The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-23 00:00:00

IV ENV S. PAPER .4 t ; • ••• t r y xl . 7 . , . 4 *.; • . 1 , ?:7(/ 4, i / • NV • ../ L t - k iL= 9 I w ' %•air All 6 ' " 40 - _ 4111( ' . 5 47... , • - 0 1tOrr• He did Alt litar S A 4 THE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPANY ed. Iti carporatod u n d er th e Joint-sock LimP Companies Act, 1862. Capital £4,000,000, in 80,000 Shares of £5O each, with power to increase. First issue 40,000 Shares, of which 30,000 Shares are already subscribed. LI on application and £4 on allotment. DIRECTORS. 'Fill Excellency Senor M. JOS9 de Salamanca, of Paris and "Madrid. William Latham Bailey, Esq. (Messrs. Bailey Brothers ). Liverpool.ool. Sir a John nd Co. Gray, Director of the Land Securities Company. Robert Simpson, Esq. (Messrs. Fredk. Levick and Co.), 8m Celyn Iron Works, and London. r• Pletcher, Esq. (Messrs. Alexander, Fletcher, and Co. S. L. K oe, Esq., Bowling Iron Company, Bradford. ) Samuel Gibson Getty, Esq. M.P., Belfast. B avier (Mes srs . S. an d J. B. Bavier, Bankers), Switzer land. At.ules Levita, Advocate to the Austrian Logation, Paris. Wtn. Evans, Esq., Gresham H ouse , Director of the Dub ,. li J and Drogheda Railway. Hoare. Esq., Di rector o f the Bank of Hindustan. George P. Kitson. Esq., King's Arms-yard, Director of IL the Continental Banking Corporation. Alers Hankey, Esq., 25, Old Broad•street. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1864. PR1CE......... STAMPED:....Sd. N°. 22,411. IN what Happy Land" c an 1 eee y ou after the 1 "Opera?"Su I only know of —EVANS One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may p', COVENT DARDEN, my dear fellow! NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "ST. °LANs's." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., jANI T A'S CRO S S. By the Author of "St. Olave's." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH wursKy rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It h Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at GA RI B ALD I FUND, for the purpose of securing a permanent income for GENERAL GARI 13ALDI and his family after him. The Duke of sUTHER LAND, Chairman. CIIAS. SEELT, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman. Hon. A. KINNAIR D. M.P., Treasurer. Contributions maybe paid to the bankers, Messrs. Ransom, Bouyerie, and Co., 1, l'all Malt East, and communications to be addrces d to the Secretary, Arthur H. Guinness, Esq., at 8, Craig's-court, Charing-cross. _ _ o PERSO NS SEEKING LAND ED T APES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER VIES GENERALLY— To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offies, No. 67, ChanCery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumle c y's " rlttE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection from of landed and house properties now in the ma rket, the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell Or Let Register MI em brace the opportunity that the medium of this affords, by sending the particulars of theirndon, as properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, Lo Lumley can in most cases introdu ce immediate customers, where the propert is of an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvanytages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO C HARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced through Messrs- Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. This day, in post Bvo., 10s. ed., TN SPAIN. A NARRATIVE of TRAVEL in If(3. By IT ANS ( II RI 'I`IAN ANDERSEN, Author of " The Improvisatore." Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET. w. Observe the Red Seal. Pink Label, and Cork branded "jiinahan's LL Whisky." The first list of contributions will appear in the "Times" of the '2Bth inst. 8, Craig,r's-court, Charing•-cross, 20th April, 1S(1. STRATFORD-ON-AVON TERCENTENARY FESTIVAL. laNlCEits. The sank of London, Now ready, price 31, NEW PATRIOTIC LONG, G ARIBALDI at the Opera of " Masaniello." BY R. N. DUNBAR. PRESIDENT. Rlp.ht Hon. the Earl of CARLISLE, E.G. THE THAMES IRON WORKS, SHIP BUILDING, FNGINEE RING, AND DRY DOCK COMPANY (Limited(. • SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole Turners, and Hardwick, 68, Aldermanbury. Messrs, e BROKERS. ^JeY l :ll9ur and Co. ) Bank-chambers, Throgmorton- London : Robert liardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. SATURDAY, April 23 BANQUET, at 3 p.m. Lord C,r lislo I toe Chair. Tickets 21s. In the Evening, grand dis play of Fireworks, by Darby. MONDAY MORNING, April 25th, at Noon, the 3IES SIA R.—Mesdames Parepa, Sainton-Doiby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. G. Perren, Mr. Santley ; Mr. T. Harper (Trumpet) Baud and Chorus of 5.)0 performers. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mel lon. Tickets, ss. Reserved :'eats, 10s , d. and 21s. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the SH ARE CER TIFICATES in this Company will ba reply for delivery at the Temporary Offices of the Company, No. 18, Klnf-street, Cheapside (or BlackwaiP, on MONDAY, the 25th of April instant, in exchange for the Bankers' Receipts for Deposits, &3. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CCXXX., is Published THIS DAY. street. OFFICES. 9, Ring's Arms-yard. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Frederick Wilkins, Esp. CONTENTS. I. Prospe•ts of the Confederates. 11. Pompeii : P, st and Present. 111. Empire of Mex'co. IV. Sir Wiliam Nhpier. V. Shllcspeare and his Sonnets. VI. The l•rivy Council Judgment. VII. The Foreign Policy of England. John Murray, Albemarle-street. F. J. DIVERS, Secretary. MONDAY EVENING, at Seven, a GRAND CONCERT of MUSIC, associated with the words from Shakspere.—Mme. Parepa. Mme. Sainton-Dolby, Mme. Arabella Goddard, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. G. Perren, Mr. Santley. Orchestra of 120 Instruments. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Tickets, 2s 6d. Reserved Seats, ss. and lOs 6d. CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.—An OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION will be held by the Civil Service Commissioners, bezinning on July 4. Forty appointments will be offered, of which 23 will be for Bengal, 5 for Madras, and 12 for Bombay. The regulations may be o m b i t s a s , i n o e n, d o p n ea ap n p ,s l - Ica ya t r i d, on L to on t d h o, the Secretary, The names of ary, Civil Service candi datesCorn- will be received until the let of May. ... -~ Ile Company is med ae an Financial Associations for recently establishedauxiliary to the Great. ' It is not the province of these Institutions to carry out works contemplated in the concessions they ob i- They are th ere f ore com p e lled to seek the co-opera -I°ll a c ontractors whose capital and position offer an un deniable guarantee for the completion of the wor k s, t h us r_ e teying the fi nanc i a l assoc i a ti ons o f th a t responsibility. The constantly increasing scale on which public works of all kinds are carried out, and the immense capital involved, race them b eyon d the reach of individual contractors un " supported by joint-stock enterprise. This .Jompany has, therefore, been formed far the pur r„? of undertaki ng th e exe c u tion of great public works, —4 arrangements have been entered into with well known r-ontractors, by which contracts to the amount of £11,000,000 atecling will be turned over to the Company. Al4° ng other contracts handed over to the Company is that vv,. for th e construction of the European Central Railway, which has been secured on favourable terms, and will be commenced forthwith. The active services of an eminent Contractor, whose busi- Incas has been secured, will be retained to execute the work cm terms highly advantageous to the Company, he retaining the interest in the Company by receiving payment for transfer of his contracts in Shares with £5 only credited thereon. It is well known that many un d er t a kings of great cora- Inercial value h ave hitherto remained in abeyance for want of Contractors who can command the necessary resources to ensure their completion. Thi s Company, com bining the in fluence of a large subscribed capital, extensive financial co operations at home and abroad, with administrative experi ence and ability, will secure such an amount of confidence on the p ar t of governments, public bodies, and the great nnancial institutions, as will enable it to command an ex tensive business on favourable terms. Prospectuses, with forms of application, may be obtained at the Off ices of the Company, also from the Brokers, Soli citors, and Bankers. In the event of no allotment being made the deposits will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposits will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. THE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPANY FORSI OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. t iO the Directors of the International Contract Company Limited). Ge nt l emen, — Having paid to your Bankers, the Bank of -London, the sum of being a deposit of £ 1 per S hare on shares in the above Company, I hereby re- Quest that you will allot me that number; and I agree to wept such shares, or any less number you may allot me; and - agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign ihe I Articles of Association of the Company when required; ant authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Mem bers for the number of shares allotted to me. _Usual Signature . : Name in full ":.esidence Profession Date • • AMENDED PROSPECTUS. T 11.24 IMPERIAL BANK of CHINA, INDIA, and JAPAN (Limited). Zucerporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Introduced by The CREDIT MOBILIER (Limitei). Capital £2,000.000, in 40,000 Shares of 150 each. First issue, 20,000 Shares. Deposit on Application £ 1 per Share, and £4 on Allot ment. Subsequent Calls not to exceed £5 per Share, and at inter vals of not less than Three Months. INTO call will be made until after the expiration of Three Months from the date of Allotment. It is not intended to call up more than £lO per Share ;• but as the operations of the Company increase, and more Share Capital can be advantageously employed, further issues of Shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing Shareholders. DIRECTORS. Richard C. Coles ' Esq. (Coles, Brown, and Co.), London. Wm. Cotton Curtis, Esq. (Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.), London. Lieut.-Col. French, Chairman of the Bombay and B erode Railway. James Levick, Eeq., Director of the Credit Mobilier (Limited). Alexander Morrison, Esq , Director of the Bank of Otago. Robert Barclay Reynolds, Esq. (Reynolds, Mann, and Co.), London and Liverpool. Peter Rolt, Esq. (Peter Rolt and Co.), London. Hon. Fredk. Stuart Wortley, late member of the Elgin Embassy to China. J. Mackrill Smith, Esq. (Mackrill Smith, and Co.), 35, Old Broad-street, London, and Shanghai. ( With power to add to their numbers.) BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock , and Co., London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. BROKERS. Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street. Messrs. Robins and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. TEMPORARY OFFICES• At the Offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited), SO, Lom bard-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) T. Short, Esq. PROSPECTUS. The Imperial Bank of China, India, and Japan is esta blished to meet the increasing demand of the commerce of those countries for additional Banking accommodation. When it is cDnsidered that the total paid-up capital of the Joint Stock Banks doing business in China and India is represented by the inadequate sum of £6,000,000, whilst the aggregate of imports and exports with Great Britain alone, amounted in the year 1862 to a total of £70,000,00 0 , it will be apparent that there is an ample field for a new Undertaking of this nature. Great Britain imports from China and Japan an annual average of upwards of seven million pounds of silk, and about one hundred and twenty million pounds of tea. The rapid increase of trade between China, India, and t he United Kingdom is shown as under : Total between trade India, China, and Years. United Kingdom. 1854......•.......•• 1862 ..... ................ 70,540,000 The commerce between India and China has also increased during the past twenty years from three to fifteen millions sterling. The balance of trade with China and India is paid in bullion, chiefly silver, of which the export value was in 1863, £8,263,011. The Imperial Bank of China, India, and Japan has been established on the basis of similar institutions, the success of which the following table will exemplify, and it is be lieved at least equal results will mark the progress of this Bank Paid up Present per Price per Share. Share. Agra and United Service Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China Chartered of India, Australia, a nd China Bi n d os tan, China, and Japan 25 40 Oriental The Imperial Bank of China, India, and Japan will trans sact all operations connected with those of a Bank of Issue, Deposit, Discount, and Exchange, in China and the East ; and as soon as necessary arrangements can be completed, the business of the Bank will be extended to the Australian Colonies. The directinz and controlling authority will be in Lon. don. Branch Banks will be formed in the first instance at Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bombay, and Calcutta, and at such other places as may frcm time to time be deemed advis• able. The Branches will be under the control of the London Board, a id e d by the supervision of an Inspector- General. The authorisation of the Government at Pekin has been solicited to allow the Specie Notes of the Bank to be received in payment of Customs Duties, and an offic nth ial correspondence is now being carried on by the Bank w Pekin for that object. The growing necessity an d desire for the introduction of railway and telegraphic communication i n C hin ch the bank will render necessary extensive financial op erations, will be favourably situated to undertake. _No fresh applications for Shares will be received. Name of Bank. THE IMPERIAL BANK of CHINA. INDIA, and JAPAN (Limited). —The following Circular has this day been sent to each applicant for Shares is the Im perial Bank of China (Limited) : The Imperial Bank of China , I ndia, and Japan (Limited), Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, April 22, 1864. Sir,—.l am instructed to inform you that in consequence of the great encouragement held out to the proposed Imperial Lank of China (Limited), since the prospectus has been issued, the Directors have found it absolutely necessary to enlarge the basis and sphere of operations. With this object they have determined upon increasing the capital of the Bank to Tw o Millions, in 40,000 Shares of £.sJeach, and issuing 20,000 Shares, instead of 10,000, as originally announced ; the t! tle has also been made more comprehensive, vlz., the Imperial Bank of China, India, and Japan (Limited). I am further requested to enclose you the amended Pros pectus, and to place at your disposal the option of confirm ing or withdrawing your Application for Shares ; but in consequence of the very large number of Shares applied for (upwards of 92,000), no additional applications can be entertained. The Board Meet ng for the purpose of allotment stands adjourned to Thursday, the 28th inst. ; your decision must, therefore, be received at this Office not later than Wednes day, 27th instant, at Twelve o'clock ; all such as are not then received will be considered as withdrawn. I am, Sir, • Your obedient servant, THOMAS SHORT, Secretary (pro rem), pHEASANT REARING for 1864 CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET, D. S. MEAT GREAVES, pr - pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Man age me n t of Game, from hatching to m.turity, with over 200 testimon , els from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on e ceipt of two stamps, by Mr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwich. CFIAMBER i IN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest coloustarsd flavour, is marvellcus. Dog Greaves, Its. per cwt. Pleaste price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Cayoars. One gentleman writes, " All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." OHO ESTATE, HOUSE , AND GENERAL SBUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be dispose' of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 2i, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &o. Rents Collected. HE ENGLISH AND F OREIGN CREDIT T COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the "Companies' Act, 1862," by which the liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares. Capital £2,00,00 0 , in 40,000 shares of £5O each. First issue,ooo shares. Deposit Li er share on applica tion, and £4 on allotment, of which 10,0 W shares hrve been already subscribed fur. Subsequent calls not to exceed £2and at intervals of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £ll per share but as the operations of the Company require additional capi tal, further issues of shares will be made, .a preference being given to the then existing shareholders DIRECTORS. John Barrow, Esq., Normanton Hall, Director Amsterdam Water Works Company. Joseph Bray, Esq., Pyrgo Park, Romford. Ferdinand Ja ques, Esq., Banker, Berl n. Charles E. Mangles, Esq., Chairman West India Royal Mail Company. George Palmer Robinson, Esq., Director Alliance Bank. George Sheward, Esq., Leinster-square, Bayswater, Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Chairman Discount Corporation. George Barnard Townsend, Esq., Director South Eastern of Portugal Railway Company. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, Lothbury, London Manwnbuildings, Liverpool ; and Ring-btreet, chester. SOLICITORS. Messr.. Desbornugh, Young, and Desborou,gh, 9, Sise-lane. Messrs. Swift and Co. , 32, Gre at George-street, Westminster. BROKERS. Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton, 2, Austin-friars. SECRETARY (PRO TEM Mr. Chester Earles. TEMPORARY OM CES• 2, Copthall-chsmbers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The Directors having received the support of eminent foreign capitalists and banking establishments, and the c'- operation of many of the leading firms in thi, country con- an nected with public works , are aireid y in a position to nounce that they have secured a business which will of Itself yield a large return on the capital. The general objects of the company arc the same as those of other compan es of a kindred nature which have been l a t e ly established in this country , and w hich, by the judicious employment of capital, hwe been enabled to secure for the shareholders such large dividends. Prospectuses may be obtained at the temporary offices of the company, or of the brokers. _ _ _ T HE ENGLISH and FOREIGN CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the LIST of AP-• PLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED, for London, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th inst., at Four o'clock, and on THURSDAY, the 28th bast, for the Country. By order, CHESTER si A ELES, Sec. pro tem. 2, Copthall-chambers, Antel-court, Throgmorton street, 22d April, Mt. THE INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE 1, COMPANY (Limited). Capital One Million Stirling, in 40,000 Shares of £25 each. £1 per Share to be paid on application. and £1 10s. per Share on allotment. Calls not exceeding £1 per Share. at intervals of not less than Three Months. DIRECTORS. John Downes, Esq. (Messrs. Downes and Scott), Upper Tharnes.stre3t, Director of the National Provincial Marino Insurance Company. George Haines, Esq., Merchant, 36, Lombard. street. John Ingledew, Esq., Cambridge House, Lee Park, Kent. William Knight, Etq, (Messrs. William Knight and Co.), 83, Lombard-street. Henry Ledgard, Esq., Forest-hill, Tient. George S. Symons, Eeq. (Messrs, G. S. Symons and Co.), 20 and 21, St. Dunstan's-hill. John E. Tibbs, Esq. (Messrs. J. E. Tibbs and Son), Threadneedle-street, Director of the Staffordshire Roll ing Stock Company. James Lunham, Esq. (Messrs. James Lunham and Co.), 231, High-street, Borough. Jabez Voss, Esq. (Messrs. Voss, Meek, and Co.), Billiter• square. Walter Brodie, Esq., 1H Delamere •terrace, Hyde-park, late Member of the House of Representatives, New Zealand. (Influential names in Manchester and Liverpool will be immediately added to the Direction.) BANKERS—The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 79, Cornhill, E.C. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Bennett and Stark, 4, Furnival's Inn, Holborn. SURVEYOR—James Edmeston, Esq. : Crown court, Old Broad-street. BROKERS—Messrs. Scnitton and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. AUDITORS—Messrs. Cash and Edwards, Public Accountants, 13, Tokenhouse-yard, E.C. GENERAL AND RESIDENT MANAGER—Mr. Robert Steers. SECRETARY--Mr. George Drew Hodges. °Prices-29, Nicholas-lane, Lombard •street, E.G. This Company has for its purpose the transaction of the important and remunerative business of Fire Insurance, and that only, to the exclusion of other branches of busi ness not unusually associated with it, under the same direc tion, and operating on one and the same capital. The Directors are satisfied that the scope for the business of fire insurance presented by this country and its of dependenciesount , is, as a commercial specula tion, deserving param attention ; and, the contract being one terminable annually, the profits or loss arising determine in like manne al r, yearition by year, and exhibit at once a company's financi pos and its resources. While the partial remission of the fire insurance duty now in the contemplation of Go vernment, and applicable only to the insurance of stock-in-trade, will afford for a everycom paratively limited relief from the onerou s oppress ion, the Di re ctors have resolved to allow upon p a y ment policy, and afterwards at each renewal, an immediate draw back, which, in many instances, will amount to a total ex • ti n ction of the entire duty of three shillings per cent. To the public at large, and to the greater n pr `portion of the manu f ac turing and mercantile community, age ment will prove a highly acceptable advantage. The draw back allowed by a few of the older offices by way of per centage on premiums, at intervals of years, is of im portance only to those who are rated at premiums ranging chiefly from one guinea per cent. upwards, and is partici pated in only by those who may have premiums to be re newed at the period of the making of these returns ; whereas by the principle adopted by this Company, the owners of the classes of risk of the more ordinary occurrence, are they who will be the more substantially and at the same time promptly benefited. The concession to be thus made to the public will cer tainly be the means not only of increasing in their respec tive amounts insurances now existing, but of multiplying to a very large extent the number of insurance contracts in this country and its colonial connections. The insurable property in this ki ng d o m alone, including its enormous and increasing importations arising from the wise interchange of tariffs, is believed to approximate to L5,000,0(10,000, whereas £1,300,000,000' only is insured; thus leaving nearly three-fourths of the insurable amount altogether unprotected from loss. It would be difficult to find any class of investments which has yielded such large profits as the shares of well-con ducted fire offices. The shares of the older offices have in creased in value immensely, being, in one case, at a pre mium of about 1,300, and in another of nearly 2,000 per cent. on the sums originally paid up. The increased value of the shares of offices established within the last 20 years tends at from 80 to 200 per cent. s It is under these circumstances, and considering the im mense field presented for operations to come, that the direc tors have taken advantage of so favourable an opportunity to offer to the public the benefits of the principle of business now adopted by them ; and they have every reason to believe that by its speci al f e a ture and the public support which that must necessarily invite the undertaking will speedily be productive of the best monetary results. The executive will be entrusted to officers of tried experi ence in the business of fire insurance, and the directors have already matured arrangements for the immediate establish ment of five hundred agencies. The directors desire to give the most unqualified assur ance to the public that nothing of the nature of frivolous objections to a prompt and liberal settlement of claims for compensation will ever be entertained or countenanced by them. Forme of application for shares may be had at the offices of the Company, or of the Brokers, Bankers, or Solicitors, In the event of no allotment being made, the deposit will be returned in full. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, c hilblains, scorbuti c eru p tions, sore and inflamed eyes. cte. Sold in pots. ls. lid., 2s. Pd., I is., and 225. each. Also his PILULE A NTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times v. ithout confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, le. lid., 2s. 9d., 48. dd., us., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicot t, Bridport, the London houses. and retail by all respectable MeCliCirke vendors in the United Jiingdom and Colonies. VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE -FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. ly First. liberal class goods at second - class p rises. Terms peculiar to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock f to select rom, displayed in Sho wrcoms occupying an acre o ground. Every article warranted. C.Lal RGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH re respctfully informed thMessrs. Cobbett and are a publishing an en ti re ly New Edition of their un equa HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE illustrated b 0 -able engravings of every description, of Fu reandrnitu .i.easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. Thin?costly he work lowin also contains com plete estimates for furnisg on t folg cale : ! A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ..... 3919 1 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto T og ether with a Price L ist of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househsld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly-permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chi c h e ster, Bury, Ely , Preston, Grimsby, Hyde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brita :,. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Estthlished 1809. FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS of every de scription transacted at moderate rates. The usual commission allowed on Ship and Foreign In surances. Insurers in this Company will receive the full benefit of any reduction in Duty. CAPITAL £2,000,00 ANNUAL INCOME £497,263 £2,233,027 A CCUMULATED FUNDS London—Head Offices..sB, Threadneedle-street, L ot h 4, New Bank-buildliws , West-end Offices EMPIRE OF MEXICO ANGLO-FRENCH SIX PER CENT. LOAN. £7,790,000 representing a nominal amount of £12,365,000. In bonds to bearer of .£I,OC 0. £5lO, £ 00, £lOO, and £5O each, with others of smaller amounts for the Continental markets. With half-yearly Coupons attached, payable lst April and Ist o,tober in London or Paris. ISSUED IN LONDON BY Messrs. GLYN, MILLS, and CO., AND THE INTERNATIONAL F INANCIAL SOCIETY (mited). IN PARIS BY THE SOCIETE GENERALE DE CREDIT MOBILIER. Decrees of the Emperor Maximilian, dated 10th and 11th April, 861, and conventions entered into with Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., authorise the issue of Bonds of the Mexican Empire to the extent of £ .2,365,000 sterling, bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in London or Of this amount £8,C00,01 0 bonds will be negotiated on ac count of the Mexican Government, and the remaining £4,365,000 on account of the French Government, by whom these bonds have been accepted in payment of expenses in curred in 51exico. The following are the arrangements for the issue to the public of the total amount of .E 12,365 ,1 00, at the prise of 03 per cent. (with interest from Ist April), payable £5 on application. £3 „ allotment. £lO „ 35th June:lB6B. £lO „ 15th August „ £lO „ 15th October „ £lO „ 15th December „ £lO „ 15th February, 1565. 0 per cent. A coupon of 3 per cent., due Ist October, 1884, will be at tached to the scrip, and will be received in part payment of the instalment of lu per cent. due 15th October ; and sub scribers will have the option of' paying the instalments under divount, at ike rate of 6 per cent. per annum, on any of the days fixed for payment of the instalments. The bonds will be exp-essed in francs, as well as in sterling, so as to admit of their negotiation in Paris and other Conti nental markets. To affor i facilities for the negotiation in T'ra'ce, his Excellency, M. Fould, the French Minister of Finance, has authorised that pubic subs"riptio3 shall be open d in Pa is and the principal towns of France. He has also Instructed the syndics of the Steck Exchatre of Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Toulouse, and Bordeaux to admit the scrip and bonds of the loan to their daily negoti tions, and to order the dealings therein, both for cash and the ac count, to ne quoted on the official lists. Each bond will - have attached to it half yearly interest coupons. payable on Ist April and Ist October of each year, in London, in ster.ing, a, the bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., and in Paris, at the fixed exchange of per pound sterlin at the bankers of the Mcxi an Government. If the instalments be not paid at the respect ye due dates, interest at to per cent. per annum will be charted until pay ment. Should any instalment not be paid within o.e calen dar month after its being due, the scrip, and all previous pay ments thereon will be forte ited. Out of the proceeds of the loan a sum equal to the four halt yearly payments of interest thereon falling due Ist 0 tober, 1861, Ist April and Ist October, lB6s, and I st April , 1866, will be retaine in the Caisse des Depots et Consig,nations of the F re nch Government at Paris. The Mixed Financial Com mission hereinafter described will be specially charged with the duty of providing, out of the funds so retained, for the payment in London and Paris of the said four ha f yearly dividends. Also, out of the proceeds of the loan, and under precisely similar arrangements, funds will be retained for the next four half year y payment. of interest on the 3 per cent. oneMxi can Bonds held under the decree of October, 185 , and the new 3 per cent. bonds representing the capitalised arrears of interest thereon, as agreed to by the holders of the existing bonds at their recent meeting in London. For the liquidation of the loan now tome b contracted, a sinking fund, equal to 1 per cent. per ann on the nominal capital of the loan, will be provided from Ist April, 1869, and various ieto classes issued to represent the loan.eurchase in London and Paris, of bonds of the A Mexican Financial Commission will be at once estab lished in Paris, and wi:l be empowered to do all official acts necessary for the completion and i,sue of the scrip and bonds arising out o the loan, and also for the capitalisaton of the arrears of in; f crest on the old bonds, and for other i financial purposes. This commission will con Ist of Count de Germiny, Senator, Honorary Governor of the Bank of France ; Mr. W lliam hope, General Manager of the International Financial So ciet as Provisional -English Commissioner: and a member So to be y, specially delegated by the Emperor of Mexico. The documents relating to the authorisation of the loan may be inspected at the offices of Messrs. Bircham -street,, Dalrymp;e, Drake, and Ward, solicitor s, 46, Parliament West minster. In case of any application not receiving an allotment the deposit made on application will be returned in full ; and if a less amount be allotted than is applied for e deposit will be applied towards the furt her sump ayablthe on allotment, and the surplus balance, if any, r eturned to the applicant. Appli ations, accompanied by the prescribed deposit, will be received by Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard street, London, and the International Financial Society 'Limited); or by the Societe Generale de Cre tit M,bilier, at I aria, until Saturday next. the 23d April. Lists will also be opened throughout the departments of France by all the cor respondents of the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier, and of the Credit Fonder of France. At Turin..by the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier Italic 1. At Madrid If Espagnol At Amsterdam..de Commerce et d Industrie. Forms of application and prospectuses may be had of Messrs. Gln Mills, and C)., 67 Lombard-street, or the In ternational y Fi nazeial Sockty (Limited', 51, Old Broad-street. London, April 16, 1861. FORM OF APPLICATION, No ... To be retained by the Bankers. EMPIRE OF MEXICO. Anglo-French Six per Cent. Loan-17,790,00 0 , representing a Nominal Amount of £12,365,(.00. To Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., and the International Financial Society (Limited). Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the sum of £ , being the required deposit of 5 per cent. on £ I request that you will allot me £5 in the above loan, and I hereby agree to accept that amount or any leas sum that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further instalments thereon, in accordance with the terms of your prospectus of 16th April, 1864. Name in full Address in full Occupation 1664. Date .. BANKERS' RECEIPT, No To be ref ained by a pplicant. EMPIRE OF MEXICO, Anglo-French Six per Cent. L0an—£7,790, 000 , representing a Nominal amount of £12,365,000. 67, Lombard-street, London. April, 1861. Received of the sum of £ on account of the above loan, being the deposit of 5 per cent. on an application for £ of the above loan. For Glyn, Dulls, and Co., *** The applicant will please fill up the blanks of this ap plication and the receipt before presenting the payment. EMPIRE OF MEXICO.- ANGLO-FRENCEI SIX PER CENT. LOAN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that NO further APPLI CATION for ALLOTMENTS of the above LOAN will be received after SATURDAY, the 23d inst. For the International Finan cial Society (Limited). GLYNN, MILLS, and CO. WALTER A. MICHAEL, Secretary. London, April 20,1864. PRIZE ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:— "I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my tucn, com , mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 9s, 2d. per lh. Ordinary quality • • Od. per lb. VEGETABLE C.:INDLES, with a mixture of Wax. Best quality .• • • • • •• • • • Is. sd. per lb. Rend quality •• .. • • ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality • • x . • •• Is. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orderfra Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1734 The larges t Establishment in England for the manufacture Wax. Candles for the use of the Altar. NEW WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS, In Monthly Parts, uniform with the Original Editions of " Pickwick." "David Copperfield," &C. On Saturday, April 30th, will be Published Part 1., price Is., of OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, By CHARLES DI''KENS• To be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts. With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. V,-day is published, price le., A VOICE FROM DERBY TO BEDLAM. 11 " Audi alters m partem." London : Robert Hardwick, 192, Piccadilly. This Day, Never before Published, price 25., LEAH, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. *** Whoever has seen MEss Bateman in "Leah" should read this story. upon which the play is founded. Also, uniform with the above, price 2s. each, 1. BEL DEMONIO. 12. THE DUKE'S MOTTO. N.B.—The popular Dramas are founded upon these novels. London: Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. This Day, price 25., fancy cover, KATE H A M I L T O N. An Autobiography of a Gay Life and a " Love" Career. Uriform with the above, price 2s, each, 1. SKITTLES. 3. LEFT HER HOME. 2. ANONYMA. 4. FANNY WHITE. WOMEN OF LONDL, 2s. 6d. Illustrated. London: George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. JLP ARBAR A. HOME, the New Novel, by MARGARET BLOUNT, is now ready, in 3 vole., at all the Libraries. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. THE MOST APPROPRIATE OF MEMORIALS. " This Booke, When Braise and Marble fade, shall make thee looke Fresh to all Ages.' REPRINT of the FIRST FOLIO EDITION, 1623. Mr. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES, price 108. 6d. HISTORIES, Price 108 6d. THE TRAGEDIES will be ready shortly and complete the wo k. Printed from th True Original Copies. L. Booth, 3J7, Itegent-street, London, W. A chbarmin Ac?omaniment to the above, or, separately, a beautiful Drawin p g -room Appendage, the Celtbrated SHAKESPEARE GALLERY, Reduced by Phdography to a 4to. size. 98 Photographic Repr Indians of Boydell's Gallery. Published originally at CO Guineas ; now to be had for Two Guineas, cloth elegant. THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN. Photographed from Smirke's Pictures. One quaint little volLme, only ss. London: L. Booth, 307, Regent-street; S. Ayling, 493, Oxford-street. T HE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL BUST. By FELIX M ILL ten, Professor of Sculpture, Govern - meni School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by ROWEL L, JAMES, and CO, Copies will be issued, IA the order of registration, to sub scribers only, and are executed in— Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta 15 One Guinea. Bronze 8 9% /I Three Guineas Subscribers' names received by the agents in Lo don and chiet provincial towns (where copies of the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers. J Antrlo, ...a CO. , ' ove., By apvintment to the Queen and vri n ce and Princess of Wal2s, 5,7, and 9 . RE,iI4.',NT-S GREET, LONDON. Photoqraphs and proFretuses forwardel post free on ap plication. THE ORIGINAL OYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &a. P re p a red only by the proprietors, linos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, lialston, London, N.l. ERC T H R MANUFACTURERS, AC COUNTS arranged and ad.usted, and B alance Sheets IVI TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. prepared.—Financtal operations organised and Banking fa cilities arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade Stock, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.— The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20, Devereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. THE EMBARRASSED read " TILE: PLAIN GUIDE TO EMBARRA BANK RUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS," showing what can be SSED in Town and Cou ntr y legally done, and the exact cost, To be had gratis and post free of Mr. Wetherfield, Solicitor of the Court, 25, Moorgate street, Bank. N.B.—Debts recovered on ommission without law ex pences to clients. BED •ROOM CANDLES. "PRICE'S CANDLES, which will not ca ndl drop c rease when carried. Thin, very hard es, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 28. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. "SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use w here cheapness is a great object will be found an impro rYks candles, a s they gutter less. to fit thi n cand l es , is. and 28 . 6d. each ; went re making S du pe cin coina g lt s cah oc en k od e rl t de s i , ntiac TOIL ET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, to tender skins in winter. Belmont Glycerine Soap, GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE ":Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes contains rrice's Glycerine. cansuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, bad from any Chemist, i n grease and other stains. " Pric3's Patent," from 6d. tles, Od. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold on the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." in capsuled bot- Retail throng Wholesale by Prices Paten on t Ld any Grocer. C au dl e Company (Limited), lon. --. Islington. — Two Eight-roomed Houses. -UR. ANDREW HIND will SELL, bv 131 AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, May 17. 1864, at 12 for 1 o'clock , in two lots, the de•irable HOUSE 4, Nos. 3 and 5, Elmore-street, Lower-road, Islington, each containing eight rooms and washhouse, with gardens. May be viewed by cards from the Auctioneer cionly, Inn and p a rticulars, with conditions of sale, had at the piinpai s in the neighbourhoo d ; at the A uc tion Mart; and at the Auctioneer's Office. corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. -- Barnet~ —A: Pair of Semi-d e t ac hed Villas. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL. by A.UT two minutes' at 12 for 1 Nat o'clock, in two lots, the co nven i en t F r eenold Seven roomedCOm in the u COTTAGES, Mart, r w t, on TUESDAY, Ma 17, 18 54, Nos. 1 and 2, L ancas t e r-roa ~ New Barnet, withi n y .1k o f a station and half an hour's ride from town. Let to respe c t a ble yearly tenants at £44 per annum, but possession of one may be load. May be viewed by permission of the tenants, and particu lars, with conditions of sale. at the Railway Tavern ;of C. Parke, Esq., solicitor, 37, Moor Cate-street ; at the Auction Mart ; and at the Auclioneer's Olllee,i, corner of Little Carter lane, St. Paul's. .. BUSINESSES. - Mr. ANDREW HIND'S APRIL LIST, containing 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &c., eiratis. Letters enclose stamp. Particu lars entered free. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. UNDEet an ASSIGNMENT.—To GROCERS. Mr. ANDREW HIND has for immediate DISPOSAL the Bussinesa, Fixtures, Utensils, and Stock of a GROCER. 5, St. Germaine -terrace, Lee, Kent. Good shop and eight rooms. Rent, £5O. Price moderate. Offices, ],Little Carter lane. B ERLIN WOOL. FANCY STATIONERY, —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for situate in one of the best positions. Bispo an s d AL T t O h ß e A ab C o T e : N. Doing a snug business, and capab e of much improvement. Price for fittings, fixtures. Arc., £lOO. Offices, corner of Little carter-lane, St. P in 'B, ColasEE-HOUSES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND or SALE an old-established BUSINESS, near St. Paul's. Coffee-room, bar, kitchen, and six rooms above. Rent L 33, Lease 16 years. Trade £l2 er week. Price Ll4O. Also the following:—Southwark, £75 ;Oxford-street (near), £10 , ) ; is ington, £69 ; Shoreditch, £2OO, &c. Offices, 1, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. --------- LL the ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the eountry can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of ,s -hill specimens W and consultations iree.-BGrosv , e nor- Bir street, Bond-street, , Bennett' 1 mingham. TUESDAY MORNING, April 26, EXCURSION TO CHARL ECOTE. Tickets ss. In the Evening, at 7 o'clock, TWELFTH NIGHT will be represented by the Company of the Theatr.- Royal, Haymarket. Orsini, Mr. Howe—Sebas tian, Mr. Weathersby—Antonio, Mr. Braid—Roberto, Mr. Walter Gordon—Carlo, Mr. ClarK—Valentine, Mr. Worrel— Sir Toby Belch, Mr. Rogers—Sir Andrew, Mr. Buckstone Fabian. Mr. W. Farren—Clown, Mr. Compton—Priest, Mr. Culienford—Officers,Mr. Coe and Mr. James - Olivia, Miss 11. Lindley —Viola, kiss Louisa Angel—Maria, Mrs. E. Pita william. Atter the Comedy, Mr. Sothern (Lord Dund - zeary) will ap pear in a new Faroe. Tickets ss.—Reserved seats, 10s. Oct. and 21s. On WEDNESDAY NTORNING, April 27, A SHAKE SPEAREAN READING. Tickets, 2s. 6d. —Reserved Seats, ss. In the Evening, in consequence of the withdrawal of Mr. Fechter, Mr. Vining. of the Royal Princess's Theatre, ha kindly undertaken tn put two ofShakespeare's Plays upon the Stage. At 7 o clock will be produced the Tragedy of ROMEO A D JULIET. The character of Juliet by Mdlle. Stella Collas, supported by Mr. H. Marston, Mr. J. Nelson. Mr. Vining*, Mr. D. Fisher, and Mr. Forrester. After which the COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Antipholi by Mr. Vining* and Mr. Ne . son. The two Dromios by the brothers Webb, supported by Miss C. Carson, 3fiss`ll. Howard, and Miss E. Barnett. Tickets ss.—Reserved Seats, 10s. 6d. and 21s. The Hamlet tickets will be available for this Evening's Entertainments. On THURSDAY MORNING, April 28, in the Shake speirean [looms, a CONCERT of Instrumental Music and Glees from Sh.kesperean Plays.—Ticke s, 2s. M.—Reserved Seats. ss. In the Evening at Seven, AS YOU LIRE IT will be represented: Rosalind, Mrs. Hermann Vezin (late Mrs. Charles Young)—Celia, Miss Rebecca PowelL—Phcebe, Miss M B u fton—Audry, Miss Charlotte Saunders.—The Duke, r. J. Bennett--J agues. Mr.Creswick.—Amiens, Mr.W. H. Cumings. —Orlando, Mr.W.Farren—Adam, Mr. Chippendale. —Touch stone, Mr. compton—Le Beau, Mr. Belford'—Oliver, Mr. R. Dolman,—Wrestler, Mr 11. Payne. The play produced under the superintendence of Mr. H. Creswick. Tickets, ss.—Re served Seats, 10s. 6d. and 21s. On FRIDAY Evening, April 29th, "GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL." Tickets (by vouchers), 21s. A series of Popular Entertainments in the following week. During the Festival there will be an exhibition in the Town Hall of many of the well known Portraits of Shakes peare and eminent Actors of his plays. The Great Western, North-Western, and other Railway Companies will run serial trains during the Festival ; and at the close of each night's performances, trains will leave for London. Birmingham, Malvern, Leamington, &o. Return Tickets will be available from Friday the 22d, to Saturday the 30th. Tickets, Programmes, &c., may be obtained at 2, Exeter Hall, London ; and at the Festival Ticket Office, New-place, Stratford-upon-Avon. The Official Programme, published by Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, containing full particulars of all matters connected with the Festival, together with a Guide to the Town and Neighbourhood of Stratford-upon-Avon, is now ready. This may be obtained at the Ticket Office, and from all Boolt sellers, price is. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, NO, Piccadilly. MRS. MACREADY will give DRAMATIC RECITALS at theQucen's Concert Rooms, Hanover square, May 3d, 6th, 10th, 12th, 17th, 20th, and 28th. Stalls, 4.. ; unreserved seats, 2 6d. Admission, ls. Tickets for the series, one guinea, to be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, and at the Rooms. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic King William-street, thiaring-cro3s, EVERY EVENINLi, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, la. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next 3lorning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. T 11 o.2cr RD, 6, OXFORD STREET, IV. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ; also, the TWO GENTI.E3IEN OF VERONA, by Sir 11. R. Bishop. Supported by the whole of Talented Company. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSIVORTII and EUGENE, Mr. T. Macl4, , ran, W. Randall, G. lintchenaon, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Powor (the juvcnile. comedienne), dm, &c. - - Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balemy, 18.; private baxes, 10s. 6d. CANTE T R i B EI U , R , Y HALL. PRINCE BLOSSOM; 0; THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! with novel effects, registered by C. Morton and T. 11. Weston. "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, 1.8 so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, G. W. Tester, &c. (to Also will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN t'ENA RIC ; or,a WITH SHAKSPEHE, written express'y by W. F. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- CONTINUED SUCCESS of the CIRQUE, acknow ledged to be the best produced in England. MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two. EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven. ROYAL ALHAMBRA. - EVERY EVENING the celebrated.TEAN JACQUES. from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris. EVERY EVENING at half-past Seven. ROYAL ALHAMBR A.- Brilliant EQUESTRIAN SCENE of he Young Ladies, entitled THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON. Prices of Admission—Private Boxes (to hold six), 215.; Reserved Seats, 3s. ; Stalls and Balcony. 2s. ; Pit and Pro menade, Is. ; Upper Balcony, 6d. Box Office open from ten to four. 111 - ADAMS TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL 'Vt. GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the oele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open st Half-past 8, commence at O. Admission is. Manager, M. GIIENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astees; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang - , the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &o. Egyptian Mummies, un wrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Nirestminster Bank. Post-uflice Orders payable at Camber well -park. Address—Borr and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. THE NIZAM of the DECCAN'S Magnificent CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one of five recently manufactured (154 liOits, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter, is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman ship in glass, amongst which are designs in engravings taken from the famous Elgin marbles; also a variety of the most delicat. table glass, with olaborately enraved ornamenta tions resembling the finest laze work. The altarpiece, in cryst 1, has now been adde .T. DEFRIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Iraq. CHANDELIERS in BRONZE, ORNIciLU, and SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Library. Moderator Lamps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. J. DEFRIEG alle S and SONS, We Show Ilooms, Crystal ry, Egyptian Piccadilly. DEFRIES and SONS' CRYSTAL CHAN ./ • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and other registered De ins for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India; Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. 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Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, acaord , ng to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-13treet, London, W., and at alt chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. LAW INTELLIGENCE-April 22, COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) KNOX V. SMEE AND SMEE-THE BROMPTON ORATORY. In this suit the plaintiff, the Rev. Thomas Francis Knox, propounded the will and codicil of the Rev. William Hut chinson, deceased. The defendants, Dr. Alfred Smee, and Mrs Smee, his wife, pleaded that the will was not accord ing to the requirements of the statute, that the testator was not of sound mind, and that the execution of the will was secured by the undue influence of the plaintiff and others. Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Inder wick appeared for the plaintiff; and Dr. Deane, Q.C., Dr. Swabey, and Mr. Fooka, of the Chancery bar, for the defendants. Mr. Kerslake said he appeared for the plaintiff, the Rev. Thomas Francis Knox, who as executor propounded the will and codicil of the late Rev. William Hutchinson, who died on the 12th July, 1863. The will was dated 24th July, 1860, and the codicil on the 7th August in the same year. Alfred Smee, one of the defendants, was the brother-in law of William Hutchinson, having married Elizabeth, his sister, the other defendant, who had been made a party to the proceeding, not only as the next of kin, but also as heiress-at-law, there being some small Irish property, worth £l5 a year, left by William Hutchinson at his death. He should be able to show conclusively that when the testator made the will and codicil he was in a perfectly sane state of mind, and that he acted entirely according to the dictates of his own conscience, without any undue influence on the part of the Rev. Mr. Knox or any other person. The testator was the son of George Hutchinson, a cashier.in the Bank of England, who died in 1833, leaving two children, the testator and a daughter, who married Alfred Smee. The testator was born in 1822, and the daughter in 1818, and William Smee, the father of Alfred Smee, the defendant, was executor of the elder Hutchinson's will. Smee, senior, who also held a position in the Bank of England, was likewise appointed guardian of the children. The Rev. W. Hutchinson inherited considerable property, both present and prospective, under his father's will. Both he and his sister were brought up by William Smee with his own chil dren, and some years ago Alfred Smee married the sister. In 1843 William Hutchinson became a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1844 he went to Italy. About that time he made the acquaintance of Dr. Faber, a member of the University of Oxford, bat had previously expressed his intention to join the Roman Catholic religion. Mr. Alfred Smee did all he could, and in an extremely offen sive manner, to prevent his taking that course, but he was unsuccessful. That gentleman, who was a medical practi tioner, resident in Finsbury-circus, wrote a very long letter in 1845, entreating him in the most earnest terms not to at tach himself to that community. In another letter, dated September 17. 1845, he said his rraolution arose not from reason but from a mind diseased, and that the idea of his lending himself to tbo "mummery" of such a relentless body, who would rob him of every farthing, was most hor rible and distressing. It was addressed to " Wm. llatchin son, E.q., member of the Church of England, and student of Trinity College, Cambridge." On the 21st of the same month ho was received into the Roman Catholic Church at Birmingham. About the same time, or subsequently, Dr. Faber joined the tame religion, and they became ex tremely intimate and went on a tour together. In 1846, they joined a community known as the Winifredians, who had just removed to Cotton Hall, Staffordshire. Shortly afterwards there was a paragraph in the papers stating that Mr. Hutchinson had become a priest. This led to a letter from Mr. Smee, dated October 13, 1846, in which he spoke of the " debased" villain Faber, who ruled him for his own ambitious ends, and complained of the injury which Hutch inson's embracing the Roman Catholic religion had done to the writer in his professional capacity. In August, 1847, Hutchinson was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, In February, 1848, a new community called the "Oratorians" was established in St, Mary-vale, Birming ham, and they were joined by the Winifredians. Next year they became divided into two bodies, and Dr. Faber and some other members, including Mr. Hutchinson, came to London and established a house of their own in King Wil liam-street. In 1850 they became an independent commu nity, but Dr. Faber ceased to be superior and was a simple novice. Whatever authority he enjoyed over the rest of the community was by reason of the rules and regulations of the house to which he belonged. During the same year they removed to Brompton. Mr. Smee said he was deprived by Mr. Hutchinson's will of £4,000 which ought to have been left to him, but a large portion of the testator's property was expended in charitable and other good works during his lifetime. Among these were ragged schools in Holborn, and Drury-lane, which he superintended himself, an orphanages a reformatory, and model lodging-houses. lie also contri buted largely towards the Oratory at Brompton. He fitted up a side chapel entirely at his own expense, and also spent several hundred pounds in forming a library, the catalogue of which he was engaged upon at the time of his death. The learned counsel then read several letters to show that he transacted all matters in the most business-like way, and that he had a fixed determination not to leave any of his property to his family. The Judge Ordinary—l suppose his capacity is distinctly in issue ? Dr. Swabey—Yes; most distinctly. Mr. Kerslake said that by the will the testator be queathed to the Ray. Thomas F. Knox, of the Oratory, a legacy of £39, and subject to that all his real and personal estate to the use of the Very Rev. F. W. Faber, D.D., of the same place, his heirs, executors, and assigns, and if he died in his lifetime then to the Rev. Charles Bowden and his heirs and assigns. The Rev. F. W. Faber was appointed executor of the will, and the codicil revoked that appoint ment and substituted the Rev. Thames F. Knox, the present plaintiff. His will evidently carried out the long-cherished intention of the deceased, and was not brought about by any undue or improper influence. His sister had been amply provided for under his father's will, and it was clearly his desire that neither she nor her husband nor children should participate in his property. There could be no doubt that he suffered a good deal from illness, and was ultimately afflicted with paralysis, but there was no ground for alleging that he was of unsound mind when he executed the will, As already stated, he died on July 12, 1863, and three weeks previously he was entirely under the profes sional care of Dr. Smee. About three months afterwards Dr. Faber died. The learned counsel then said that the Oratorians were under no vows, and were free to dispose of their property as they liked, and to leave the community whenever they chose. The whole property of the testator only amounted to between £4,000 and £5,000, and nothing was more reasonable than that he should leave it to those for whom he entertained the greatest affection and regard. Before his death he desired Father Knox to purchase a diamond ring and pin of the value of about £4O, and present it to Mr. Smee, as an equivalent for his professional ser vices. Mr. Smee attended the funeral at the burial ground at Sydenham belonging to the order, and he then intimated that it was his intention to dispute the will. Afterwards he wrote to the superior of the Oratorians, say ing, that as far as bodily ailments were concerned, his brother-in-law had received the attention which might be expected from gentlemen and Christians, but that ho con sidered his death was due to a spiritual intimidation, which was not only contrary to the Christian religion, but con trary to the law of the land, and that he should hold all concerned in it responsible. In another communication he said his wife claimed part of the Oratory as next of kin, and he demanded particulars of all the receipts. The learned counsel said he had no doubt the court, after hear ing the evidence which would be adduced, would pronounce in favour of the validity of the will. The following witnesses were then called : The Rev. George Fred Ballard, one of the clergy of the Oratory at Brompton, which he joined in 1850, said that in that year he first made the acquaintance of Father Hutchin son, who was then a member of the order. He said the library cost about £lOOO, which Father He was ^^^ of " ag witnesses to re was that of and was signed in witness's presence. what became of the will afterwards. He also witnessed the signature to the codicil. On both occasions Father Rut chinson was in full possession of his reasoning powers, and was so during the whole time witness knew him. As one of the" deputies' Father Hutchinson was consulted on the business of the Oratory. The Oratory was a society of secular persons living in community. It was, he believed, the only religious older in which no vows were taken by the priesthood. There was no vow of poverty or obedience. The members were entitled to withdraw at pleasure. They all contributed a small annual sum by way of commons. Except in that respect, they had the entire control of their own property. Any qaestions with regard to the common property of the society was decided by a majority of the votes of the members. The deputies of the order were elected at triennial elections. The congregation could dis solve themselves. The father vies also elected every three years. Witness never influenced the testator in the dispo sition of his property, nor did he know the contents of the will when he witnessed the execution. Cross-examined—The will was executed at the Oratory, at Brompton. Father Rowe, the ether witness, and myself were the only pars ins present except the deceased. Father Hutchinson sent for me, I think I and Father Rowe went into his room together. Father Hutchinson's hand was steady. (The will was handed to witness) There is something like an erasure in the will, but it may have been produced by a thick pen. The colour of the ink is darker in the deceased's signature than in the signature of the witnesses, but not considerably. It dotes not at all follow that they were written in different ink. The codicil was executed at St. Mary's, Sydenham. The testator asked me to witness it, Father Stanton was present. The testator first asked nee to copy the codicil, as there was a mistake in the one the solicitor had sent him, and I did so in another room. The codicil executed is in my handwriting. Father Faber was not present at the execution, but he was in the house. In 1855 I noticed a considerable difference in the deceased's health. His speech became partially affected at that time. His mouth was partly drawn aside, but his walk was not affected. Afterwargs his speech became more affected. He left off preaching in 1855, in conse quence of the defect in his articulation and his general ill health. His walk was not neaterially *fleeted until he, returned from the East in :1858. There was a kind of roll in his walk. He was not absolutely inarticulate until his death, bat he had a difficulty in_pronouncing his words. We dined together at the Oratory. He had also a difficult in swallowing. I noticed this in 1856, and it in creased. He complained often of pains in the back of his head. We enter into no engagements when we enter the Oratory. As long as you are in the house you have to attend to certain regulations. There is only one set of regu lations. 'We do not sign them, but merely assent to them. There is no form of assenting to them. After admission there is a religious ceremony, but quite different from that on being admitted to holy orders. The service is in print. It is read, and we take the part of novices. We are bound to pay the superior some sort of obedience, and he has to see that those appointed to offices in the congregation carry them out. All questions of detail are referred to him. I should not say he possesses considerable influence over the members. As a matter of fact Father Faber had con siderable influence over the members, not as superior, but from his own attributes. There is no mode of enforcing this obedience. The superior cannot direct penance or mortifica tion. He has a moral power, which is exercised through the feeling of the community that they ought not to disobey what he commands. Father Hutchinson had a great sense of the duty of obedience to the superior. I never heard him say that obedience was the great duty of members of the Roman Catholic Church. I saw Father Hutchinson last on the Saturday before his death: In 1860 his bodily ill ness was very gteat. I don't think that extreme unction was administered to him in that year. It would have been the duty of the superior to have administered it. Re-examined by Mr. Coleridge—Though Father Hutch inson had strong convictions on the subject of obedience, he exercised an independent opinion, Father Faber was a man of considerable abilities and distinction, remarkably pleasing in his manners, and very much beloved by those who knew him in both religions. I have myself been in a conveyancer's office. Blotting-paper makes a difference in the appearance of ink. We signed last, and if the blotting paper had been in our signatures they would probably be rather different in colour from the signature of the deceased. Sir H. Holland said, in 1857, he met Mr. Hutchinson at Mount Carmel, while travelling in the East, and was with him for about 14 days. They travelled together, and for seven or eight days they were stationary at Jerusalem. With regard to intelligence, Mr. Hutchinson was perfectly competent. The only complaint for which he consulted him was a swelling of the larynx, which affected his voice, and he did not observe any sign of paralysis. The Judge Ordinary said he thought that evidence as to the state of the deceased in 1857 was immaterial. The further hearing of the case was then adjourned. i i t ' ~. FACTORY INSPECTORS' REPORTS. The usual reports, just laid before Parliamcn‘, from the Inspectors of Factories, deal with several subjects of great in±errs•. The numb3r of opera- tives on full time in the cotton districts is staved to have increased by above 60 per cent. in the course of the year 1863, but work was less abundant in the latter part of the year, and the earnings aro lament ably insufficient owing to the inferior character of so much of the material. The diminished mortality continues. The improved health of the operatives is attributed to the change to outdoor labour in many instances, less of riotous living in some, and shorter working hours for the women and children. But the diminished supply of nutritious food has begun to tell, and perhaps also the extra labour which Surat cotton entails; and medical men say that the people are thinner and show diminished stamina, and that the constitutional vigour of great numbers is gradually being undermined, though this result is not manifested in increasing sickness, bat rather in retarding recovery. The report from the schools is satisfactory ; the attendance has con- tinued good, and many schoolmasters have kept children in their schools without payment rather than turn them into the streets. The sewing schools have taught needlework to hundreds of grown-up women who were quite ignorant of it. Mr. Redgrave reports, " I saw a mother, for instance, in a sewing-school, making a frock for her sixth child ; this woman had never used la needle until she came to the sewing -class." He gives an account, also, of the improve. merits which are being effected by the operatives under the Public Works Act. The wages earned at such works have been low, but would improve as the men became accustomed to the work, and they have proved intelligent workers and ready to learn. There has been no backwardness in endeavouring to obtain work in cotton factories; but generally the operatives have been disinclined to leave their neighbourhood, and this feeling has naturally been fostered indirectly by the masters and the house-owners. Mr. Redgrave supposes the cotton imported this year will cost up. wards of £80,000,000, but he notices the effect of high price in producing economy. The' waste" from the various processes of the manufacture of cotton is now worked up again, and is the means of giving employment to many hands. The preju dice against the re-manufacture of woollen waste has subsided, and left the " shoddy" trade an important branch of the woollen trade of York shire, giving the consumer cloth of a fair quality at a very moderate price; and doubtless the " cotton waste" trade will be recognised as supplying an admitted want. Cotton mills are still in course of erection ; Mr. Redgrave hears that there will be upwards of 100 rea d y to b e worked when the cotton trade re v i ves , an d t h e op i nion of the trade is that they will b e requ i re d and will be worked. Mr. Baker also reports that the mill. owners expect a trade "of which no one h as yet seen the like," B u t i t i s not easy ever to se the hands are to b e f oun d . T o a certai n deficiency of lab our i s lik e l y to be supplied extent the e where im provements in mac hi nery . Mr. Redgr ave a mill in Man c h es t er i n w hi c h he not iced n mn ew eby c t a io rd n ing engines, and on inquiry learned that 12 are doing the same quantity of work that 75 did before ; the manufacturer says he requ i res 14 fewer h an d s , and finds a saving in waste amounting to about 10 per cent., and a great saving in power, coal, oil, tallow, shafting, and strapping, and give cheerful rooms and a good atmosphere to breathe. Still Mr. Redgrave has to conclude with the expression of his hope that if a scarcity of han d s s hall give rise to a demand for an advance in the rate of wages, the warm symp a th y w hi c h has been so deeply felt by the wh o l e country f or the distressed districts, i the mutual respect and good feeling which have existed between employer and employed during the last two eventful years, and the experience the ope ratives have had that the interests of themselves and the masters are identical , will tend to divest allo t f m s which angry eachfeeli ng, so that party may t it he m q ay ue b s e tio se n tt o l f wagesedupon terms consider as just and fair to himself. THE BILL FOR. BUILDING THE NEW PALACE 01" JusTtcz is to be proceeded with this session, says to-day'a Law Times. b~ REDUCTION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. 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