTiiTAe streetsUGE eSn, the elite of fashion in 1844 PARTICULAR " °TICE. —Ladies and families who can conveniently attend the early morning Levees (from 11 till I o'clock) will incur much less inconvenience from the crowd than by visiting the later Levees. Hours of Exhibition —from 11 till 1 ; 3 till 5 ; and 7 till 10 o ' c l oc k . Ad m ission Is., without r e g ard to age. Reserved stalls , 25. ; Children, is. acquainted etehpionTgodis g d h es l i y rous of an enga e meta as Domestic Companion town elderly or invalid Lady or den - - A ..WitilipthOe r W outine of LADY, H tiem au or Widower with young children, where one or mare servants are kept. A comfortable home the chief consideration. Unexcep tionable references giv en.—Addreas C. G., Mrs. Powell's, 4, Trinity street, Blackheath -hill. 1,1 R . HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet. street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI TCIAT. TEETH tfixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so erfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from be original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or .ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful Aeration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is uaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth - endered sound and useful in mastication. -32, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. tinder theCHRISTMAS PRESENTS. T"exuberance of the fee lin g s, amid scenes of gatty, induces the fair and yo uthful to shine to advantage attention to the d u ti es o f th e toilet. It is at t his festive season that gaze of many f r iends, and there fore to devote especia l ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, For creating and sustaining a luxuriant head of hair ; ROWLANDS' KALTDOR, For rendering the skin soft, fair, and blooming ; and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or t'oarl Dentifrice, For imparting a pearl-lik e whiteness to ti l e teeth, are called into in creased requisition, to th e attainment o f those personal advantages so universally sought for and admired Beware of spurious imit a ti ons ! ! the only genuine of each bears the name of " Rowlands" preceding that (Attie article on the wrapper or label. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton -garden, London, anti by Chemists and Perfumers. 21 2 0 •miLNER's HOLDFAST and FIRE RESISTING SAFES (non-conducting and vapourising), with all the improvements, under their Quadruple Patents of 1800-51-54 and 1%55, including their Gunpowder Proof Solid Lock and Door (without which no Safe is secure). THE STRONGEST, BEST, AND CHEAPEST SAFEGUARD EXTANT. MILNERS' PHCENIX (2120) SAFE WORKS, most complete and extensive in the w or ld . Sh ow -rooms, 6 and 8 , Lord-street, Liverpool. LONDON DEPOT, 47A, MOORGATE STREET, City. armpit . ' tree by po e t. LI VERPOOL, the , ( :00 14. „44 .11 . ,41i1:1,,, ,. . . . __, l 4 ii\ l '4 37, ;!r:Vi f aiw3 :l°.::::lll I. Ir. -..-, . -.., ...„.....____,, b ; ; : r • CI "6 i. 1 .- i l v iT & ' _ ,(04 ‘ 2 ' -' ,.. ."11:5 a i 1; g r l , -7:,.-;47?.: "414 ' : N ' - ~_ ' • \‘ ~,.‘ j ... 4 -46 1,", ':\t. '. ' w ..,", • le a ... "-:•• 1 , * 11°4 4, '. 4 ,il l . 84. L, . ,ciz..74_,.. Vie' - liihet , .•:ss i . ;_,-,--\-,- .., - . ,'''.• , -- 1 o' : -: . .„ iv t I ort... --, ' „ , ....: , , I _ [PRIot 41). STAMPICD D. ,t he F e d era l troo ps msy iclguard is about to be formed in Neuchatel, be withdrawn. A' th regard t o the condition of the prisoners he officer . selves an of the garrison writes'on the L st.: "\Ye have had beautiful weather here for 1 days past, and the prisoners themselves ap ril to enjoy it, for o n Saturday af ternoon,a.nd again t relay,. they were out in the gardens and upon terraces which adjoin their prison, and which a land a splendid view of the lake and the neigh s ing scenery. Beneath them, in the road which ts, s s directly in front of the terraces towards Ser - • they could see a stream of passengers go by, [ any a friend or relative of those confined here ;lit be observed in passing to look up eagerly 4rds them. Sunday was the great visiting day , ~the prisoners, therefore, instead of taking the in the gardens, remained in their cells during fternoon to receive their friends, who were itted without exception, and without any ticket ... ecial-order- beinv required. They came in vds from 2 o'clock till 4, each bringing a little el, a basket, a flask, or a bundle of cigars to !fort his imprisoned friend." 'LITARY STATISTICS OF SWITZER LAND. re read in the Mo'niteur de l'Armee : The strong interest which seems to have been ,kened in the affair of Neuchatel renders it yelp rabic) that, at the present time, the situation of , part of Switzerland, in a military point of view, uld be correctly understood. '''' The canton of Neuchatel has formed, since 1815, the 22d canton of the Helvetic Confedera tion. It is situated between France, the canton of V*d, and that of Berne. Its population amounts to b.bout 60,000 souls, and its area to 725 square kilinnetres. It consists of the so-called Principality of Neuchatel- proper, and of the (minty of TAW girl. The public are now acquainted with its poli denl organisation, and with the causes that have giiien rise to the present difficulties, upon which it wou(d be needless for us to enlarge. "By the terms of the federal compact, each cantos. of witzerland is bound to furnish to the arm) a co tingent proportioned to its population. In case of;war, the aggregate numerical strength of these cokitingeuts is 33,758 men, who form part of the first levy ; in this particular instance, the quota ti l de from the canton of Neuchatel is 960 men, of wotn 734 are for the infantry. !" Independently of the troops composing the fist levy, the federal army has a reserve of the same numerical strength, which, in the event of a serious emergency, would raise the forces of the Confederation to 67,515 combatants, not including the land wehr or militia, which consists of all the Men capable of bearing arms, who belong neither t 6 the contingent nor the reserve. ; " The Swiss are brave and intelligent, but, not withstanding their merits, we must not shut our eyes to what is the real strength of an army con stituted like theirs, comprising as it does men with families, men taken from their business or work, and who do not possess, like the soldiers of per hanent and regular armies, the instruction or the abits acquired in military life. " Nevertheless, it is necessary to take into account the patriotic sentiment, the profound de- Votion to the independence of his native laud, to which the Swiss in every age has been indebted for successes otherwise hopeless. 1 "In fine, loOking at its actual condition, the Helvetic army is fully adequate to maintain order within the sphere of the Confederation, and to cause the federal pact and the laws of the country to be everywhere respected ; but, abandoned to itself, it would evidently not be able to sustain a serious contest against one of the great military powers of Europe. " When Switzerland is engaged in any military contest, the Diet forms the supreme military au thority. It is that body which publishes military orders, determines the general organisation of the army, calls the citizens to arms, and appoints the ,general commanding-in-chief, the quartermaster general, and the commissary-general. It presides over the instruction of both officers and men, as well as the purchase and custody of the munitions of war. " The general commanding in chief receives from the Diet his instructions and powers, and he alone is responsible for his acts. His office may in no casa continue longer Than the duration of the term for which the forces are embodied. " Tne canton of Neuchatel, protected by the lake of the same name, which extends from Yverdun towards the north-east as far as Saixt Blaise, over an extent of nearly 32 kilometres, with an average breadth of 7 kilometres, is accessible through the canton of Yaud and that of Berne, and the moue tains of the Jura chain, which traverse these dis tricts, contain many defiles of a nature greatly to assist the defence. " The city of Neuchatel, the chief town of the principality and the seat of its government, lies close to the Seyon, where it debouches into the lake ; its inhabitants number about 6,000 souls. It is incapable of defence and could not stand a siege. The other towns in the principality are Boudry, Travers, Motiers, Valangin, Le Lode, and Le Chaux de-Fonds. The soil of Neuchatel is generally rich and well cultivated, and the inhabitants who dwell in it are laborious and peace able." The following is from Le Nord : "According to a recent statistical work of Ste phen Franseini, councillor of the Confederation, Switzerlanal possesses, with a territorial extent of 718 square miles, a population of 2,391,478 citizens, the majority of whom are of the Protestant faith. The finances of the Confederation, as exhibited in the budget for the year 1857, amount to a revenue of 16,200,000 francs, against an ordinary expendi ture of 15,760,000 francs. The public debt was covered in 1815 by the share allotted to Switzer • land out of the contribution exacted from France by the Allied Powers to defray the expenses of the great continental war. The Federal army, the chief command of which since 1847 has been vested in General Dufour, with 91 colonels and lieutenant colonels, and 132 commissioned officers of inferior rank, comprises, taking the regular troops and the reserve together, an effective force of 108,000 sol diers, of all arms. It will be seen, therefore, that Switzerland is a power of some consideration." LON DON, TUESDAY EV 11 NING, DECEMBER 23, 1856. VENEZUELAN BONDS. Yesterday a meeting of the holders of these bonds was keld at the London Tavern to receive and consider a new proposition from the government of Venezuela for the arrangement of the debt. Mr. YOWLER, the chairman of the committee of Spanish American bondholders, by whom the meeting had been called, was in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that in consequence of the nego tiations between the committee and the agents of the republic two commissioners had been accredited to this country by the Venezuelan government with proposals for the settlement of the bondholders' claims. After some delay, consequent upon the necessity the commis sioners were under of proceeding to Paris, the commit ' tee on Saturday last received the following communica tion from those gentlemen :. " Great Western Royal Hotel, London, "Dec. 20, 1856. "Sir,—ln strict conformity Ns ith our instructions we made to the committee the proposition contained in our letter of the 16th inst. Being, however, convinced that the Venezuelan government knows that the first neces sity for the republic is to re-establish its foreign credit, we offer in its name to capitalise the interest up to the Ist of April next, with 3 per cent, per annum from the said date, and to pay 2i per cent. on the active, and 1 per cent, on the deferred, for a term of five years. " If after that period the national duties at present in force in the established custom houses should exceed 5,000,000 the creditors can ask for an arrangement that may then be compatible with the growing wants of the country. "For the fulfilment of this offer there will be applied 25 per cent, of the duties of the five principal custom houses of he republic, to be received by an agent of the committee at a commission of 1 per cent., without any other charge or responsibility on the part of the republic after the delivery of the said 25 per cent. " The committee may rest assured that this offer will be made into a definite agreement, receiving the appro bation of the Venezuelan Government, who will omit no effort to re-establish the credit of tl,O reptihtir ' " We, on our part, shall distinctly inform the Govern nient about the matter, and about the imperative neces sity to re-establish the for.ign credit of the republic, from which the country will derive great benefits. "The approbation of any agreement whatever is abso lutely requisite for its validity. " We are, sir, your respectful servants, (Signed) " JUAN GIUSEPPE, " MODESTO URBANEJA. "A. D. Powles, Esq., Chairmao of the Corn- ' mittee lof panieh Bondholders." The committee having in a conversation which took place with the commissioners since expressed an opinion that the proposal would not be likely to be accepted in the form in which it was made, a second comniunicatien had been addressed to the committee that moining, ex planatory of the previous one, and of which the following was a copy : 7_ "Great Western Royal Hotel, London, Dec. 22. " Sir,—ln amplification of our note of the 20th inst., and in proof of the lively desire of the Venezuelan Go vernment and of ours to establish the credit of the re public, we have the honour to state to you that the pro posals made in the said note shall be limited to the term of five years, at the expiration of which, that is to say from the Ist of April, 1862, the republic will pay 4 per cent, annually on the arrears of interest, 3 per cent, on the active debt, and 1i per cent, on the deferred. "That the oominisi ion of 1 is offered for colleoting and remission of the funds, and on this basis we will regulate with the committee everything relative to the issue of new bonds and payments of dividends, the amount of which shall be placed in London, liquidating the account every six months. "We have to lay before you the following—That the position of the Government admits of its complying reli giously with our proposal for the first five years, but to offer more would lead to a failure, as it has to pay debts which have been arranged by diplomatic interference on the part of several nations, and which proceed from revo lutions and the law of Eapera, and on these accounts large sums have already been paid to British subjects. These engagements will be paid off in five years. "In proof of the sincerity of our proposals, and to tranquillise any fears which the bondholders may have as to their approval by Congress, which, by our laws, is indispensable, we offer that one of us will return to Caracas by the first steamer, accompanied by a commis sioner of the committee, if they deem it fit to name one who way personally conclude definitively this negotiation. " We are, sirs, your respectful servants, (Signal) " JUAN GIUSEPPE, " MODESTO TIRIANETA. "A. D. Powlep, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders." The meeting would see that these terms were in advance of any previous offer. Wbat the committee proposed was that for the arrears bonds should be given bearing 4 per cent. for the first five years; the commissioners offered 3 for five years, and to increase afterwards to 4. The com mittee proposed that the current interest of the active debt should be reduced to 3, the offer of the commis sioners was 2i, and with regard to the deferred debt the committe's proposition and the offer of the commis sioners were the same. Then the committee demanded 25 per cent. of the customs receipts to be allocated to these purposes ; the former commissioners having offered 20 per cent , the present commissioners agreed to the 25 per cent., and in the conversa tion the committee had had with them they consented that the agreement should be ratified under the sanction of the Foreign-office, which to that extent would give it additional force, and that the committee should appoint their own agents at the five ports to whom manifests of the cargo of every ship should be delivered on its arri val, as a security that the duties were properly charged and paid, and the 25 per cent. of the receipts forwarded to London. This the commissioners considered would, by imposing a check upon smuggling, increase the amount of the duties. A BONDHOLDER—The interest is never to increase be yond 4 per cent. ? The CHAIRMAN--It has never been proposed that it should. In reply to other questions, Mr. Powles added that the total amount of the arrears on the active debt to the 14 of April nerz, would be 587,8001. ; and on the debt, 111,0801. ; together iu round numbers, 700,000/ , which it was proposed to pay in these bonds bearing 4 per cent. _ _ _ - A resolution having been moved, authorising the com mittee to conclude an agreement with the commis-ioners on the terms proposed, several proprietors expressed a very decided opinion that nothing less than 3 per cent. upon the active debt ought to be accepted—and after an ineffectual remonstrance from Mr. Hazlewood and Mr. Mocatta, members of the committee, that the effect of their insisting upon such a condition might be to post pone the settlement for a couple of years longer, which would entail a sacrifice of mere than equal to the half per oent„ Mr. Powles altered the resolution in accord. ance with what appeared to be the general view of the meeting on this point, and with a condition inserted, that the committee should not conclude any agreement in reference to the active debt on terms less favourable than 3 per oeht. It was carried unanimously. Another resolution allocating 5 per ceet. on the arrear bonds to defray the expenses incurred by the committee was also passed, and after a vote of thanks to the chair man the meeting separeed. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. In consequence of a course having been adopted by the Great Northern Railway which would almost lead to the supposition that they are disposed to question the validity of shares already admitted to be genuine, the committee of the Stock Exchange have yesterday adopted the following resolution, which will he brought forward for confirmation on Monday next. It is quite possible that the transfer delays at present resorted to, by the company may not have originated in any ' thought of creating unnecessary difficulties, much lest of an attempt at repudiation, but when the slightest suspicion is created in such a case it is the duty of the Stock Exchange in the interests of the public to act vigorously. The resolution refers to stocks and shares, but it is presumed all the securities of the com pany are intended to be included : "The committee having received evidence that the Great Northern Railway Company have refused to re gister transfers of .stock accompanied by coupons ' officially signed by the registering clerk of the com pany and by the secretary, and for which stock certi ficates of due registration in the names of the sellers have been issued by the company's secretary, resolved unanimously,— " 'That, there being no security to the public under these circumstances, the committee will not recognise any further transactions in the Great Northern Rail way Company's stocks or shares, nor of the stocks or shares of 'those other companies connected therewith, and order that the name of the Great Northern Railway Company, and of such other companies, be struck out of the official list of the Stock Exchange so long as such transfers shall remain unrecognised.' " w s agmtueTan theri : d E, Sailors'Bc apparentlyrm z e n n Home s—m quarrellinge . path. fe was e c o d r crossing abouts afgg Toweroth :h e ae seaman value a.o ffuoffered hill, oe whendf boarding a lw r d , a butti twooc ig, m the other indignantly refused his offer, saying that it was worth Si. The paities then departed, apparently in auger, when one of them came alongside the sailor, expatiating on the roguery of Jews, but offering the chain as a great bargain to Jack for 3/. So saying, he pat the chain in his hand, desiring him to inspect it, but appeared sadly disconcerted when the sailor coolly in formed him that he should retain possession Of it until he met a policeman. A struggle then commenced, and a third ruffian appeared ; but Jack was a determined fellow, and dragged his assailants a considerable distance, till a policeman hove in sight, when they precipitately ' retreated, leaving him in possession of the chain, which proved to be worth only a few shillings. A painful accident is stated by the Brussels journals to have befallen M. Nothomb, the Belgian Minister of Justice. A few nights ago, Madame Nothomb having occasion to lase a flask of ether, some of the liquid was spilt, took fire, and burnt her face severely, as well as her infant, whom she had in her arms. M. Nothomb, lin attempting to extinguish the flames, was also much burnt, PRUSSIA AN/) SWITZKRLAND.-PREPA RATIi)NS FOIt WAR. The German Journal of Frankfort announces that the Federal Council has convoked the officer. of the staff, and communicated to the cantons the nominations of commanding officers of corps. The attitude of the p .ople is calm and decided. The same journal also says that the Federal Council has ordered a levy of 20,000 men. More over, a reserve will be formed. Colonel Bourgeois will occupy Bale, with 10,000 men. Col. Zeigler will march to Schaffhausen with the other 10,000. The Grand Council of Berne has unanimously voted an unlimited credit for the army. A letter from Berne, of Dec. 18, in the Inde• pendance Beige, speaks as follows : " We can no longer allow ourselves to indulge in any illusion ; if we are not actually at war, we have now at all events all the precursory, signs of it. The attitude of the French Government sin gularly complicates and aggravates the situation of affairs which engages exclusively the attention of us all. The article in the Moniteur, which every one has read and pondered on, will in no respect change the determination of the Federal Govern ment, unless it be in consequence of it that the Government is about to convoke the chambers im mediately, for the purpose of laying the state of things before them, and getting them to ratify such • preliminary measures as it shall deem expedient to adopt. It is on the 27th of December that the Federal Assembly is to meet. The Federal Go vernment, moreover, has just urgently invited all the cantons to fill up the ranks without delay, and complete the equipments not only of the troops selected for the field, but also of the reserve and the militia or landwehr. Apart from these .and. doubtless with a view to show that the warlike manifestations made against us will only render it the more incumbent upon the Federal Government to expedite the pending trial, three Federal magistrates—M. Amiet, the Attorney-General ; M. Martin, the attorney of the district and public prosecutor ; and M. Zeu • Rutfinen, president of the criminal chamber —pro ceeded this day to Neuchatel for the purpose of signifying to the prisoners the decree of the Cham ber of Accusation in what concerns each of them individually, and of going through the preliminary lorrndities which must precede the holding of the Federal assizes. "Amidst the critical circumstances in which the country is placed, the Swiss army has just sus tained a great loss by the death of the Federal Colonel Rilliet de Constant, inspector-general of cavalry, and formerly an officer of the Empire ; he commanded at the time of the Sonderbund the division that took Fribourg. As a compensation for this, M. de Lentulus, a member of one of the oldest parician families of Berne, and formerly a superior officer in the service of the Pope, at pre sent comptroller of one of the Federal tax districts, has offered his services to the military department, which lost no time in accepting them. "The ambassadors 'and ministers accredited to the Diet have all called to-day at the Erlach Hotel, where the Federal 'government holds its sittings." A Berlin letter of the 17th in Le Nord says : " Some of the German papers speak of a loan which would be raised by the Prussian government to provide for the expenses ot the expedition against Switzerland. There is no idea of such a loan being raised at present, for the Minister of War still has at his disposal twelve millions of dollars which are left of the loan of thirty millions, and that reserve will be sufficient for a three months' campaign. If, however, the war should continue longer than that time, the government would only have to propose a loan adequate to the requirements of the War Department, and it is certain that the loan would be subscribed within twenty-four hours." _ _ . It is stated that the Prussian Cabinet on the 16th came to very important resolutions of a warlike cha racter, and that General Groben was nominated Commander-in-Chief of the expeditionary corps. This statement probably is a premature one ; the late Minister of War, General von Bonin, at pre sent Governor of Mayence, has been mentioned as most likely to command the expedition. A Berlin correspondent of the Times, writing on Saturday last, confirms the statements already made, that military preparations are actively going on in Prussia, and adds the following parti culars : "In the Ministry of War everything is ready to put the troops in motion at a few minutes' notice ; the march routes are made out, the halting stations fixed, the supplies at hand, and nothing is wanting hut the royal order. The entire force that will be set in motion will amount to four corps d'armee, about 120,000 men. In consequence of the receut return to the old military arrangement of the pri vates serving their full three years instead of a year and a half, as it had practically become of late, the regiments are now at their full peace strength, and should the reserves be called out they will be at their full war strength. It is not easy to ascertain which troops will be employed ; one naturally as autues that the 7th and Bth, the two corps d'armee of the Rhenish provinces and Westphalia, with their landwehr, making up their whole force to the strength of four corps d'armee, will be set in motion, and their places in their usual station be suppli ed by other troops drawn from the central provinces, and they again be replaced partially by troops from the eastern provinces. This, I believe, will be the course adopted, as admitting of the greatest. expedition and facility of movement. I am, how ever, told that the Rhenish and Westphalian corps d'armee will be left at their present stations, and the troops employed for the occupation be selected from the rest of the army. The conside ration that would recommend this latter plan is that the hardships or the glory would thus be more equally distributed over the whole army, and the whole amount of injury and impoverishment at tendant on the calling out of the reserves and the landwehr would not fall on the Rhenish provinces and Westphalia alone." The West intelligence from Berne states that on Saturday M. de Salignac Feuelon, French Minis ter in Switzerland, announced to the President of the Federal Council the intentions of the French Government, adding that " Switzerland had only to decide on war, as Prussia was determined to en force her rights." 1 Paris correspondent of Le Nord says that, on the day of the publication of the Moniieur ariicle upon the Neuchatel affair, the Swiss Charge d'Affaires at Paris, Colonel Barmaun, hastened to Count Walewski to ask for an explanation of it. The French Minister replied that he could only ' report the warnings which the M.,niteur had given, and that he begged Colonel Barnatom to convince the Federal Directory that they could by no means reckon upon any aid from France. The Swiss Minister began to speak of the sympathy which England and Austria felt. for his country, to which Count Walewski replied, " Very well ; you will see how much assistance may be expected from either of them." It would have been safer and more prudent, remarks the correspondent, for the Helvetia Confederation not to have despised the support of France. The Correspondance Prussienne of Berlin con firms the news of the rupture of diplomatic rela tions between Prussia and Switzerland; and •adds that the Prussian subjects in Switzerland, as well as the archives of the legation, have been placed under the protection of the French embassy. A Paris letter in Le .INI ord affirms as positive that Prussia has already obtained the authorisation ef Wurtemberg and of Baden for her troops to pass through those States, in order to take military pos session of Schaffhausen. It is not necessary to have that authorisation further confirmed by the Diet— in the first place, because Prussia acts in her own personal name ; and next, because she has already received the a pprobation of that body. The Anklage-Kammer, or court of preliminary investigation, at Berne, found bills of indictment against 66 of the accused conspirators, on the 10th; 14 others were placed on the second category, that of those whose cases are to be reserved ; and two of them—viz., Count Pourtales Gorgier, and M. Perrot, the advocate, formerly president of the St idtrath of Neuchatel—were acquitted. Several others were conditionally liberated on bail—viz., Heinreich von Rougemont, Edward Pourtales Pury, and Augustus de Montemolin, each of whom was to find bail to the amount of 50,000 f.; Karl Fried rich Sauvin, a clergyman, and Philip Grevillat, to find bail each for 500 f.; and Carl Augustan Mat they de l'Etang, a member of the Federal Council, placed in the second category of those whose cases are reserved, was released without bail. This s cond category includes all who only took a subordinate part in the insurrection, to the number of several hundred persons. Colonel Denzler, who is in command of the Fe deral troops which occupy Neuchatel, has written to the Swiss representatives at Paris a complete denial of the statements of the Assemblee Nationale about the oppressed condition of the inhabitants of that canton. The Neuchatel prisoners have also, without exception, testified to the humane and considerate treatment they have experienoed. A PUBLICATLONS. 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Never have the despots. of Europe attempted a more impu 'ent and open violation of the inalienable and legal rights of nations than this demand made by the King of Prussia, and supported by the man of the 2d of December, for the release, without trio,' or parley, of the Neuchatel conspirators, simply because they conspired for a king, and not for a nation. Take the French, Polish, and Hungarian, Italian his tory for the last 50 years. Count up the list of victims ex,cwed often without any form of trial, still oftener , without legal defence, simply because they conspired sometimes in act, often only in word or thought, to win back their own God-given rights that u surpers bad wrested from them. Now, take t he case in q stion : Neuchatel is a Swiss canton, geographically, politically bolanging to Switzerland. In 1814 the Holy Alliance gr *fits to the King of Prussia certain privileges which in 1848 the inhabitants of the canton withdrew, and to which withdrawal the King of Prussia makes no demur, neither at the time nor during the eight years that have intervened since then. Here in 1850 certain wealthy men conspini, not to restore those said privileges to the King, but actually to hand over bodily the canton of Neuchatel to Prussia. The attempt is suppressed by the p ipulation, the leaders of the insurrection are arrested and remanded for trial, the crime laid against them being that of conspiring against the Swiss federal g o . vernment, the ackn ow ledged government of the country, Aire idy the heads of that government, either from w ness or generosity, have allowed the chief patriots are conspiratorsak. to remain at large until their trial—a thing unheard of , they are re in despotic governments when conspiring im . tnediately and c q o u i e ic s e te r d ned to . g i ß wi u t u p thin all d t o b e e s s n a o ntc suffi ce tionprisoners by allowing insurrections got u w p i ~ h b o y u tthtrial, retrograde d thus a r t t o y unpunished and untried -in short, d'encouragement to any royal I remains to be veen whether them to pass ) to offer a prime conspirator for the haters. the Swiss federal Government . Lion. If they remain fir the population will rein in andare equal to their eitua the men who comrose 'zee— retwial. So touch disgust has the population will remain resolute in their refusal, peaceful and obedient. Nei• they I 9 it pr liable that the despots will persist m their poleon—Swi 6EI the conduct of Lows Na casioned, that the co: so enthu:i ' , _ asticallywhom the Swiss • Confederation F protected rench a g r sleet s, h as Louis buretP h i itslip p e b — o n o d e; with Russia, for f au instant, and outspokenpitee true mind. Logically — or sooner or later he must enter into a close allianc opvieearratteoo peror had a, Prussia, and Austria —the French Ern " choice hut to act as he has acted, and support the Prussian King. But (or we his powers of calculation) he has studied ths map of Europe and the s pirit rife among the pea act, whatever however the federal government mayact, a tt en tively to fo rce the Swiss into open warfare. 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It an acquittal, will it suffice the Swiss, or will they stand out, not only for the appearance but for the reality of the rights and privatges, so hardly won, so courageou.lir sustained hitherto, of the sole repablio still existing iu Europe !—Correspondent of the Daily News. HER MAJESTYS BOA hD OF WORKS. Mr. Thwaites, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, accompanied by Mr. Woolrych, the clerk, and Mr. Rizalgette, the engineer of the board, waited on Sir B. flab, her Majesty's Chief Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, yesterday, at White hall-place, for the purpose of submitting to the right hen baronet the new plan of outfall for the main drain age of the metropolis, which bad been prepared in ac cordance with the suggestions of Capt. Burstal, the Go tvreorinoullietnant engineer, o Tuesdayeer,n:indwhici4st. was adopted by th e me. Mr. THWAITES said he waited on the right bon. gentle_ man fur the purpose of formally presenting to him a plan relating to the main drairn , ge of Ihe metropolis which the 'Metropolitan Board had adopted, embodying the eug gestions of Capt. Burstal, which were made to a deputa tion of the h, and a short time ago as , o the outfall of the sewage. The plan was Marked B*, and he believed it would be found to be iu etnitoirmity with the arrange. meat .which was on that occa,ion made as t the point of outtislt, .„Mr., BazAlgette Was prepared to give aey explanation thil‘yight bon, gentleman mi!ht desire. Mr. Beailgnito having pointed out the alteration, whieb bad been wade in the.plan, Mr. Thwaites, at the request of the Chief Commissioner, affixed his signature thereto, The Cain Cointrisszoffrrap—J tee by the plan you hay.' just placed befotei me that' the outfalls ate: precisely la accordance with the euggeeti4ottanitit flyeapt. -11nrafaL- , I wish to impress upon your minds that those sugges timid were merely in reference to the nearest point at which byanyptissibility the outfalls could bernade in corn plience with the provisions of the statute. So far, there fore, I conceive the Metropolitan Board of Works have entirely complied with 'the provisions of the act, and I accordingly accept the plan, with the intention of taking the course which I will now explain to you. I think it extremely desirable, in relation to a work of thisenormous magnitude, that we should have the very bestadviceand counsel that can be possibly procured. The course, therefore, which I propose to take is to nominate three gentlemen, two of thew civil engineers, and one a mili tary engineer (nd I will endeavour to select three of the most experienced men that can be found), to whom I will refer all your plans, accompanied with instruc tions, the nature of which I will now state to you. I shall in the first place direct their attention to the Me tropolis Local Management Act, 18th and 19th Viet., c. 120, and especial y to the clauses 135 and 136 of that aut. By the fii at of those sections power is given to yon to make those great works, a full description of which I • shalt set forth in the in,tructione. By the second of those sections the approval of the Minister who may be at the time the First Commissioner of Works is made necessary before any plan can be csrried out. I next propose to send to those referees, as they may be called, copies of the several reports which have been presented to you by your engineer in relation to the various plans which have from time to time been submitted to you ; and I shall be obliged by being furnished with four copies of each of those reports. I Anil alsogive to these three gentlemen copies of Captain Burstal's two letters in re ference to the flaw of the tide in the river Thames, be cause I think the contents of those letters may be very useful to them in their investigation of this matter. There is one point which I think it right especially to name to you, wuich is that I shall direct their very particular at tention to a fact not containe i in any report, but which was mentioned in a statement made by your engineer at the interview we bad, and which was reported in the papers of the 214 of November last, as to the amount of the discharge of sewage. There are at present some very great discrepancies on that point, and it will be neces sary for the three gentlemen to be appointed to obtain the moat accurate information io respect to that parti cular subject; because the respective sizes of the drains and the reservoirs must necessarily be determined by the amount of sewage that will flow down towards the river. But I shall go much further than that. I think, as I stated before, that we ought to have the very best plau the ingenui' y of man can devise in rela tion to this scheme ; therefore I shall tell those gentle. men mot ti confiee themselves merely to the pr'l,ll lqtb. !bitted by your board, but I desire them to give Die the very fullest information upon this Plu j.ict, and that if they can devise any other scheme which they may in their judgment consider better calculated to at:atn the object in view, I shall desire them to set forth all the particu'ars of any such achetee in order that I may lay it uetore you for your consideration. I think that this curse un my part is rendered essentillly necessary in consequence of the steps which you yourselves must take in relation to the raising of the money required to early out these works.. Government cannot advance money to au large as amount as you require until that amount shall have been eanction e 4 by P ar li ament, an d I am quite sure Parliament will desire, before any such sanction is given, that the whole question shall be con sidered in the way I have now sketched out. When Parliament shad see that men of the best quaiified minds in relation to this matter have been exercising their talent on the subject they will be much more likely to sanction the advance than if they thought I bad confined myself merely to the consideration of one plan. The plan you have now sub'iiitted to me fixed the outfalls at the points referred to by Captain Burs . bal, and which are 15 miles below London-bridge. But we are well aware that it is desired by the inhabitants of the towns and districts bordering on the Thames below the 15 miles' point that the main sewer should be extended, and that the outfall should be carried still further from the metropolis, provided the funds can be obtained for the increased expenditure which th tt extension would render necessary. I shall therefore desire these three engineers to report to me whether, in their opinion, th e re is soy other p , i , t of dischare stili further down the river calculated to meet the requircnents of those districts. If so, I shall desire that when they submit a plan for such an extension of the main sewer that they at the same time set forth the increased cost deconse quent upon any such extension, and the benefits to_ be main. irainage will pass. I shall des ire themalso - ho rived by the districts through whic h the extteo state nde d ey far, in their opinion, those dist ricts should _be required to w co ntribute to the expense of su ch extended works,having relation to the benefit which those districts would derive from that extension ; as , o f course, it is not my intention appli ca bl e tants of the metro') tlie a larger they would have t ) in giving these instruct ions to im eu p m ose tb u a p b Ontne itib a bi. .ocl-wise, pa y if the main sewer s t opped at B*. To that extent on l y ou g ht they to be taxed, unless of the Th ameo are the kingdom. , on the sa , But o terms it certainly thatktre is re should be a gene rai taxation for the works, arid ~.hen very de sirable,should be carr i ed further down the ri ver, that these three emine nt engineers t o t h o f e o t y p h e : w n rest o io u a l d t o il l a o the that as th e p eo p le in the vicinity t e he main sewer should well consider the subject, so that w e may have it fully before us previous to any application toParliament. A grea t ma ny plans have been drawn up b y various per. sons in relation to this main drainage scheme. I shal refer all such persons who may wish to be heard un their respective pit , is to these gentlemen, and I feel confident and a they will give rull att e ntion to lansth e a t t te m r a t y b b a l e % b roug ht before them. I shall conclude by expressing a hope that theyreport their views any ylupde will re po my l upon the whole question of the main drainage and out fall for the metropoli.., d istr i cts 2 other oicts at the earliest period possible, consistently with a full consideration of a subject which is so important inits c h a racter, and the completion of which is so muc h d es ired by every one. Mr. THWAITES sa id , as Sir B. Ha ll b a d expressly stated that, should the wo rk sbeyond the points in extended be plan 8 5 , it would not be at the expense of the metro polis, he had no observation to make on that point. He could & sure Sir B. Halt that ueitber he hor the Metropolitan B ard Ily bad any ot her idea than gettera that their the utmost sifting. No Plan should undergo doubt, for a work of such magnitude, the very best pl . an ought to be o bt a i ne d. Be apprehended aonn.oerpr would be aff or ded to Mr. Baz al g ette n ted to to invest c f wit h tun the it . investigate three engineers who would be appor the plan now submit ted to the Government. The would furnish the The Cater COMMIS SIONER sai d o ns to those gentlemen, board with a copy of hi s instruct ions 0 desire that Mr. and at at the same ti me be w •v u e them all the assistance in Otte should atte nd, and gi his power. their . en was anxious per. Mr. THIVAITES sat and c 1 tbe board gi was neer or also ready to affd sona lly to do so, assistance in their owes so r so that the engineers every might thoroughly under standloyed by the Government amp what they had to perform. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—WeiI, now I hope we shall bring this difficult question to a close. Mr. TRWAITES—I hope so, too. The interview then terminated. BARON WARD.—Baron Ward, tue late Prime Minis teru e, mai Dow po,essed of pi incely estates in Aust ria, was born at 110 A den, in Yok , hire, and came to Loudon as is stahle•boy, and se, yea as grown to several noblemen ; be then went to Italy as a stable-boy, btcatne racing groom to Baron Loweirherg, and then to the Duke of Lucca, and afterwards, on his abdication, to hi. son the Duke of Parma, in whose household b e rose by degrees t , fits the mo..t important positi on i n the country Housthold Manager. N e s t yle Runt was ALA RUSSIL—The yle of Di n ner s ala Rut was first tis r, due dued into France and England at the peace of 1814, out Of cumpErnent to the Emperor of Russia. There is no do u bt b ut t h a t tne style is ancient even dating as early as th e C zar s, when it was the cw. 60111 to ,end th, dishes t o Labe as hot as p )ssible. Ti:. style, like many of the Roman dishes and sauces (the gai um, for inst ance ) , stilt exists in C o nstantinople, from tne inoabita u t s o f w hi c h, we have no doubt, the Rue. sians have taken it,—The Bougholci Manager. ER , 4 *--. ) . 4 „ ~ .0.4a - ev.T., V., • V IA ', s ,•• , -- • ' 444 ;1 / 4.1 r, If -'.." .4f -F.