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THE DUNABURG and WITEPSK RAIL WAY COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated with Limited Liability under the Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1862. The Line to be constructed under a concessio granted by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, n dated 19th March, 0.5., 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 money, for 85 years, and an ad iitional 1-12th per cent. to redeem the 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 VOO each, bearing 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. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. H. L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. (Messrs. Bischoffsheim and Gold- Schmidt). Geo.J. Goschen, Esq., M.P. (Messrs Frnhling, and Goschen). William Miller, Esq., M.P. (Messrs. William Miller and Co., St. Petersburg). T. A. Mitchell,`Esq., M.P. (Messrs. Mitchell, Yeames, and Co). Jervoise Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths). DIRECTORS IN RUSSIA. His Excellency de Cube, Vice-Governor of the Province of Livonia. James Armitstead, Esq. (Messrs. Mitchell and Co., Riga). James Henry Hill, Esq, (Messrs. Hill Brothers, Riga). HANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. • SOLICITORS. Messrs. Freshfields and Newman. CONSULTING ENGINEER. John 1-1 awk sh aw, Esq. RESIDENT KNGINEER. Morgan Williams, Esq. AUDITORS. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, and Co, SECRETARY, pro tem. Mr. W. H. Trumpler. OFFICES. 21, Throgmorton-street, E.C. This Railway, of the length of 161 English miles, will con nect Dunaburg, the terminus of the Riga and Dunaburg Railway, with Witepsk. The Line passes throu.;h one of the most productive districts of Russia, furnishing a large pro per. ion of the exports from Riga; and, in facilitating the transport of' produce of the rich and wheat- growing pro vinces of Smolensk, Mohilew, hursk, 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 txtent, at heavy charges from St. Petersburg, will be eluded 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 populous of the empire. This Railway will be the only convenient and expeditious route for the inhabitants both to St. Petersburg and Western Europe. The Russian Government, attributing special importance to the early construction of this line, has granted a conces sion of the most favourable character, embracing privileges never before obtained. Among the distinguishing features of the concession are the following :- Ist. The Company is to be constituted according to English law, with the Board of Direction in London, and an Agency of three Directors in Riga. 2d. The Government guarantees the interest in sterling money, no Government inrevious cases, imroubles. 3d. The also guarantees an additional sum Payable half yearly, on the capital of £2,600,000, sufficient to redeem the whole capital at par in 85 srears. 4th. Both the interest and the sinking fund are payable half-yearly at fixed dates. sth. The net receipts of the line are applicable 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. 6th. The shareholders are entitled to all net profits of the line, up to 6 per cent., on the nominal capital ot £ , ,t300,000. They are further entitled to one-half of all urther - profits, over and above the 6 per cent., 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 for the supply of rolling stock, according to t he specifications and requirements o: the Government, has been entered into by the concessionaires with Messrs. Peto and Betts, under the superintendence and with the approval of Mr. Hawkshaw, the eminent civil engineer, for a sum of £1.755,915. An arrangement has also been concluded, by which that contract, together with the concession. is to be made ever to the Company for the sum of £lB,lOO, which sum covers England, l p rel iminary expenses incur re d i n R uss i a and in caution In money of conn £l3o,oexionoo. both with the concession an d th e By these arrangements the cost of the undertaking as shown by the subjoined statement, has been brought wiihin a sum of £2,143,615. The Contract with Messrs. Peto and Betts for the entire construction, including Roili ng s tom amounts to .................. £1 755 9 5 The Engineering and Inspection of the 1. - 1 1 during the whole period of constru ct i on, Inclu ding the costs of the Preliminary su rveys, ac. has been contracted for at a s um of • Interest during construction, which will . 73,700 at the rate of 6 per cent., Is calculated at abouta iseooo 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 . .... ••.,, 34 .000 The line is to be completed and ready. for traffic within 44 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 a t.. - - Price paid for the Concession, Contract s , an d pre- Broker age liminary expenses, as abo ve .... • • . an ...d i ncidental expenses, say ... ... 30,000 48,000 6,000 From the above statement it will be seen that the annual ---.._ Russian Government, guarantee of £130,000, accorded by £2,143,615 a net reveille will yield, on the above outlay cif £2,143,6150Ltehe amortisation at the rate of 6 profits, independen estimated at a fund arid of the of the line, whic y h large sum, and that the amount required will not exc ee d £B3 per share. It is contemplated to take power in the Articles of Asa° elation to issue Debentures in relief of t he Capital, at such - rate as will atiord a further benefit to the Shareholders. a An arrangement has also been 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 rving cf £40,000 may be anticipated to the Com p an y on the Lem of "interest during construction. lugs Sbare Capital will be paid off at par b y annual whichdraw_ wi the line. 11 commence one year after the o p enin g of F or further details as to the terms of the Concession, re ference which li m e a Y be made to the certified copy of the original, , ,„,_ eat the Comp ny's office for inspection, The origi ns' uuy ument' Archives at s is deposited as customary in the Imperial Articles or c ei t l " P etersburg'. An extract of the principal Applicationa c r easi " Addressed to the% accompanies the Prospectus. Shares to be made in the annexed form. tamed unless irectors ; but no application will be enter- Payne, and Smiths 1 acc omPanied with the receipt of Messrs. Smith, applied for. This ; er £5 per Share on the number of Shares application not being grgirthnteed will be returned in the event of the will be applied towards , and if an allotment is made it to be made. Payment of £lO per Share then O FORM OP AP PLICATION FOR SHARES. To be forwarded to 21. Throgrnorton-street, after payment of the Preliminary Deposit to the Bankers. To the Directors of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Company (Limited). Gentlemen, paid to your credit, with Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smi the yo of X , I hereby request that you shares in the Dunaberg and Witepsk will allot in' Railway Company (Limi :3(1), and I hereby accept such Shares ier number that may be allotted to me, and agree toe any sma the Articles of Association of the Company when re quire'd.—l am, Gentlemen. Name in full ... ......................... 7, • • Address in f ull ...... ...................... Date ....................................... LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by properties ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOT lON, the stimulative of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott Invites a trial from the most sce_ptical, that they may be con vinced of its I n f a ll i bl e p ower . Price 3s. 6c1., ss. 6d., 10s. (id., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott,' hafrgrower (first floor), 51, Fenehurch-street.: - .T. Itigas 41 10e. THl'', ANNUAL BALL of the LONDON RIFLE BRIO-ADE under the immediate patronage of Field-Marshal iLR.H. the Duke of Cambridge. K Colonel of the will take place at Willis'sßooms, TO. MO It HOW (Fiiday - , the sth June Tickets may be obtained at Head-qillßters from 10 a.m. to BP m.. and at Willis's Rooms from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 4th June, 1663. Ey Order. L ONDON AND LISBON CORK WOOD COMPANY (Limited). Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained of the Secretary ; of .1 oseph Sebaz, Esq., Broker, 12, Throgmortun-sti eet ; and of Messrs. Lumley anbk Lumley, Solicitors, No. 2, Moorgate-street. L ONDON ANT) LISBON CORK WOOD COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE TS HEREBY GIVEN. That NO APPLICA TIONS for S LEA RES in the above Company WILL BE RE CEIVED after FRIDAY, the sth June next. SAML. OLDFIELD, Secretary. 12, St. Benet's-place. Gracechurch-street. T HE PERTUSOLA LEAD MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liability. Capital £250,000, in 25,000 Shares of LlO 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. DIRECTORS. Charles Bell, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co.) James B. Enthoven, Esq. (Messrs. H. J. Enthoven and Sons). John P. Judd, Esq. (Messrs. Nathaniel Johnston and Sons). John Orred, Esq., Ashwicke Hall, Glouc es t ers h ire. .Edmund A. Ponttex, Esq (Messrs. Pontifex and Wood). John i aylor, Esq. } Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. Richard Taylor, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Barnett, Hoares, and Co., London. blessrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool. SGLICITORS—Messrs. John and William Galsworthy,l2, Old Jewry-chambers. BROKERS—Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angel court, Throgmorton• st ree . • MANAGERS—Messrs. John Taylor and Sons, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT IN ITALY—Mr. Geo. Henfiey. SECRETARY—Mr. W. G. Williams. Offices -6, Queen-street-place, London. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company has been duly registered with limited lia bility. Its object is the purchase of a large interest i n the cele brated lead mi nes of Monteponi, in the Island of Sardinia, together with the extensive lead smelting establishment of Pertusola and the Sarzanello Coal Mine in the Gulf of Spezz. The purchase-money for these properties (including eleven twelfths of the Monteponi Mine), plant, engines, kO, is £150,000, and it is estimated that £50,000 will be required as floating capital, so that in fixing the nominal capi , al at £'150,000, a margin of £50.001 is left to enable the Company to take advantaffe of such opportunities as may present them selves of extending their interest in Italian mines. This undertaking differs essentially in its nature from ordi nary mining enterprises. Its capital being invested in the purchase of mines and works, which are in full operation, and yielding very large returns. Full 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 be con sidered 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. T AE PERTUSOLA LE AD MINING and SMELTING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICATION for SH A RES in this Company will be received after SATUR DAY, the eth day of June next. W. G. WILLIAMS, Sec. N°. 22,132. DR. MOIJAT'S AD VENTURES. To-Morrow, June 5, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 165., ADVENTURES AND RESEARCHES AMONG TIJE ANDAMAN ISLANDERS. By Dr. MOUAT, Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "NO CHURCH." Just ready, in 3 vo'o., CHURCH AND CHAPEL. By the Author of " No Church," "Owen : a Waif," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries , in 3 vo ls., T HIRD EDITION of " LOST AND SAVED!' By the Hon. MRS. NORTON. " ` Lost and Saved' will be read with eager interest by those who love a touching story. It is a vigorous novel. —Times. " ` Lost and Saved' is a work of such rare e xcellence that it would create a stir among novel rea de r s , even if it had not Mrs. Norton's name on the title page. It surpasses ` Stuart of Dunleath ' in strength, delicacy, and finis n."—Atheneum. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough steeet. MR. THOMAS ADOLPHTJS TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. In Three Vols., post Bvo., GIULIO MALATESTA. By THOMAS ADOLPHUS TROLLOPE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. A NOVEL, [This Day. NEW SPORTING NOVEL. In Three Vole., post Bvo., CHARLIE THORNHILL ; or, the Dunce o: the Family. A Novel. By CHARLES CLARKE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. [This Day. In post Bvo., 7s. ed., STRANGE THINGS AMONG US. By H. SPICER. [This Day. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. VIM' SUN, LONDON, THUEsDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1863 WESTERN MANCHESTER, and LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY. -- • -- - • Established 1842. Chief Offices-3, Parliament-street, London, and 77, Ring-street, Manchester. ACTUARY—Arthur Scratchley, Esq., M.A. SPECI %TEN S OF BONUS ALLOTTED. —E. G. has paid £lB3 11s. 3d. in Premiums towards his Policy for £1,500; £lO6 12s. id. Bonus has already ( 1 860) been allotted to him. R. S. has paid £7 6s. in Premiums towards his Policy for £5O ; £6 2s. lid. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. ANNUITIES AND ENDOWMENTS GRANTED. Full Prospectuses, Proposals, and every information may be obtained from the Actuary in London, the Local Secretary in Manchester, or any of the Society's Agents. always desirous This Society, always desirous of extending its operations and 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 applications to the Offices are treated as confidential. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, Almanac's, &a, forwarded post free. R OYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal InburanCe buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,010. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. • FIRE DEPARTMENT. The Receipt of FIRE PREMIUMS has been as follows :- 1854 £128,459 1858 £196,148 1850 • 151,733 I 1860 'While for 1862 they exceeded £300,G00. 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 dcubled. ai oreover, the latest Parliamentary Return of Insurance Tax paid to the Inland Revenue Office (ordered to be printed 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. New Premiums. 1855 £206,514 .. £5,90918 7 1857 329,350 .. 10.270 8 6 1859 434,170 .. 13,086 8 5 1861 521,101 .. 16,627 18 0 While the sum assured by New Polices in the year 1862 amounts to more than Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling. Large Bonuses declared 1855 and 1860—X2 per Cent. per annum. The greatest Bonus ever continuously declared by any Company. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. BERNAL OSBORNE. In Two Vols., post Bvo., FALSE POSITIONS. By Mrs. OSBORNE. [Next Week. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. Three Vols., post Bvo., WATERS. _ A NOVEL M R. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic Establishment, 32, Regent-street, Plecadtlly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for lOs. 6d; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. TEA. --MOORS BROTHERS respectfully mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; an d the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. lid. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. OLDRID GE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, established upwards of thirty years, is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, , ttrengthening, beautifying, or restoring the hair,whiskers, or moustaches, and preventingthem turning grrey. Sold in bottles, 3s. 6d., 65., and I is., 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. OST E 0 EIDO N. Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Sell-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM 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 Dclutists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DITKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients, Gabriel's 'raetieal Treatise gratis. Consultations free. O YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. rRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since - lie beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society and other means, since its formation, is 12,800 ; tor' 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,C00 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting -cart iages, 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 et 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, which can only be effected by a large and permanent grTeahteacnodnitrairultyteneagrtioanteaflulaiwyo acknowledge the following con tributions:—. Her BUJ X s. estY the Queen .. .. annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk. Colo ne l , R.A. .. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co" Messrs., Bankers ~ .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., Esq , 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief instice . don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, V ice - Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwicic, Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and • Blrs. • • .. don. 30 0 Martin, Sir He nry, Bart • • .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B . • .. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Gree • nwicli 3 0 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom. s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, ford .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re reived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; brews. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ; by al 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, en the 10th of June, have had under their considers, 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 on the Royal shield gives a heraldic precedence to Scotland, 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 has been thence inferred that they came before the Scot tish peers. But this is an unwarrantable inference, founded on a mistake. The Scottish peers on that occasion, as on all Others, ranked as British peers (in terms of the 23d article of the Union) before the British peers of their own degree, created since 1 707; while the Irish peers were ranked after all tch eas t r h re a nue samec B ki ee abed zi Occasiont insahenxdt(Tt snUlstercoronation e; of i f. w i eh n Tie g l ohe a re gt theseAa ml r vme Lyon. s p, r w ae c a t e s Kwd rankedehinnicgcheata was Abelowrf largermol: number of °facials were present, at that of William IV., at that of her present funeral of the Duke Majesty,of in its action t hat no ito Wel l ington.mw a ea n y d t on t so the occasion n oee nt of the its [AnvEnnszuzierr.] r' uptior i i:v? sh ell 3 s Ointment. Youth's tooth rash it is invaluable pFrroipenerdt.res:rahnisd seoacheelalelnintg hafings, and known and t i h n skin m an d y is v e a a r s i e e s t . i esscaolfdrhasehaeds, atentd_teer desply dreaded in the nursery. Trivial maladie be met and conquered at th.eir outset, and all futusrerilaT by it overcome before it has gained hold upon the constit u tio n and endangered health. Full directions are wrapped round each pot of Ointment. Holloway's unguent Yaay be applied with the best results in many diseases to which the sufferer silently submits because the taste of investigating them would be both difficult and delicate. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 3. PUBLIC HOUSES BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, " That the 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. A Adderley, C. B. GeYES-103. tty, S. G. Owen, Co 11, Agnew, Sir A. Glyn, G. c. Packe, Col. Bailey, C. Groo•an, Sir E. Pakenham, Col. Baines, E. liacrtield, Geo. Paull, 11. Barnes, T. HaMurton T. C. Pennant, Col. Bazley, Thomas Illiaamm Baxter, W. E. Beach, W. W. Hanmer Sir J. Pugh, D. Bernard, Col. Ilassard, M. D. Robartes, T. J. A. Hamilton Major 'LordC. P r i r g to o e t , t, H Sergeant a. Blackburn, P. ilibbert, J. Rogers, John Bond, J. W. Holmesdale, Lord Ron, J. Bridgres, Sir B. Hood, Sir A. Salt, T. Brooks, R. Rol siali, T. B. Selwyn, C. J. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. litune, W. Smith, Abel Buller, Sir A. Hunt, G. W. Spooner, R. Burghley, Lord Kendall N. Stuart, Col. Caird, James L a i rd, J. Stuart, Col. W. Cairns, Sir H. Langton, W. H. G. Sykes, Col. W. H. Chapman, J. L awson, W. Talbot, C. R. M. Cholmeley, Sir M. Lamy, A. Tite, Wm. Collier, R. P. Lindsay, w, s. Tollemache, Hon. F. Coningham, Wm. Ly a ll , G. Tollemache, J. H. Dent, John Dent Mackie, J. Trollope, Sir John Dering, Sir E. M`Mahon, P. Vance, John Dunbar, Sir Wm. Maguire, J. F. Verner, Sir Wm. Duncombe, A. Mainvvaring, T. Vivian, H. H. Duncombe, W. E. Miller, T . Waldron, L. Dunlop, A. Miller, Willi am Watkins, Col. L. Dutton, Hon. R. H. Mills, A. Westhead, J. Ennis, John Morris, D. Whalley, G. H. Esmon de, J. Mundy, William Winnington, Sir T Ewart, William Mure, Davtd Ewart, J. C. Newdegate, C. Ewing, H. E. C. Ogilvy, Sir J. Finlay, A. S. O'Neill, E. Foljambe, F. J. S. O'Reilly, M. TELLERS. Somes, Joseph Pease,, H. NOES —278. Acton, Sir J. George, John North, Col. Adair, H. E. Gibson. T. M. O'Brien, Sir P. Adam,W. P. Gladstone, W. E. O'Ferrall, M. Alcock, T. Gore, J. R. 0. O'Hagan, T. Angerstein, W. Gore, W. R. 0. Onslow, Guildford Annesley, Col. H. Goschen, G. J. Packe, C. Antrobus, E. Gower, G. W. L. Padmore, R. Astell, J. H. Greaves, Edward Paget, C. Atherton, Sir W. Greene, J. Paget, Lord C. E. Bagwell, J. Greenwood, J. Parker, Major W. Baring, IL B. Gregson, S. Peacocke, G. M. Baring, Sir F. Grenfell, C. P. Peel, Sir R. Baring, Thos. Geo. Grenfell, H. R. Peel, F. Bar ttelot, CoL Greville, Cu!.. F. Peto, Sir M. Bass, M. T. Gray, Capt. Pevensey, 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. Pinney, Col. Bentinck, G. C. Banbury, R. Portman, W. H. B. Berkeley, H. Handley, John Potts, George Berkeley, Col. Hankey, Thomson Powell, F. S. Berkeley, C. Hardcastlo , Jos. A. Powell, J. Biddulph,:Col. R.M. Hardy, Gathorne Pritchard, John Booth, Sir R. G. Hartopp , E. B. Ramsd en, Si r J. W. Botfield, Beriah Hayter, Sir Win. Raynham, Vi scount Bouverie, E. P. Headlam, Thos. E. Re ton C,'. W. J. Bouverie, P. P. Heathcote, Sir W. Ricardo, O. Bramley-Moore, J. Heathcote, G. H. Ridley Sir AL W. Henniker, Lord Rowley, Hon. R. T. Briscoe, J. I. Herbert, H. A. Russell, Hastings Browne, Lord J. T. Hervey, LordA. Brand,Brams to H n . , B T . . W. Henley, Lord .. Roebuck, J. A. Russell, A. J. E. Bruce, Lord E. A. Hesketh, Sir T. Russell, Sir Wm. Bruce, H. A. Hill, Hon. R. St. Aubyn, J. Bulkeley, Sir R. Hodgson, K. Salomonq,Alderman Butler, C. S. Hodgson, R. Scholefiekd, W. Buxton, C. Holford, R. S. Sclater-Booth, G, Calthorpe, F. H. Holland, E. Scourfiela, J. H. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Hopwood, J. T. Scrope, G. P. Cartwright, Col. Hornby, W. H. Scully, V. Cave, S. Horsnmn, E. Seely, C. Cavendish, Hon. W. Howard, lion. C. Seymour, Digby Cavendish, Lord G. Howes, E. ?Seymour, A Cecil, Lord R. Hubbard, J. G. Shaft°, R. D. Churchill, Lord A. Humberstone, P. S. Shelley, Sir J. V. Clifford, Col. Hutt, W. Sheridan, H. B. Close, M. C. Jervoise, Sir J. Shirley, E. R Cobbett, J. M. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, Augustus Cobbold, John C. Jolliffe, Sir W. Smith, Sir - F. Coke, Col. 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, Hon. P. Staniland, M. Crawford, R. W. King, J. K. Stanley, Lord Cubitt, George Kinglake, A. W. Stansfeld, J . Cubitt, Ald. Kinglake, Serj. J. Steel, J o h n Darner, S. D. Kingscote, Col. Stirling, Wm. Davey, R. Dickson, Col Knatchbull- Hugess Stewart Sir M. R. Knight, F. Stracey, Sir H. 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. P. 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. Leight on, Si r 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. EEgerton,W. Lidliell, Hon. H. G. Verney, Sir Harry cho, Lord Locke, John Vernon, H. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Long, W. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Elphinstone, Sir J. Longfield, Robert Walcott, Adm. J. E. Enfield, Viscount Lopes, Sir M. Walker, J. R. B. Evans, Sir De L. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Wattington, J. Evans, T. W. Lowther, Col. H. C. Way, Arthur E. Eane, Col. Lygon, Hon. F. Weguelin, T. Farquhar, Sir M. MacEvoy, E. Western, S. Farrer, J. Malcolm, J. W. Whitbread, S. Fellowes, Edward Marsh, M. H. White, L. Fenwick, Henry Marshall, W. Wickham, H. W. Ferrand, W. Martin, P. W. Williams, Col. Filmer, Sir E. Martin, J. Williams, W. Foley, Hon. H. W. Mildmay, IL Wood, Rt Hn. Sir C. Forster, Charles D. Mitford, W. T. Woods, Henry Foster, W. 0. Moffatt, George Wrightson, W. Fortescue, Hon. F. Moncreiff, J. Wyvill, M. Fortescue, C. S, Montgomery, Sir G. Yorke, Hon. E. French, Col. Morgan, C. O. S. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Morgan, Major TELLERS . Galway, Viscount Mowbray, Rt. Iln. J. Jervis, Captain Gard, R. S. Norris, J. T. Sumer, H. K. is also occupying the attention of the Government. There is still, however, an immense deal to be done, and this cin 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 some 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 unneces, 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 mark, 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 (tram de plaisir) 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 statesmen and Pashas. M. Misierie is charged with the arrangements of the voyage, and 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 moderate ; and if the first voyage bea rs sa ti s f ac t ory f ru it s , it i s proposed to repeat the experiment an d ex t en d its objeetsa.re If, P in the pursuit of amusement, these young men , and to ad vised to lay aside their oriental examine and investigate seriously the the view to t h e wonders which they are about to w itness w r i i their permanent good, and withs, be the most European institutions, practical means to open their perhap a desire to emulate eyes to the defects of their own system. The en mode of European education pursued by some o f the m ore advanced m en h ere in regard to their sons has not, up to the present and clan., much good. But then been productivethe means employed have of been ill-judged g erous. We see many instances of you ng Turks suddenly transplanted from the paternal harem 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 „, , : ~,, 7 - T, . 5 : .• ; ._ . • . . „,„..... ~,•., r 0-Di • Air.,.4 ‘,,,„ * i "— t o 4. 1, i , 1., .:1-., \V If ** ‘ 44 t, ...j , ...ol i• ' ~ ' ,' , . , ; . 4 .1' ";, ,i(4?\ -tr.t.:74. V: .- it • N i : I ' ”' * -- ...._....," s' ..-' ( " 1 1 *k.. •01l .., ~,.., i\'•/.14 ' ,, - ,' kW + , ... -415141 "" \ c ' • i ' V r "" - ~: ' 1:, : , t, • -1 , .:71 - ' ~'• • 0 . ...1. -"--- ' - DROIT. 1 ' - 4 4 k-4,,,_ K s_ -.No,' ..0-- -- , % 4 Z ,"`'‘ 3 • -..'" '..„„ DIE I 3 ilg • 4; ',... Itivir, ,i ggs 1 6 ' r: mi,?- "' given by the Sultan 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. To-day the diplomatic body will be the guests of the Sultan at a great dinner, for which invitations, in his name, have been issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In conse quence of these rejoicings the quiet valley now daily presentt the appearance of a gay and animated scene. On Friday l ast a very large concourse of people, numbering some 16,000 o f diff erent c l asses and denominations, assembled here with the object 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 as 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 Pera, the same 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 employes 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 employers 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 d'armee 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 two 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 N f:W fS PIO: 4 E B. jaw %-% r--"' ?LUCE.— ...4a. STAMPED ....sd. 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. The feast of Courban Bairarn begins on Wednes day. To-day is observed as a holiday at the Porte in consequence of the entertainment to the diplo matic corps. To-morrow being the eve of the fes tival, the day is observed in the same manner. The feast itself lasts 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 dolee far nie2zte, which is so much the vogue with this easy-going Government. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. ( -.-.41 , // 1 ,/ , 4 A - b „ -- .iec.fic,l -42\ - , -ir :::: vz, , , t -., completely blowing off the centre finger 01 hand, and lacerating the skin of the neck behind the right ear of the volunteer in front of hire. Mr. Jackson, assistant-surgeou of the corps, promptly attended, and having bandaged M. Lilley's shat 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 ieudy manner with which theyhad formed equare on being called upon by him through their commandin g offi cer suddenly to do so proved that they were well drilled—a fact creditable not only to those who drilled them, but to themselves for having so effi ciently acquired it. He should not fail to make a most favourable report to the Secretary of State for War, not only as to the efficiency of the bat talion, but as to the able manner in which it had been handled. The regiment then marched back to headquarters. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. 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 school of naval architecture 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 Belvidere, 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 releasbd from the ether vessels now in progress. The statement that the Belvidere 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. 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:— Commander—David Miller, to be Captain. F. W. Sutton (B), engineer, to the Indus, as supernu. merary. Edward Tewell, acting engineer, to the Orlando. Thomas Catchpool, assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for the Charger. SOUTH-EASTERN. Thos. Scott (B), to the Cumberland, as supernumerary. James Legate, to the Edinburgh, for tenders, A Wharncliffe 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 the purpose of considering two bills now before Par liament. The first was a bill of the Charing.cross Railway Company, and it was submitted because it contained clauses conferring a permissive power to lease or amalgamate that undertaking with the South-Eastern Company. He thought there 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, as 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 bad 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. 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. In reply to Mr. Adams, it was stat€ d 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. THE ARMY. The command of the additional troops of the Mounted Royal Engineer Train,A. hich is now being raised to augment the branch of the service, has been given to Capt. B. N. Dawson. The head quarters of the troop will be at Aldershot camp. Capt. W. A. Frankland 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 Capt. 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 formal resolution approving the bill was then adopted. 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. LI s 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. HAMMERSMITH AND CITY. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Duke•street, Westminster, 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. The CHAIRMAN moved a formal resolution ap proving the bill, and in d3ing 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, Glocester 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—Air. 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 th e P e t er borough, Wisbeach , a n d Sutton passed. The bill of the Lon don and North- Western for new branch lines in Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Cheshire was passed, and also the company's second bill for additional powers, for new railways in York and Lancaster, and arrange.. for which the m ents with other compa nies. Fur ther evidence was taken on the O s w estr y and Ne w t own Amalgama tion Bill. After refusing a locus statzdi to th e Ul ster s ß t s a i n tw ley ay is C th om e c p i t a kzy rni , a t hnepacsosmed themitt ee of Lord bill 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 Dunfermline, 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 principlewitness exa mined in opposition to the proposed new line to Brighton was Mr. 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 " Polly Peachum." 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,, 1813; and the famous Miss Stephens, of the same theatre, is now the Dowager Coun tess of Essex. And to say nothing of other examples, the 12th Earl of Derby married Miss Farren, and the late Lord Craven married Miss Louisa Brunton.—Once a Inek. ENGLAND AND FRANCE CONTRASTED !—The extent of France is about 130,000,000 of acres, or 204,000 square miles: that of England, 50,387 square miles. The po pulation of to Franceeach square s w q a u sin e 36,331,642, Theref0re or about 150 inhabitants England m ore inhabit e d th an F rance i n propor ti on to the area. is 2 . The increase in population throughout France in a proportion of 0.5, or per cent. That of or 11 per cent. The birth rate in F Ew r na u sg u l l a7 e n4d :a o : BB, 2'605,261 3 a 2 n 7 d , in England 3 ui . n4m3 number rates were respectively 0.8 per cent. and 0 . 855 ; the deaths were 21-1 per cent, in France, and 2'12 in England. The l i a n n e d g;t 6 ini 4 at p o e b r irth een s t we o r f e 7; h 2 e 4 per wh o c l e e nt u . orn,--s oc ia Science Review. r FranceTbhe marriagei n vg. 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They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on life an ordinary stocking. Price 48. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., to 166. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, 228. Piccadilly. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. (From the J.imes' Correspondent.) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 25. Nubar Pasha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Viceroy of Egypt, is e xpecte d t o arr i ve h ere in a few days, charged with the mission of bringing 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 Monzteur, and the replies of the English and French Governments are 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 b e dealt with by th e Government of France. The t one of moderation i n 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 are 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, stand thus :—They propose a rev i s i on of the un unrecognised cs stipulations concession,expun g i ng s threa t en the pre jectirogative such ob onable as regards the Should these objections be rejected by the company, special canal.agreeagreement,t, thegua ranteeing appropriation theo o r f t e t ;morelle land p l a r r r t l i g c a u t tl y by y the fresh water canals and the employment of forc e d l a b our , - raanndtetehie ng in t t h ro e ductionof a neutrality of 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, and, in the event of their 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 a very great importance—is not likely to prove palatable to them. Be this as it may, it is not likely, I think, that the 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 has been to withhold the confirmation of the grant, and to resist the execution of the enterprise on its pre sent principles. A succession of fetes and entertainments is being 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 wou 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 p r i z es, r anging in value from £7 to £1 were also shot for. The annual inspection of the West Middlesex Rifles by Col. Erskine, Inspectorofi r o lun V o lunteers, in stook place on Tuesday evening in Regent's-park presence of a large number of 3 f s pectators. g o forming heb s a i bat talion, companies, and headed - talion, to the number d o e fab by its bands, marched off from Lord's Crick e t d rou nd, its head quarters, and under the command Captain R a a n d d s tAo cdkjutant Penny , assisted by Major Bridgman an d more , took up their position in the Regent's -park e of Lord f ac i ng Holford-house. There the gro un d h ad a l re ady been taken up, and was admirably kept by a considerable force of the 19th Middlesex, under command of Captain Reed, the Adjutant of the Regi ment. The corps having marched past in an ex ceedingly steady and soldierlike manner, were put through a seri es o f t h e most difficult battalion move ments—skirmishing, falling b ac k u p on su pp or t s , for ming squar es 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 s ubsequently 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 had not discharged his rifle when the order was given to cease firing and unfix bayonets. He was in the act of unfixing his bayonet when his rifle, being on full cock, exploded,