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R 1 , 16 44 S "'n ANNUAL BALL of the LONDON i RIFLE BRIGADE, under the immediate patronage Of Field-Marshal 11.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, K G., Colonel of the Regiment, will take place at Willli's Rooms, 7 0 MORROW (Friday', the sth Juue. Tickets may be obtained at Head-quarters from 10 a.m. to 8 P m.. and at Willis's Rooms from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 4th June, 1863. By Order. completely blowing cif the centre. finger of hand, and lacerating the skin of .the neck the right ear of the volunteer in front of him. AL Jacksc- - -- attended, and having ii..,Auaged Mr. lillicy tered hand, and administered a little brandy to him and his companion, Lilley walked away from the park in the most manful manner. Col. Erskine at the conclusion of the evolutions addressed the re giment, and said he was not going to flatter them, that was no part of his duty; but he should not faithfully discharge his duty if he did not award them that praise he considered they deserved. He was much pleased with two things especially— their steadiness under arms and the Silence which had been observed in their ranks ; and the iesdv manner with which theyharl formed cluare on bciag called upon by him through their commanding offi cer suddenly to do so proved that thcy Were wel l drilled—a fact creditable not only to those who drilled them, but to them:::elves for having so eiently acquired it. He should not f6,il to make inmt favour6ble r eport. to the Sceret:lry of State f or w ar , nf A, ouy as to the (ffieieney of the but talion, but as to the able mannt.r in which it I)Ld The regiment then marched back to been headquarters. handled. L ONDON AND LISBON CORK WOOD COMPANY (Limited), Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained of the Secretary ; of Joseph Sebag, Esq., Broker, 12, Throgmorton-street ; and of Messrs. Lumley aunt Lumley, Solicitors, No. 2, Moorgate-street. STAMPED ....dd. THE SUN, LONDON, THULDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, i 863, N°. 22,132. L ONDON AND LISBON CORK WOOD COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That NO APPLICA TIONS for SHARES in the above Company WILL BE RE CEIVED after FRIDAY, the sth June next. SAML. OLDFIELD, Secretary. 12, St. Benet's-place, G'racechurch-street. DR. MOUAT'S AD VENTUILES. To-Morrow, June 5, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 16 5. , A DVENTURES AND RESEARCHES AMONG THE ANDAMAN ISLANDERS. WESTERN MANCRESTER and LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. them the vices alone of civilisation without its cor responding benefits, and having acquired no other advantages but a knowledge of the French lan guage, disfigured, however, by the plentiful intro duction of slang terms. With proper precautions, and under proper guidance, these evils might easily be averted, and a serious investigation into our institutions may he made to supply a remedy for the defects of their own. Established 1842. Chief Offices-3, Parliament-street, London, and 77, King-street, Manchester. ACTUARY—Arthur Scratchley, Esq., M.A. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 3. PUBLIC ROUSES BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, "That tie bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day three months." Question put, " That the word 'now' stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 103 ; Noes, 278. By Dr. MOUAT, F.11.G. S., ,te Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street, SPECI \TENS OF BONUS ALLOTTED. —E. G. has paid £lB3 lls. 3d. in Premiums towards his Policy for £1,500; £lO6 12s. id. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. R. S. has paid £7 6s. in Premiums towards his Policy for £5O ; £6 2s. 11d. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "NO CHURUH." Just ready, in 3 vo 7 s., CHURCH AND CHAPEL, By the Author of " No Church," "Owen : a Waif," (tc. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street T HE PERTUSOLA LEAD MINING AND SMNLTING COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1162, with Limited Liability. Capital £250,000, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application, £1 per share, and on allotment a further payment of £2 per share. Calls not to exceed £2 per share, at intervals of three months. ANNUITIES AND ENDOWMENTS GRANTED. Full Prospectuses, Proposals, and every information may be obtainedirom the Actuary in London, the Local Secretary in Manchester, or any of the Society's Agents. The feast of Courban Bairam begins on Wednes day. Today is observed as a holiday at the Porte in consequence of the ecterrninment to the diplo matic corps. To-morrcw being the eve of the fes tival, tne day is observed in the same manner. The test itself insts four days, so that a whole week is set aside, during which all work is at a standstill, and devoted to the pleasures of the dolce far niente, which is so much the vogue with this easy-going Government. AGENCY DEPARTMENT. This Socie'y, always desirous of extendinz its operations any connections, offers to influential residents in the towns and villages of the United Kingdom liberal allowances on business which they may be able to introduce. The services of Soli citors, Medical Men, Surveyors, Auctioneers, or Tradesmen of good local standing, are invited in the capacity of Pri• vate or Public Agents. All applcations to the Offices are treated as confidential. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, Almanacks, forwarded post free. DIRECTORS. Charles Bell, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co.) James il. Enthoven, Esq. (Messrs. H. .l. Enthoven and Sons). John P. Judd, Esq. (Messrs. Nathaniel Johnston and Sons). John erred, Esq., Ashwicke Hall, Gloucestershire. Edmund A. Pont:lex, Esq (Messrs. Pontifex and Wood). hard ylor. Esq• Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. RiTaylor, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Barnett, Hoaxes, and Co., London. Messrs. J. Burned and Co., LiVerool. SOLICITORS—Messrs. John and Willlean Galsworthy,l2, Old ewry-ehallib ers. BROKERS—Messrs. Joshua imutchinson and Son, Angel court, Ti l'.rog,morton• stre'. MANAGER--Messrs. John Taylor and Sons, GENERAL SUPE'aINTENDENT IN ITALY—Mr. Geo. Mill - ley. SE CRETARY—Mr. W. G. Williams. Offices -6, Queen-street-place, London. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. bilit Thin Company has been duly r egistered with limited lia- Its y. object is the purchase of a large interest in the cele brated lead mines of Monteponi, in the 'timid of Sardinia, together with the extensive lead smelting establishment of PirTtusola and the Sarzanello Coal Mine In the Gulf of _Sp v e c zz : Tile nurchase•money for these properties (including eTen twelfths of the Monteponi Mine), plant, engines, &o, is £150,000, and it is estimated that £50,000 will be required as floating capital, so that in fixing the nominal cap Pal at £550,000, a margin of V. 0.001 is left to enable the Company to take advantame of such opportunitiesnaasiiamn mines.aypre present them selves of extending their interest This undertaking differs essentially in in its nature from ordi naryital being invested i n th e mining enterprises. Its cal purchase of mines and worlts,whick.ara in full operatioh;and =verylargt fettling. . Yie F id uri g prospectuses with forms of application for shares may be had at the offices of the Company, No. 6, Queen -street place. London, or of the Brokers of the Company, Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son. No application will becon sideredred unless a deposit of .£1 for each share applied for shall have been previously made with the Bankers of the Com pany. This sum will be returned in full in the event of no allotment being made. Now ready at all the Libraries , in 3 vols., T HIRD EDITION of LOST AND SAVED." By the Hon. MRS. NORTON. "'Lost and Saved' will be read with ea2er interest by thf , se who love a touching stor y . It is a vigorous novel. —Times. " Lost and Saved' is a work o f such rare excellence that it would create a stir among no vel rea d er s , even if it had not Mrs. Norton's name on the title page. It surpasses Stuart of Dunleath ' in strength, delicacy, and finisri."—Athenmum. Hurst and Blackett, Publisn,ers, 13, Great Marlborough stcect. R OYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,0 Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,0A,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The Receipt of FIRE PREMIUMS has been as follows :- 1854 £128,459 1 8 58 £196,148 1856 While for 1862 they exceeded £300,00. The Fire Revenue has been enhanced, in four years, by the enormous sum of more than £lOO,OOO, and during the last six years it has been doubled. ht oreover, the latest Parliamentary Return of Insurance Tax paid to the Inland Revenue Office (ordered to be pr nted by the House of Commons, Bth July, 1862) exhibits the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as respects increase of business, at the HEAD OF ALL the Insurance Offices. LIFE DEPARTMENT. The rapid progress and position of this branch will be best shown by the following - statement of the New Life business effected for the Year. Sum Assured_ A 855... ...... . . £206,514 1857 1859 4:34,170 1861 521,101 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Naval and Military Intelligence. SOUTH-EASTERN. A Wharneliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bridge-house Hotel, London bridge; the Hon. J. Byng in the chair. Mr. S. Smiles, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said the meeting was called for t ti h aa e mi p l ewunartp; Cseompany, e To mh o f ep c fia o nr n sy s t va er nads i n ai g t t wb w ial o als o b ps f i nv l bt i s mhme n ii now ehyda b re e bip f el:3o power wa e P .. ucesrr e a o - to ont cained s senate that conferring une,3taki*.,.. with the hSouth rastCern omp - any. Ho thoughl therc could not be two opinions.as to the desirableness of their being placed in such a position as to be enabled to make that railway an integral part of their own system, should they consider it desirable to do so. The present bill committed them to nothing, a s it was merely permissive. When the bill became law it would be for them to go into the question of terms, and they would be called together when a definite scheme had been prepared, such as the directors could recommend for their adoption. The other bill to be submitted for their consideration was the Hastings Pier and Harbour Bill. It was promoted by another company, and gave them a permissive power to enter into working arrangements with that company, and the directors considered it desirable they should possess such a power. MR. THOMAS ADOLPHUS TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. In Three Vols., post Svo., GIULIO OIALAT ES TA. A NOVEL. By THOMAS ADOLPHUS TROLLOPE. [This Day. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. THE NAVY. Mr. Reed, the new chief constructor of the navy, yesterday paid an official visit to Woolwich dock yard, of which the authorities had been previously apprised by the Board of Admiralty. Mr. Reed was first conducted over the iron-cased ship Caledonia, and afterwards inspected the Repulse, Wolverine, Dartmouth, and the other ships about to be converted under the new system. He also inspected the dock yard schools, with the intention of establishing a seocol of no,-Tal trchiteeturc in the dockyard. __ Mr: Mr. Reed will renew his visit of inspection to the dockyard this morning. The official Admiralty designs, prepared under the direction of Mr. Reed, for the re-construction of the wooden frigate Belvidera, 51, as an armour plated frigate, have been received at Chatham dock yard, and are now being copied to scale preparatory to the vessel being taken down and reconstructed under No. 7 shed, where preparations are making for commencing the work as soon as a sufficient number of hands are released from the other vessels now in progress. The statement that the Belvidera is to be converted into an armour-plated frigate, ac cording to the plans of Mr. Laing, the master-ship builder at Chatham, is not strictly correct. Although he prepared designs for the new vessel, they were not acted upon by the Admiralty. The Belvidere, as well as the whole of the five armour-plated frigates ordered to be built in accordance with the recent decision of the House of Commons, are to be constructed from the designs prepared by Mr. Reed. NEW SPORTING NOVEL. In Three Vols., post Svo., CHARLIE THORNHILL; or, the Dunce of the Family. A Novel. By CIIARLES CLARKE. [This Day. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. "h.. ,~. 1 T j' In post Bvo., is. Cd., STRANGE THINGS AMONG US. By If. SPICER., '. [This Day. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. New Premiss/tut, £5,90918 7 10.270 8 6 13,086 8 5 16,627 18 0 NEW NOVEL BY MRS, BERNAL OSBORNE. In Two Vols., post Bvo., FALSE POSITIONS. By Mrs. OSBORNE. [Next Week. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. While the sum assured by New I'oliccs in the year 1862 amounts to more than seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling. Large Bonuses declared 1855 and 1880—X2 per Cent. per annum. The greatest Bonus ever continuously declared by any Company. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. THE PER TUSOLA LE AD MINING and SMELTING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICATION for SII A RES in this Company DAY, the 6th d ay cf June next. will be received after SATTJR- Three Vols., post Bvo., BEEP WATERS. A NOVEL. By Miss ANNA DRURY, [Now Ready. Author of "Misrepresentation " " Friends and Fortune," &c. "'[he story begins well. * * * If once taken up the book will be read through. * * * Some of the scenes are very forcible, and each character is nicely discriminated." A thenmum. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic Establishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. W. G. WILLIAMS, Sec. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. THE DUNABURG and WITEPSK RAIL WAY COMPANY (Li m it e d) . Incorporated with Limited Liability under the Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1862. his I The Line to be constructed under a concess i on granted by Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, dated 19th March, OS., 1863 Nominal Capital, fixed by the concession, £2,600,000. On which the Russian Government guarantees an annual interest of £5 per cent., amounting to £130,000 in sterling moneeem y, for 85 years, a n d an a d i i t i onal 1-12th percent. to redthe capital at par in 85 years, by annual drawings, commencing the first year after the completion of the line. The above capital will be issued in 26,000 shares of £lOO each, bearine a minimum interest of £5 per share, which, on an outlay of £B3 per share, amounts to a fraction above 6 per cent, Interest on the calls, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, will also be paid during construction. Deposit, £5 per share on applicat on, and £5 on allotment. One-third of the capital has been taken by the Concession aires. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Now ready at all the Libraries, A NEW NOVEL, BY THE REV. J. PYCROFT, Author of " Twenty Years in the Church," DR A GON'S TEETH, 2 vols., post Bvo., cloth boards, price 21s. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They ebpecially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchoug, reduced to 3s. id. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. Id. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. The Solicitor read the heads of a bill for regu lating the capital and debenture debt of the Charing cross Railway Company, and for authorising the amalgamation of that company with the South- Eastern Railway Company. L. Booth, 307, Regent-street, W. Now ready, Illustrated with Six Chromo-Lithographic Drawings, OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, established upwards of thirty years, is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, s t rengthening*, beautifying, or restoring the hair,whiskers, or moustaches, and preventing them turning grey. Sold in bottles, 3s. 6d., 65., and 11s., by C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. For chil dren's and ladies' hair it is most efficacious and unrivalled. The sailing frigate Active, 36, Commander T. Heard, one of the squadron of sailing vessels built from the designs of Admiralty Symonds, having been converted into a training ship for the Naval Reserve, left Chatham harbour yesterday for Hartle pool, where she will be stationed. The Active, although launched about 20 years since, was never out of Chatham harbour. Her upper and main decks are fitted up in a very complete manner for the service for which she is meant, and commodious cabins have been erected for the officers, warrant officers, and police - who will do duty on hoard. The following appointments were made yes terday at the Admiralty:— In reply to Mr. Adams, it was stated that the present powers of the company authorised the rais ing of £1,926,600 and the bill gave power to raise an additional sum of £700,000 on shares, and £233,330 on debentures. A long discussion Ensued, in which Mr. Adams, Mr. C. Bell, Mr. Michell, Mr. C. Child, and Mr. Beavis took part. Considerable dissatisfac. tion was expressed at the great increase of the capital of the Charing-cross Railway from time to time, and the large amount of it the South• Eastern Company were called upon to subscribe; but under all the circumstances it was thought desirable to approve the bill. A formal resolution approving the bill was then adopted. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr . Thomson, a formal resolution approving a bill to authorise the construction of a tramroad from the South-Eastern Railway at Hastings to Hastings harbour was passed, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. FOUR MONTHS IN A DAHABEEH: A Narrative of a Winter's Cruise on the Nile. By M. L. M. CAREY. 1 vol. demy Bvo., cloth boards, price 15s. L. Booth, 307, liegent-Arcet, W. Just ready, F.econd Edition, fcp. Svo„ cloth boards, price 3i. 6d., JESSE'S LECTURES ON NATURAL HISTORY. OSTEO EID 0 N. Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEE 211 and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual cost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Deutists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; e 5, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. Delivered at Brighton. L. Booth, 307, Regent-street, W. Commander—David Miller, to be Captain. F. W. Sutton (B), engineer, to the Indus, as supernu merary. Edward Towel!, acting engineer, to the Orlando. Thomas Catchpool, assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for the Charger. _ _ _ 1 hos. Scott (B), to the Cumberland, as supernumerary. James Legate, to the Edinburgh, for tenders. THE ARMY. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. Schmidt). 11, L. Bi s choffsheim, Esq. (Messrs. Bischoffshei m an d G o ld - Geo.J. Goschen, Esq., M.P. (Messrs Frithling and Goschen). William Miller, Esq., M.P. (Messrs. William Miller and Co., St. Petersburg), T. A. MitChelL'Esq,, M.P. (Messrs. Mitchell, Yeames, and Col. Jervoise Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths). DIRECT S IN RUSSIA. Ills Excellency de Cube, V ice -Governor of the Province of Livonia. James Arrnitstead, Esq. (Messrs. Mitchell and Co., Riga), James Henry Hill, Esq, (Messrs. Hill Brothers, Riga), BANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Fresh&lds and Newman. CONSULTING ENGIBEER. John Hawkshaw, Esq, RESIDENT ENGINEER. Morgan Williams, Esq, AUDITORS. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, and Co. • SEC II F.TA.P.,V, pro tem. Mr. W. 11. Trumpler. OFFICES. This R 21, Thro gmorton-street, E.C. ailway, of the l ength of 161 English miles, will con- RanwP'met Dunaburg. the t erminus of the Riga and Dunaburg most .y, with Wit eps k . The Line passes through one of the productive districts of Russia, furnishing a large pro m.. ion of the exports from Riga; and, in facilit at i ng the transport of prod uce of the rich and wheat. growing pro vinces of Smolensk, Mohilew, It ursk, and Orel, will prove of the greatest importance both to England and Russia. In consequence of the absolute impossibility of forwarding goods at certain seasons of the year, and the very heavy charges at all times, a great part of the produce of these lat ter provinces has hitherto been almost lost to exportation, or available only in seasons when the markets of Western Europe were approaching famine prices. The transport of the colonial and foreign produce required in this part of the interior, effected hitherto, to a great extent, at heavy charges from St. Petersburg, will be carried on by means of this Rail way from Riga to Witepsk direct, and be thence distributed. There will also be a considerable passenger traffic, as the above -named provinces are amongst the most p o p u l ous of the empire. This Railway will be the only convenient and ex- peditious route fo r th e i n h a bit an t s b ot h to St. Petersburg and Western Europe. The Russian Government, attributing special imrortance to the early construction of this line, has granted a conces sion of th e most favourable character, embracing privileges never before obtained. the %R Among the di st i nguishing features of the concession are owing Ist The Cbmpany is to be constituted according to English law, with the Board of Direction in London, and an Agency of three the in Riga. 2d. The Government guarantees the interest in sterling Money, not, as in previous cases, in roubles. 'dd. The Government a'so guarantees an additional sum payable half yearly, on the capital of .£2,600,060, sufficient to redeem the whole capital at par in 85 years. 4th. Both the Interest hal f - yearly A fix e d dates. nd the sinking fund are payable a sth. The net receipts of the line are appl cable in relief of the Government Guarantee ; but the Company is authorised, in priority, to set apart 10 per cent, of such net receipts, to the extent of £lOO,OOO to form a reserve fund against contin gencies. lith. The shareholders are entitled to all net profits of the line, up to 6 per cent., on the nominal capital of £2,600,000. They are further entitled to one-half of all urther profits, over and above the 6 per cant., until the Government is re imbursed the moneys which it may have paid in respect ofthe guaranteed interest beyond the net earnings of toe line; after which reimbursement, the shareholders are entitled to the whole of the net profits, whatever they may be. A contract for the execution of the line of railway by the 30th November, 1867, with all necessary stations, buildings, and works, and f or the supply of rolling stock, according to the e n sPecifl cations and requirem en t s or the Government, has be entered into by the concessionaires with Messrs. Peto and Betts, under the superintendence and with the approval of Mr. Ilawkshaw the eminent civil engineer, for a sum of 41 ' 755,915 - An airangement has also been concluded, by 'which that contract together with the concession. is to be plade to the Company for the sum of LlB,OOO, which sum covers"a7preliminary expenses incurred in Russia and in l'lngland. fh connexion caution money of £130,00c both with the concess i on and the By these arrangements the cost of the under takui' g. as shown by the subjoined statement, has been brought within a sum of .£2,143,615. The Contract with Messrs. Peto and Betts for the amoentire construction, including Rolling Stock, unts to ... ............ The Engineering and Inspection of the Lin.e £1+ 755 , 915 ding the costs of the Preliminary Surveys, ke has been co n t racted for at a sum of ..... ' , I nterest during co ns t ruct i on, which will ' ... 73,700 .. be paid at the rat e o f 6 per cent., is calculated at about 196,000 Competent persons at Riga have offered to con tract for the purchase of the land necessary for the Railway (the Crown. Lands being assigned gratuitously) at ......... .•••• • • • -- ...... .. 31. 000 The line is to be completed and ready for traffic within 4i years from this time. The cost of Offices, expenses in London, Riga, and Duna burg, together with the remuneration of the Directors in London and Riga, is estimated for the above period at... ...... ... . _.. . Price paid f or the Concession Contracts , . d.. all pre liminary expenses, a s a b ov e ' Br okerage and incidentalexpense s , ...... ........ ::: .. .. :: 30,000 48.000 6,000 From the above statement it will be seen that thlnittal guarantee of £130,000, accorded by w th ,6 f l iil a net revenue y oare ecznortisation Nvi II yield, on the above outlay o f .z2Zsgt4ln Government, at the rate of 6 per cent., indepcndentl fund and of the profits of the line, which large sum, and that the amount required will mated at a not exceed £B3 per share. It is contemplated to take power in the Articles of Asso ciation to issue Debentures in relief of the Capital, at such a rate as will attord a further benefit to the Shareholders. An arrangement has also b 'en made with the Contractors, by which it is anticipated that a section of the line will be opened by the 30th November, 1866, from which source a sa ving Of £40,000 may be anticipated to the Company on th e -1 '„, 111 8 of '' interest durine. construction. ;ng w 'lle S hare Capital will be paid off at par by annual draw ' the li ne. hich will commence one year after the opening of Frfurther details as to the terms of the Concession, re ferencewhichimay be made to the certified copy of the original, nal docum B act the Company's office for inspection. The origi- Archiv •s nt is deposited as customary in the Imperial t at . Articles or Co st. e Pe tersburg. An extract of the principal Applicationsn r e o ssion aeenrnpanies the Prospectus. addressed to the 1-.iShares to be ma d e i n th e an nexed form. to d unless aecn. rectors ; but no application will be enter- Payne, and Smiths'nPanted with the receipt of Messrs. Smith, applied for. Thi s I ZS per Share on the number of Shares application not, sumbein will be returned in the event of the will be applied towa r d s the and if an allotment is made it to be made. the Paym, nt of £lO per Share then FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No To be forwarded to 21. Throgrnorton-s, the Preli m i nary Deposit to t theankers. reetß after payment of To the Directors of th e D unaburg and Witepsk Rail way Co mpany (Lirai tcd). Gentlemen, Having paid to your credit, with- Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, the sum s o h f ar .C es in the D that you will allot m . Witepsk Railway Company (Limi ed), and I hereby weptuch Shares or any sma ter !lumber that may be allotted to me, and agree the Articles of Association of the Company when re.. quired.—l arn, Gentlemen, Name in lull .. .. . ............ . .. ......... Address in lull .......................... .. .. . Date LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by th e use of ]+;lJ Eyebrows TONIC LOT lON, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing, in their operation. Tho mas E lliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they m a y b e con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. Oct., ss. 6d., 10 s. id. an, ,121 s. Forwarded on rece ipt o f p os t age stamps.—Thomas tt, hairgrower Mat floor), 51, Fenohurch-street,:j, WIZ; £1 100, SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. M. each Person. SOUPS. Green Pea. Claremont. FISH. Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel. Sturgeon Cutlets, sauce GenoiEe. ENTREES. Mutton. Cutlets, sauce Tomate. Minced Veal and Poached Ergs. JOINTS. Roast Beef. Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Cabinet Puddings. Fruit Jellies. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSFLLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-dTREET. S. TIIALBERG'S FAREWELL. Q THALBERG'S remai n i ng MA fINEES, and • LAS P APPEARANCES in Londo n , w ill take place at the ANOVii.R-SQUARE ROOMS, on MONDAY next, June 8 (his last appearance but one), and MONDAY, June 15, being the "Farewell Matinee." To commence at half-past 2. Stalls, 21s. ; family tickets, 3 guineas ; unreserved seats, 10s. 6d., to be had of Mr. Fish, llanoyer-square Rooms, where the plan of the seats may be seen ; at Austin's, Piccadilly; and the libraries and musicsellers. CRYSTAL PALACE.-SATURDAY NEXT, 6th Ju S ne, being appointed for the celebration (3 , her ItIRTIIDAY, a special displsy of the GREAT FOU \ TAINS at Two o'clock. A Military Band will attend. The Concert at Three. The following eminent Artistes will appear :—Mdlle. CARLOTTA PATTI, Mdrne. LEMMENS SHE RAINGTON, Signor S KVERINI, Mdmc. ARABELLA GODDARD. Signor COLOSANTI. After the Concert performances by the Military Band and on the Great Organ during the Promenade. Admission :—By Guinea Season Tickets free; by tickets if purchased before the day half-a Crown ;by payment on the day Five Shillings. Reserved Stalls Half-a-Crown extra. GREAT FOUNTAINS NEXT SATURDAY. CRYSTAL PALACE-QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY NEXT SATURDAY. —GREAT FOUNTAINS, Grand CONCERT, .tc. Half-a-Crown Admission Tickets new on sale at the Crystal Palace, 2, Exeter Hall, and the usual agents. T O -MORROW, LAST DAY for HALF-A CROWN TICKETS. CRYSTAL PALACE, SATURDAY.- RESERVED STALLS for next Saturday are NOW on SALE, Halt-a-Crown each. To prevent disappointment they should be at once applied for. CRYSTAL PALACE.--GREAT FOUNTAINS and GRAND CONCERT next Saturday. Half-$_ Crown Admission Tickets, Reserved Stalls, and the Gu nea Season Tickets, at No. 2, Exeter Hall. Nom—This Day and To-morrow this office will be OPEN until .even o'clo k for the issue of Half-Crown Admission Tickets. On Saturday the price will be Five Shillings. Saturday being a doubly attractive day, visitors will do well to provide themselves with tickets in good time. T E OXFO R . D, R, OXFORD STREET. Every Evening will be performed Selections from the following Operas : Verdi's LA FORZA DEL DES riNo ; and Flotow's MARTHA. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, &c.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dn's Flu Solos UNSWORTH, the modernte Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the mat venous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. " These two Parisian clowns have carried the art of tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their origin'l gambols. They elicit shouts of laughter and applause.' —Times, April 7, 1863. CA HAL L AND NTERBURY FINE ARTS GALFRY T N h oir s r E c}: i . e — ni E n N g the Two French Clowns. T the i R Marvellous E Cfi A N G A E R O T F B UT a T n E fl I T E A R T T N 11 l A E N N D T , ARTHUR LLOYD'S bur f , o e r sp hi le m Drama, arranged expressly c, B A. . HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Comicalities, a SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. U N 81/ i r EUGENE,ORII theandG. i:1 celebrated u Tc i Stump s 0 0 N r a . tor. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Princ i pal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Hunan, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission —Hall, ficl. ; stalls and balcony, Is. R ° R Y I A S A L TI E L A is t , .l ----- a A d y n ß i RA PALACE: The will give during the week it"NtßoWtheli!..'NOTthpe,nr VArlloNrmvialin:Ncerrs, entitled LA MARA BELLOS A PER EN SELLAS: p OVAL ALHAMBRA and —The g eat I V panish Gymnasts, RISATtELIS arid .BALAGERr, in 'threes eparate Entertainments. E.— - 13 OYAL ALHAMBRA PALAC ja i ful Madame ADAMS and the amusi n - The gr ace _ Clowns. g CONItiLDR ROY AL ALHAMBRA. PALACE.—v ari a MUSICAL ENTE It TAINMENT, by Messrs. Parki-- son, Vernon, Rioby, Bartleman ; Misses M‘Gregor, x rs : Brian ; Mesrs. Brian and Ctmley, Welland, &a. ARGYLL ItO OM S.—J-ULLIEWs PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE,—DIirFg the Week th Selestions will be 1 . 1 Trovatore "—" La Huguenots La Forza del Destino," &c., at Eleven o'clock. Jullien's Grand Deseriphve GabaPt DEBY. To be dedicated to the THE OwLer ß of the Winn ing Horse. LEVY. the great wonder on the Gorl.. from half-past Nine t o T we l ve . et-1 Piston, plays ,- Admission, _ A N Illustrated and Descriptive Cato., 0 CAL tri,;Tonders contained in the LONDON AN AII Address the secretary, sent post free for two stamps. logue of the ' - '' , dry, 29, George •street, Ilanover-square. T" _ oi a FARMER'S BAROMETER, s,vill'cor new Instrumen'„ by Negretti and Zambra, \ or for rectly indicate whether the Baiometer falls fbr Rain den' Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp. —l, HattOn•gai. 87, COrtalill ;WI 122. Refrp.+_.+---, - IMPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT 1 , 2(HIBITIONFI OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to he the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of HERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, s here avoided—a soft bandagei being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Nloc-Main Pad and I'atent Lever, fitting with so much ease nd closeness that it cannot, be detected, and may be worn luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being - dent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. - - - - A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6c1., and 31s. 6d. Posture, Is. Doubl,+ Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Yost-0111Ce Ordersl,o be made payable to John White, Post- NEW - PATENT ELAST IC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CM'S, itc., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, itc. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on lire an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to los. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT LL INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CumnmAti—Thos Raring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. --- The Committee of nanagement have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1860, the Royai National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of Eng'.and, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society and other means, since its formatio n, is 12,800 ; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-carriages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent co an u n n u t a r l ynln income,etoaid they themi n earnestly upholdingappea appeal to anadl perpetuating class es theirofso g r ,r e a h t e a t n , o d m t r m u i l t y t e national u a li w y o a r c k. k nowledge the following con tributions:— £ s. d Her Majesty the Queen '.. .. annual 50 0 0 Campbell, th e H on. M rs. G. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colon e l, R .A. .. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm. E sq Erle, Lord C'hiei Esq., . don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice -Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., costof Lifeboat and `lran sporting sporting Carriage . • • • • ** • 250 0 0 4th don l 0 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs... don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. •• •• •• .. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. • • • • 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship • • •• •• •• •• • 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re ,eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 50, Strand; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. , Tames's-street, London ; by ail the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C. TRINITY MONDAY.—A Special General Court was held at the Trinity-house, on Tower-hill, at which the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston was unanimously re elected Master, and Captain William Pigott Deputy Master of that ancient corporation for the ensuing year. PRECEDENCE OF EDINBURGH AND DUBLIN.—We understand that the committee of the Royal Horti . cultural Society charged with the arrangements for the ceremonial of uncovering the memorial of the Exhibition of 1851, on the 10th of June, have had under their considera tion the position to be occupied in the procession by the representatives of the cities of Edinburgh and Dublin, and have decided that the Scottish capital is entitled to prece dence over the Irish. The quarterings of the arms oh the Royal shield gives a heraldic precedence to Sew land, and it appears that in all the public Ceremonies, such as corona tions, which have occurred within the last hundred yea's, the officials of Scotland have been ranked before those of Ireland. It has been said by some of our contemporaries that at the coronation of George 111. the Irish peers took rank immediately after the British peers, and it bas been thenc e i n f erre d th a t t h ey came before the Scot tish p eers. B ut this is an unwarrantable inference, founded on a mi s t a k e. The Scottish peers on that occasion, as on all others, ran k ed es British Doers (in terms of the 23d article of she Union) before the British peers of their own degree, created si nce 1707 ; whil e th e I r i s h peers were ran k e d after all the I3riti s h ( English and lowed at the to r tha same occasion Scottish) of the degree, On . Ulster King at Arms was ranked below runcieux and Nor ` • at that of her preseNnr.terhe was rank e d twx , , reY ) While the Lyon King at Arms bte Garter The same precedence was fol number of ofaci°l9l4ati°7l of George IV.. at which a larger —This excellenT Oininitsment is so innocent in ifs {ADVERTISEMENT.) present, at that of William IV., Vliciolilillittally.'s Ointment, .-- Youth's funeral of the Duke ofiNajestY' and on the "c"i(m of 111 p F r i o i i e ) il er d iies, and so healing in skin diseases. scald head, totter, tooth that it is invaluable c r a tadies may by it the many varieties of rashes and eruptions rash, change, and deeply dreaded in the nursery. the. constitution health.it has gainedF nl 1 directionsheld at e endangered before maybeaped round d each pot of Ointment. Holloway's unguent and with the best results in many diseases to which the suffer silently silbmits because the taste of investigating th;01 would bo both diffi&olt AYES —lO3. Adderley, C. B. Getty, S. G. Owen, Sir 11. Agnew, Sir A. Glyn, G. C. I'acke, Col. Bailey, C. Grogan, Sir E. Pakenham, Col. Baines, E. liadfield, Geo. Paull, 11. Barnes, T. iil la a m lib il u t r o t n 7 3 , i l a i i . o c r . I F 'e ri n c n e, a n it. t, G•.Co I. Baxter, W. E. Hamilton, Lord C. Pigott, Sergeant Bazley, Thomas Beach, W. W. Balmer, Sir .1. Pugh, D. Bernard, Cu!. Hassard, M. P. Robartes, T. J. A. Blackburn, P. Hibbert„). Rogers, John Bond, J. W. Holmesdale Lord Rat, J. Bridges, Sir B. Hood, Sir A. Salt, T. Brooks, R. Ho; slab T. B. Selwyn, C. J. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Hume, W. Smith, Abel Buller, Sir A. Hunt, G. W. Spooner, R. Burghley, Lord Kendall, N. Stuart, Col. Caird, James Laird, J. Stuart, Col. W. Cairns, Sir li. Langton, W, 11. G. Sykes, Col. W. H. Chapman, J. Lawson, W. Talbot, C. R. M. Cholmeley, Sir M. Lefroy, A. Tite, Wm. Collier, R. P. Lindsay, w, s, Tollemache, Hon. F. Gco. Grenfell,Greviie CilaUF.. Pl:eterm' dlSloir.o3rw... H. B. Coningliam, Wm. Lyall, G. Tollemache, J. H. Dent, John Dent Mackie, J. Trollope, Sir John Dering, Sir E. M'3lalion, P. Vance, John Dunbar, Sir Wm. Maguire, J. F, Verner, Sir Wm. Duncombe, A. Mainwaring, T. Vivian, H. 11. Duncombe, W. E. Miller, T. Waldron, L. Dunlop, A. Miller, William Watkins, Col. L. Dutton, lion. R. 11. Mills, A. Westhead, J. Ennis, John Morris. D. Whalley, G. H. Eamon de, J. Mundy, William Winningtoff, Sir T. Ewart, William Mure, David. Ewart, J. C. New legate, C. TELLERS , Ewing, H. E. C. Ogilvy, Sir J. Finlay, A. S. O'Neill, E. Somcs, Joseph Foijambe, F. J. S. O'Reilly, M. Pease,,ll. Acton, Sir J. George, John North, Col. Adair, H. E. Gibson. T. M. O'Brien, Sir P. Adam,W. I'. Gladstone, W. E. O'Ferrall, M. Alcock, T. Gore, J. R. 0. O'Hagan, T. Angerstein, W. Gore, W. K. 0. Onslow, Guildford Annesley, Cob H. Goschen, G. J. Packe, C. Antrobus, E. Gower, G. W. L. Padmore, R. Astell, J. 11. Grcaves, Edward Paget, C. Atherton, Sir W. Greene, J. Paget, Lord C. E. Bagwell, J. Greenwood, J. Parker, Major W. Baring, 11. B. Ciregson, S. Peacocke, G. M. Baring, Sir F. Grenfell, C. I'. Peel, Sir R. BB Bassaa rr Baring, t , e g ls co . Thos.tr, P. ol . Gray, Capt. I'evensey, Viscount Bathurst, A. A. Grey, Rt. Hn. Sir G. Phillips, G. L. Beecroft, G. S. Grosvenor, Lord R. Pilkington, James Bellew, R. M. Gurdon, B. Pin ney , Col. Bentinck, G. C. Banbury, H. Berkeley, 11. Handley, John Potts, George Berkeley, Col. Hankey, Thomson l'owell, F. S. Berkeley, C. liardcastle, Jos. A. Powell, J. Biddulph,',Col. R.M. Hardy, Gathorne Pritchard, John Booth, Sir R. G. HartopP, B. B. Itamsden, Sir J. W. Botfield, Beriah Hayter, Sir Wm. Raynham, Viscount Bouverie, E. P. Headlam, Thos. E. Repton, G. W. J. Bouverie, P. P. Heathcote, Sir W. it• Bramley-Moore, J. lleathcote, G. H. Ridley, Sir M. W. Bramston, T. W. Henley, Lord . Roebuck, J. A. Brand, H. B. Henniker, Lord Rowley, Hon. R. T. Briscoe, J. I. Herbert, H. A. Russell, Hastings Browne, Lord J. T. Hervey, LordA. Russell, A. J. E. Bruce, Lord E. A. Ilesketh, Sir T. Russell, Sir Wm. S s B c allo o A m p u e o:n Y G c n ,..k i j , i . d . erman S s c c l u io ll l y e , fi v ei . d, W. Bruce, H. A. Hill, lion. R. Bulkeley, Sir R. Hodgson, K. Butler, C. S. Hodgson, IL Buxton, C. Holford, R. S. Sclater-Booth, G. Scourfiela, J. H. Cartwright,C a l t 1 ior p Cardwell, e, lit. F. . o n .: .. Ha. E. H 0 r 1 Hopwood, i Holland, byN l v. J. H. T. Cave, S. Horsna.n, E. Seely, C. Cavendish, Hon. W. Howard, Ron. C. Seymour, Digby Cavendish, Lord G. Howes, E. Seymour, A. Cecil, Lord R. Hubbard, J. G. Shaft% It. D. Churchill, Lord A. Humberstone, P. S. Shelley, Sir J. V. Clifford, Col. Hutt W. Sheridan, H. B. Close, M. C. Jervcise, sir J. Shirley, E. P. Cobbett, J. M. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, Augustus Cobbold, John C. Jollifle, Sir W. Smith, Sir F, Coke, Cob Jolliffe, H. Smith, M. Cole, Hon. H. Jones, D. Smollett, P. Cole, J. L. Kekewich, S. Somerville, Sir W. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Kerrison, Sir E. Stacpoole, W. Cowper, Hon. W.F. King. lion. P. Staniland, M. Crawford, R. W. King. J. K. Stanley, Lord Cubitt, George Kinglake, A. W. Staffsfeld, J. Cubitt, Ald. Kinglake, Serj. J. Steel, John Darner, S. D. Kingscote, Col. Stirling, Wm. Davey, R. Knitchbull-Habeas Stewart, Sir M. R. Dickson, Col. Knight, F. Straccy, Sir 11. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Knightley, R. Sullivan, M. Dodson, John G. Knox, col. Taylor, P. A. Douglas, Sir C. Lacon, Sir E. Tempest, Lord A.V. Doulton, F. Leader, N. Thornhill, W. I'. Duff, M. E. Lee, W. Thynne, Lord H. Dundas, Sir David Legh, G. C. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Dunne, M. Legh, W. Turner, J. A. East, Sir J. B. Leighton, Sir B. Turner, C. Edwards, Col. Lennox. Lord G. G. Vandeleur, Col. Egerton, A. F. Lever, John 0. Vane, Lord H. G. Egerton, E. C. Lewis, Harvey Vansittart, Wm. Egerton, W. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Verney, Sir Harry Elcho, Lord Locke, John Vernon, H. Ellice, Rt. lion. E. Long, W. Villiers, Rt. lion. C. Elphinstone, Sir J. Long field, Robert Walcott, Adm. J. E. Enfield, Viscount Lopes, Sir M. Walker, J. R. B. Evans, Sir De L. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Watlington, J. Evans, T. W. Lowther, Col. 11. C. Way, Arthur E. Fane, Col. Lygon, lion. F. Weg - uelin, T. Farquhar, Sir M. MacEvoy, E. Western, S. Farrer, J. Malcolm, J. W. Whitbread, S. Fellowes, Edward Marsh, M. 11. White, L. Fenwick, henry Marshall, W. IVickham, 11. %V. Ferrand, W. Martin, P. W. Williams, Col. Filmer, Sir E. Martin,J. Williams, W. Foley, lion. 11. W. Mildmay, 11. Wood, Rd lin. Sir C. Forster, Charles D. Mittord, W. T. Woods, Henry Foster, W. 0. Moffatt, George Wrightson, W. Fortescue, lion. F. Moncreiff, J: Wyvill, 31. Fortescue, C. 5, Montgomery, Sir G. Yorke, lion. E. French, Col. Morgan, C O. S. Galiwey, Sir W. P. Morgan, Major TELLERS. Galway, Viscount Mowbray, 13. Lin. J. Jervis, Captain Gard, It. S. Norris, J. t.. , Seymer, 11. K. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. (From the Times' Correspondent.) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 25. with isexpected ofbringing arrive to a termination, one way or another, the much discussed and still unsettled question of the Isthmus of Suez Canal. The last mail has brought to us a copy of the original Note of the Porte on the sub ject, addressed to the Turkish ambassador in Lon don and Paris, and communicated by them to their respective Cabinets. This Note, the substance of which I placed before you in various letters, found its way into the lllonzteur, and the replies of the English and French Governments arc anxiously ex pected. It is not difficult to foresee what the reply of England will be ; but it is not quite so easy to foretell in what spirit it will be dealt with by the Government of France. The tone of moderation in which this document is framed, the nature of the objections which it brings forward, will no doubt place the French Government in some difficulty, if they should be still inclined to urge the execution of the original agreement between the late Viceroy and M. de Lesseps. The force of this appeal lies not only in the political considerations which induce the Turkish Government to withhold their assent to the undertaking in its present form; but also upon the broader principles of the interests of humanity, which have been invaded by the constant employment of forced labour in carrying on the works of the canal. The Turks have not failed to see that this argument, in the judgment of Europe, would serve them, even more than an exposition of the political encroachment of the scheme; and they have, therefore, concentrated upon it all the logic and reasoning which aro likely to find favour in the eyes of free and unprejudiced people. The ques tion, at the point to which it has now been reduced by the Turks, stan d thus : They pro pose a revision coneessrom .n,expungiog of the unreeognibC! J such ob jectionable stipulations it 4 4 8 . threaten the pre rogative of the Porte; more pa t ,teularly as regards the appropriation of the land irrigat cn - tiv the fresh water canals and the employment of forced Lbour, and the introduction of a special agr e e m ent, gua ranteeing the neutrality of the canal. Should these objections be rejected by the company, the Porte, with prodigal generosity, proposes to indemnify the parties interested by the reimbursement of such expenditure as may have been incurred, and to un dertake itself, in conjunction with the Viceroy, the termination of the works. It is a question how far the company would be enabled to dispense with the system of labour as hitherto carried on , an d , i n the event of the'.r being able to dispense with it, whether the introduction of legitimate means of labour would not involve the outlay of more capital than they are possessed of ; and, also, whether with such increased expenditure the remunerative prospects of the enterprise would not be jeopardised, The sur , - render, also, of the privilege which confers on the company the possession of extensive tracts of land— a privilege to which the promoters attached ri very great importance —is not likely to prove palatable to them. Be this as it may, it is not likely, I think, thatthe Turkish Government will consent, in nego tiation, to diminish any of their pretentious as set forth In their Note. Special Councils were held on the subject. The Imperial Divan has been specially convened to fully discuss the matter ; and the unani mous resolution arrived at on these occasions h been to withh old the confirmation of the grant, and to resist the execution of the enterprise on its pre sent principles. Moments is being given by the Sul tan in the Valley of the Sweet Waters where he has fixed his summer residence. The troops forming the garrison of Constantinople are made partakers of these festivities. In detachments of some hundreds each time they are marched to the valley, where the Imperial bounty is extended to them in the form of a substantial repast, followed by athletic sports. T o -d a y the diplomatic body will be the guests of th e S u lt an a t a great dinner, for which invitation s , i n hi s name , have been issued very e by the Minister for F o r e i gn Affairs. In conse queens of these rejoicings a th quietlarge ge valley concourse now daily of presentt the appearance of a g ay a n d animated cene. On Friday last people, numbering some 15,000 of different classes o and denominations, assembled here with theobject of petitioning the Sultan to allow his portrait to be taken; and distributed in photographic cartes de visite among his subjects. From this multitude a selection was made, consisting of two members for each separate creed, who formed a deputation charged to convey to the Sultan the public desire. The deputation was received in a gracious manner, and their request acceded to. The originator of this movement was the person most interested in the matter, inasmuch es he will reap a rich harvest from the enormous sale which is sure to be realised. It is, of course, represented as a spontaneous move ment of the population ; and the eagerness with which people come forward to sign the petition gives colouring and confirmation to the assertion. The idea was started by Abdullah, the photographic artist of Pere, theeee.me whom the Prince of Wales did the honour to sit to during his visit to Constan tinople. In the midst of these festivities, demonstrations, and rejoicings it is to be hoped that the more serious intentions of the Sultan and his Ministers will not be lost sight of. It is in moments of great popu larity like the present that advantage should be taken to establish a firm hold on public opinion by reducing to practice the public measures of which so much is heard in theory. This Imperial munificence dazzles and captivates the people for the time, but re action seldom fails to set in. The soldier is undoubt edly gratified by the feast which is served to him by order of the Sultan, but it is not likely it will make him forget that he is several months in arrears of pay. The Government clerk who has to support himself on 500 or 1,000 piastres a month cannot fail to give way to a feeling of bitterness in witnessing these prodigalities when he knows that his humble stipend has not been paid to him for many months. An enlightened critic, in reviewing in one of the London journals some of my letters, in which I pointed to the cruel position of the civil employes whose salary had fallen in sad arrears, accounted for the fact by the bold statement that it was in no way wonderful, inasmuch as by the rules of the Turkish service the employe's were paid "quarterly and as to the troops, why they had "always" been in arrear, and so it did not matter. I know of in numerable cases of employes who have nothing in the world besides their pay, and who have received nothing for six, seven, and in some cases ten months. As to the army, I have no hesitation in saying that some of the provincial corps darmee have not been paid for months. In the forthcoming discussion in the House of Commons on the subject of Turkish affairs we shall hear it stated, no doubt, on authority, that the empire is in a state of high prosperity ; but the facts which I have mentioned tend to prove one of twe things,—either that this vaunted prosperity is exaggerated, or else that there has been a culpable negligence while lavishing large sums in other channels in providing for the more urgent require ments of the service. No one has ever ventured to deny that the resources of the country are great, and only require for their development that they should be properly administered. Towards this desirable end some progress has been made very lately as regards the administration of finance. The improvement of the condition of the provinces is also occupying the attention of the Government. ' There is still, however, an immense deal to be done, and this cAn be accomplished only by the adoption of firm and vigorous measures, in the execution of which regard should be had to personal suscep tibilities, or to a desire to screen the misdeeds of offending administrators. The means at command, unfortunately, for the prosecution of such a policy, are limited. There are undoubtedly acme able and well-meaning men disposed to undertake it, but their efforts are often paralysed by the active intrigues of many and the listless apathy of the rest. It is again stated, and this time with an authority which leaves no doubt on the subject, that Fuad Pasha will be reinstated in his old post of Grand Vizier. The nomination will be made it seems either before or immediately after the approaching festival of Cour ban Bairam. He is to be succeeded, it is affirmed, in the administration of the Ministry of War by Omar Pasha, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. The Budget has not yet made its appearance. I have reason to believe the leading features of the financial statement have been communicated to the embassies here, who have already reported to their respective Governments on the subject. The outline of it I have already given two months ago, and until its publication in extenso it will be unneas sary to make any further remark on the subject, the more so as the information which has since reached me leads me to know that I have cor rectly anticipated its provisions. When I stated that the amount would be between £14,000,000 and £15,000,000 I was not far from the matk, for it is now estimated at 321,000 "purses," equal to £14,600,000. I understand that the Turkish Go vernment lay great stress upon the great increase which exists, as compared to the financial receipts in 1830, which then only showed a revenue of £6,000,000. It must not be forgotten, however, that in those days Turkey had no public debt ; and the system of taxation which has since been adopted, in order to provide for the increasing requirements of the State and the payment of interest on their liabilities, which in itself exhausts more than one fourth of the public revenue, was not then in existence. With the view of giving an opportunity to the Turks of visiting Europe and acquiring such know ledge and information as may be advantageously applied towards the progress of their own country, an excursion trip (train de plaster) is being organized here, and I understand that this well-judged scheme is receiving the support of the Government. The first expedition is to consist of 150 or 200 young Mussulmans, including, it is said, the sons of some of the leading staiesmen and Pashas. M. Misierie 1 is charged with the arrangements of the voyage, ant a staff of interpreters and employes who have some knowledge of Europe is to be attached to the expedition. The programme includes a visit to the French capital, via Mediterranean and Marseilles ; from thence to England, and back again, by way of Germany, Vienna, and the Danube, to Constanti nople. The charge made, comprising travelling ex penses, subsistence, and sightseeing, is. to be £7O, which is certainly very moderat e ; and if the first to voyage bears satisfactory fruits, it is ?reposed If in il " ue s, and to dices, repeat the experiment and extend its objmects v ng e n are ad the pursuit of amusement, these vised to lay aside their o riental P j examine and inve sti g ate s eriou srlT' the wonders which they are a bout their to witness with the view to an d with a des ire to emulate pe rmanent good , it will, per haps, be the most practical mean s to op en E ur opean institut ions, n their eyes to the defects of ofli .e mode of European education their own system. r d by of some th e more advanced men here pursue in regard t o their sons has not, up to the present, been productive of much good. But then the means employed have been ill-judged and dan gerous. We see many instances of young Turks suddenly tra nsplanted from the pat erna l h arem to the unsteady regions of the Quartier Latin in Paris. There, without guidance or advice of any kind, they are but too frequently drawn into a course of riot and dissipation ; and, after two or three years, they return to their own country, importing with The command of the additional troops of the Mounted Royal Engineer Train, A hich is now being raised to augment the branch of the sell ice, has been given to Capt. R. N. Dawson. The head quarters of the troop will be at Aldershot camp. Capt. W. A. Franklend has been appointed to the command of the 24th company of Royal Engineers, on the removal of Capt. Dawson to the command of the B Troop of the Royal Engineer Train. Lieut. R. G. Thorold has been appointed to the command of the 36th company at Chatham garrison, and (Jape. W. S. Boileau to that of the 37th depot company at head-quarters, Brompton, the latter officer suc ceeding Capt. 0. H. Stokes, has been ordered to proceed from Chatham to Ireland. A detachment of Royal Engineers, under the command of Lieut. Scott, left head-quarters, Chat ham, yesterday for the purpose of undergoing a course of ball practice at the Government rifle range between the Thames and Medway, previously to embarking for colonial purposes. Yesterday 100 non-commissioned officers and gun ners of the Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt. Dixon, lest the head-quarters of the first division of the depot brigade, for Shoeburyness, where they will undergo an extended course of instruction at the School of Gunnery previous to embarking for India with the reinforcements about to be despatched. The detachment, under the com mand of Capt. Heathorn, having completed their course of instruction, rejoined head-quarters, from Shoeburyness, yesterday. The strength of the Ist Division of the Depot Brigade Royal Artillery, was increased yesterday by 200 gunners from the division at Warley. The officers who accompanied the detachment were Captains Crowe, Loch, and Whateley. THE VOLUNTEERS. The third annual prize meeting of the Surrey Rifle Volunteer Association was brought to a close yesterday at the ranges on Wimbledon-common. The Challenge Cup, value £lOO, with gold medal, was won by Colonel Cole, 11th Surrey; the second prize, £lO, by Lieutenant Pott ; and the third prize, £5, by Major Sir H. Fletcher, 6th Surrey. The ranges were 650 and 700 yards, five shots at each distance. The cup will remain the property of the association unless won three consecutive years by the same person, when it will become his absolute property. The Lord-Lieutenant and County Mem bers' Prize of £5O was shot for at the 300, 500, and 700 yards ranges, and won by Private T. White, 13th Surrey. The prize for the best volley firing, a cup value 10 guineas, was carried off by the 12th Surrey. The Ist and 7th were next highest in the order of merit. Consolation prizes, ranging in value from £7 to £1 were also shot for. of Volunteers,tooK Rifles by Col. Erskine, Inspectohre The annual inspection of the West Middlesex. Regent's-Park in place on Tuesday evening ofin st , m fo a r r m oh in e g d six off pectators. The bat presence of a large number t headed by companies, and talion, to the number of about und its head quarters and from Lord's Cricket-o f its 3 ° li g e n m d e s n , assisted by and Captain and Adjutant Penny- Major Bridgman took up their position the Regent ' s -park more , under the command of ord . Radstock., • facing Holford-house. There the ground had already been taken u 2, and was admirably kept by a considera ble force of the 19th Middl esex, under the Adjut an t o f th e Regi marched past in an mcoemnmt.anrcilmoof C c a o p r t p a s in h ß av e n d g , ex ceedingly steady and soldiorlike manner, were put through a series of the most difficult battalion move ments—skirmishing, falling; back upon supports, forming squares to receive cavalry, reforming column, deploying into line from the right and left flank and centre companies, file-firing from right and left of faces, firing volleys by companies and subsequently by the whole battalion, concluding ' with a spirited charge in line, amid the loud cheers of the men as well as the spectators. While the regiment was forming company squares to receive cavalry, a serious accident occurred to a young man named Lilley, a member of the corps, residing in High-street, Marylebone , and also a slight injury to a comrade, who was his front rank man. It appears that he h ad not discharged his g rifle when the order was g iven to cease firing an d llllfix bayonets. He was in the act of unfixing hi s _ b a y one t when his rifle, being On full co ck, exploded, HAMMERSMITH AND CITY. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Duke street, Wcstminster, for the purpose of considering a bill to authorise the company to make another junction with the Great Western Railway—Mr. J. Parson in the chair. The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, which au thorised the company to raise £60,000 for the pur pose of making a junction with the Great Western Railway. te *AM The CHAIRMAN moved a formal resolution ap proving the bill, and in daing so expressed his regret that the Great Western Company had thought it necessary to request them to make the new junction by means of a line under the Great Western up-line at Paddington, as he believed that no danger would have resulted from the facing points for the level junction, as originally proposed. A long discussion ensued, chiefly in reference to the purchase of the land required for the proposed junction and deviation line, and the meeting was adjourned until the 9th inst. for the reconsideration of the bill. TEWKESBURY AND MALVERN. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at the office, Parliament-street, Mr. Henry in the chair, to consider a bill for enabling the Mid land Railway Company to construct new railways and works, and to acquire additional lands, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in the counties of Derby, Stafford, Warwick, Leicester, Gloccster Worcester, Nottingham, and Northampton. The solicitor having read the heads of the bill, the Chair man moved a formal resolution approving it, which was agreed to, and the proceedings terminated. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in Earl Amherst's committee, the bill of the Mid-Wales was passed. The committee then proceeded with the consideration of the Great Western and West Midland Amalgamation—Mr. Saunders, secretary of the Great Western, and Mr. Fenton, chairman of the West Midland, being examined at considerable length. In the Commons the bill of the Norwich and Spalding was thrown out, and that of the Peterborough, Wisbeach, and Sutton passed. The bill of the London and North- Western for new branch lines in Warwickshire, Lei c estershire, and Chesh ire was passed, and also to which Lord o r a St a nley is the chairman passed the bill Railwayßil l. th e company's second bill for additional powers, for ne w railways in Yor k and Lancaster, and arrange eusBt a 2 of ld i whiche Ulster arrange ments with other co m p anies. Further evidence was ta ken on the esw estr y and Newtown Amalgama tion Company, o A na f p t After refusin g the a lo committee for the Porta down and Dungannon Railway, and that for the Waterford and Passage. The case of the Scottish Central was opened. The committee on the com peting lines of the Edinb urgh and Edinburgh and Glasgow (Edinburgh and Dun fermline branches), passed portions of both bills, leaving the general settlement of questions on con sideration of clauses. The principle witness exa mined in opposition to the proposed new line to Brighton was 1 Nlr. Hawkins, the traffic manager of the Brighton Railway. ACTRESSES ENNOBLED.—Miss Lavinia Fenton has not been the only lady who has been led to the peerage by her performance of " Pony Feachum." Other representatives of the character have been similarly honoured. Lord Thurlow, the son of the chancellor of that name, who succeeded to his father's title on the 12th Sept., 1806, was married to Miss Bolton, of Covent Garden Theatre, on the 13th Nov., 1S13; and the famous Miss Stephens, of the same theatre, is now the Dowager Coun tess of Essex. And to say not hi ng of other examples, the 12th Earl of Derby married Miss Farren, and the late Lord Craven married Miss Louisa B r unton.—thice a Week. ENGLAND AND FRANCE CONTRASTED !—The extent of Franco is about 130,0(10,000 of uercs, or l , ra t n h c a e n w F a r s an in ce lB in 6o p , ro 3 p 6 o ,3 r 3 ti l:l: o , 1 04,000 square miles: that of England, 50,387 square ai e population inhabitedol• inhabitants to each square wile, Therefore the deaths miles. The The increase in population throughout France in a proportion of 0.5, or i per cent. That of or England abort 8 261,327, or 1i- per cent. The birth rate i was 2'605, and in England 3'437. The marriagne rates were respectively 0.8 per cent, and 0 . 855 . wasE th i e g a ilan r 7 e 4 aj oB, France were 2.14 per cent. in France, and 2'12 in England. dThe illegitimate births were 7.24 per cent, in Fran ' • n ' . France , in B ag . land 6 . 4 per cent of the whole number Science borne—Social Review,