The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

CN whet " Happy Lana" can I sem you after the ' v Open'? 1 on'y know of One HAPPY LAND, AN S' , COVENT-OAR DI4;N, my de , ir fellow! KINARAN'S LL WHISKY Y. COGNAC, BRANDY. EvEZig celebrated Ol I d RIS a WIIISEY rivals the Ancat % NCTI BRANDY, It i‘ Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. tSold in B o ttl es, 3s. &1 ., at the Retail Rouses in Lon d on ;by o Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. 2bserve ' the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded ti-lnahans LL Whisky." iiii E ALB I 0 N BA N K (Limited). Capital £l,rovon, in 20100 shares of' £5O each. Deposit £1 First issue, 10,000 shares. aahotmen_t. 11 per share on application, and £4 per share on It is not intended to call up more than £l5 per r a are* No call will be made for three months after allot- Threeurt, months' interval at least will elapve between N em . ° 'ans , qui no call will ex eerl £5 per share ~„,, POr 'ted under the Joint Stock Companies Act of 1Q62, . i n , tetebt. i each Phareholder's liability is limited to the mount 0f his shares. Thomas DIRECTORS. J'lT• Cave Esq Sheriff of London and 111esex. , Pritchett (firm ot J. T. Pritchett and Sons), 131, ene hurch-street. " 1 , 1 P Masters, Esq. (firm of W. P. Masters and Sons), fie n "'Z'te-market. tiannn Baugh, Eqi Bradford-street, and Balsall-heath, 1,11 s.r Baugh, - I:,:gernias Agge, Esq. (fi rm o f Th omas Abp's an d CO, 155. llchrch-eet, E Potter Esq. str eet. (firm . of B. F. Potter and CO, 23, Newgate- D r „,,, With power to add to their number. priv a s "' B , lo ß al a rrano•emen t for menug the old-established Bair,y .uank of Me'ssrs. Challis and Son with the Albion ,Irbk..,ttnited) has been confirmed, end the Wive partner be the general manager of the Reek. ' GENERAL MANAGER Thomas M. Challis, Esq. BANKERS. tanc.Challis and Son, 16, West Smithfield. 2h e c ). London Threadneedle-street an ndon and Northern Bank, 2, Bank-buildingi, London ; Newcastle, Leeds, and Huddersfield. BROKER. James Shepherd, Esq.. Auction Mar'. SOLICITOR. G. W Coming Dean, Esq., 27, New Broad street. Willi 'rn AUDITORS. Raa -House.sq , Accountant, 13, George-street, Ipr . . 1111 b Andre w , graph , r , sq , Manager United Kingdom Electric Tele - Niompany. SECRETARY, PRO TEM. Mr. H. L. Price. Temporary Offices-2, Bank-buildings. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. 1511 817" e h theeYeteut anoth.t4the~itarbaa be rate*. trad. -- „to meet the requirements of most deoartme its of rot been introduced for the business of the wri the Ural and cattle markets of the metropolis ; and hough ae au qtly, has doubled within the last 25 years, and. con bul!' ntly, the necessary quantity of suppl'es, yet the whole their as, am a few private fiounting to 15 to 2 millions peeannum, is left in . r ta , ds of rms. as s , l e er this Albiontrß p ank is introduced to roi 'e incresed facili as de by establishing an office in the City, as well 11 4 1sft Smithfield and the Metropolitan Cattle Market ; and 1 1 , ,rquently, should it be !ound (tearable, by opening branches Ipricultural 11 0 T Metropolitan Meat districts. or Poultry Market in in Smithfield, A ct course of erection, is destined, by the ter , of the Ic ets Parliament, to combine ,nd supersede all othe' mar rneat in the metro olis. To this market will be con- Donit'ted transactions for the supply of butnners' meat Deli s " , and other produce to the inhabitants of the metro 8h _and a circle of 14 miles round it. tn i .,"pld no llotment take place, the deposits will be re than in full. Moult a less • umber o' shar be allotted yard s applied for, the deposit will be made avail ,ble to- Tet i ; t he 1-ayment on allotment, and the balance, if any. t the a plicant. br o k ( T s i cation for shares may be a , dressed to the banke , s. the` 2,0 r airectors of the Company, and to the secretary at the Company. rril„,E ALBION BANK (Limiteri) 4 )A -9le Directors have to announce thatAhe_ PROVl estab ACREEMENT for the 'FUR RASE 01 Old and S het BANKING BUSINESS of Messrs. CHALLIS Rtnit, „field, togeth er wit h th e i r B !n k P r emises, No. 16, W l7' est ond Bank Buildmv, etropolit r zet, th e aZil C ONFIRMED • andtha , Mr. Thomas M. Challis, Imrtner in the drm, will be the General Manager of on Bank (Limited). •Ir H E ALBION BANK (Limited) lß7A _ i this PT O FURTHER A for , %PPLICATIOI . T . L_ svc, i s / a' , Will be RECEIVED after LUE the sth pv, .1 14 E PLYDE ENGINEERING AND IRON SHIP BUILDING COMPANY, Limited. Capital £500,‘ (0, in 10,100 shares of £5O each. D eposit First issue 5,000 shares. - Posit Li r irst call and share on alica n ti o on ex rd Z 4 on allotment eaa t, and aninterval brvsear of three calls t ceding XS per share months between each call. Th e b , DIRECTORS. p''ght Ron. Llrd 'Chairman laud Hamilton, M.P., of the At"llama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Com nY• JZ i ral the H on. Si r M on t ag u Stnpford, K.C.8., late Admi- I S .aperintendent of Malta Dockyard. Esq, (Messrs. Walker, How, and Co.,Mer c-s), Canon -street, E,C., Director of the London Finan cial4l, ifwanciation Ab e '' l in. Esq. (Messrs John Elin and Co., Merchants), 34, hureh-lane, Direc or of the London, Buenos Ayres, and lia-illrer Plate Rank. Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger), Ship Builders 1 " a- -..„ 11 nZineers Glasgow. to " . • andel Esq ; s 3, Upper Hyde Park-gardens, Direc- J z : 01 the English and Scottish Marine li,surance Company. -es Reid, Esq., of Calderbank (Messrs. John Stewart and Co ca M erchants), Jackson-street, Glasgow. „ Pt ' l ames Rennie, c to the late Government of India. Contro ler of Marine Affairs, 11, 11 d Marine Secretary. Hamilton, jun., Esq. ( Messrs. David Hamilton and Co., U e rchants, Glasg ow an d M anc h es t er ) . 14 , Par k- terrace , afigow, Direct or o f th e E ngl i sh and Scott i s h M ar i ne In rance Company. Macpherson, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, ". Rodger, E (Messrs, Smith and Rodger, Ship Builders Enginee.'l3), Glasgow. fan ai n C. Baillie Hamilton, R.N., Director of the Panama, lineal Zealand, and Australian Royal M a il Co m p an y. nett Walker, Esq. (Messrs. Peter Stewart and Co., Engi e_eprs Carrad Machine Makers), Glasgow. :Vd son, Esq. (Messrs. t anon, Warren, and Co., 3ler- Vnt9, 3, Grosvenor-terrace, Glasgow. Tinker, Esq. (Messrs. Grinnell, Tinker, and Morgan, Vijuowners), Leadenhall-street, Director of the London, Adriatic, aLd Italian Steam Navigation Company. SOLICITORS. Ite -r ss ra• Dawes and Sons. Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. zae.L..osnrdon, KC. 8 S. Laraonds and Macluckie, 30, St. Vincent-place, Glas gow. Joh„ John call, Esq. (Messrs. QuiIter, AUDITORS. Ball, and Co. 1, London. e ) °u sq. (Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, a n d wx, don tuarri. Andersen, Esq., Chartered Accountant, Glasgow. BANKERS. Th e 4, Lombard-street, London. lifereantile an i Ex- 11 Lond n. "'"Allge Bank, Limited, 17 , Brown s ' buildings, Liver pool. 35, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow. Ihe City of Glasgow Bank arsl Branches. Lond on BROKERS. (.:',l4s,c"—Prancis Burnand,Esq., County-chambers, Cornhill. 1 1 „ . ftt..w Messrs. Kerr Anders ,, n, and Brodie. '"ehester—tiobert Al : Ewen, Esq., Bank-street, Exchange. Ales CONSULTING ENGINEERS Sr°, It. B. Bell and D. Milior, Civil Engineers, 4, Both. street, Glasgow. SECRETARIES (PRO TEN) E. Coleman, Esq., London, H. Limiond, Esq, Glasgow. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Tokenhouse-yard, London, E.C.; and 36, St. Vincent place, Glasgow. PROSPECTUS. o ,This Company has been formed for the purpose of pur -ORi buildings extendine- the valuab e and old-established a „11 3 and Engineering Business of Messrs. smith 4Rodger, Glasgow, a firm well known on the Clyae, dur ,l, the h.st quarter of a century, as successful build rs l iere is probably no b-anch or industry which has been more q eh able in Scotland during the last few ..ears than ir n l )- building, and when the great advantages possessed by su"g'ow and its vicinity are considered, the rapi and in asiti expansion of the trade in that neighbourhood is not I , 4te Clyde possesses great advantages, compared with the th e -ON and lesser cost of coals. iron, and waes universallywhie telt skill industry of the zcotch artisans are , r k °Wledged th:,-ie Directors have made a provisional Contract, by which th e business have secured, under a very fa 'Durable arrangement, business of Messrs. Smith and Rodger, including the ZOole of their budding yard. engineering premises, plant, 17 1 e, goodwill, and connexion, as well as the benefits arising a.salti valuable existing contracts, robe paid for partly in cash ",(2,1 partly in shares of the Company. y,i' re ef partners of the firm have agreed to join the Board of 4 .'`gion, tints giving the Company the advantage of their ,%41uable influer.ce and experience, and as the entire staff of 4 lessrs. Smith and dodger will also be frawderred, under th ,„e arrangement immediately up..n a business p in full and profitable Per tion. „Although several Shipbuildinr. Companies have been ~,-°,,ttblished in the vicinity of London and Liverpool, whose eerations h ive been attended with great success, the bust 4La on the banks of the Clyde has hitherto been exclusively ned on by private enterprise, and the large fortunes Mated by Scotch shipbuilders are a guarantee of Aztr,": t might be expecied from the work ng of a Com 'sJ Dos essing ample means and influential body of Di t"tora Tim • tai th z Immense impetus given to iron shipbuild'ng by the th e - I'l° l ls Steamship Companies recently . established under 11144'united Liability Act, which will require vessels of great doub a t nci power for trading to all parts of the world, will un ,tati,s,..dlY Prove a constant source of highly remunerative lu — ,..Yment to this Company ; audit is evident that the day elu a pproaching when iron steamships will be used ex selith.:e,'; not only'for the conveyance of emigrants and pas tuel`fra, but also of teas e , silks and other descr ptions of the Dorf And most costly aiticles ' of commerce to and from every °C I A of the globe. "lect to the revolution which iron-plated ships ha D v n e . Str uc ts in naval warfare, it has become necessary to re Isan n „til? entire navies of Europe, and from the admirable c add ec fr In which the iron-plated vessels of war recently shin t,O the British navy have been constructed private . tArli lid der, and by th. Thames Iron Ship-buildmg Corn of tri o 11 . there is not the slightest doubt that the building 1 11. fit, of Great Britain and the other naval Powers will A ~.re be l arge entrusted to such compan i es. that Tat element in the success of this Compan la he fict 'ltri o ,; . . e l'e will be a London Board, ready t contractor the 'ove r .,' and impor ant contracts of the Brish and Foreign njdfi rs — rgns ' the large Shipping Coitmpanies, who e whi c h are naturally first placed in hand in L?, don, and Netrare much more likely to be secured by . she inflnence of eir t i n,ollolitan directory thin by the application of a pros in ‘,.!-unbuilder. aT4ee:farticles and Memorandum of Association may be in and at the Soli c it ors o f th e Company, Nlessrs. Dawes tow Q n, Lond n, and Messrs. Lamond and Macluckie, Gies th'Peetuses and Forms of Appli atton may be obildned b c .e.t.ei: London Financial Associ lion (Limited', Thread ‘-.0t,,„ - street ; the p.ankers, Brokers, and Solicitors of the Yard . ' B3l Y, and of Messrs. G. H. and A. T. Jay. 15, Tokenhouse- , Thi a , -- 4`1,41.13,Z Form Must by de li ve red entire to the Bankers of the iqoutu7sYhwarneso will tear off and retain the Form of AppliLa- T 0 the F ORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES . e Directors of the Clyde E mineering awl Iron Ship- II n" building Company (Limited. a tlen tleraen 4 de tin g Paid hit° your bankers the sum O . i . Z , being ban- l'° ! it of £1 per share on shares in the atove Com tnie...lhereby request that you will allet me that e n s u s m n b u e rn r ; be- • :( hereb r 4; that r „ Y agree to accept such shares, or any l a . --- aY he alleged to me ; and I authorrse you to place -40 alle t t e ePun the Register of Shareholders for the shares I am, Gentlemen, Name in full ...................... Residence ........................ Profession or Business Date ..•,.•••. ROYAL ALIT AMBR A.- Brilliant EquestrTan Scene, by Three Young Ladies, "THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON." OY AL ALHAMBR A.- im M. FRANCOIS LOI•;ETT will exhibit his wonderful @teed, LA SALAMANDER, performing in a brilliant Dia. pl-y Qi Fireworks. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONg.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificont costumes of the period (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL 110 0M 8, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING, Durinr; the eveninv an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the ode. brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Halt-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may, be seen the Astees ; Bushman and wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shane - , the Starnes. , Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &o. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (for Gentlemen only). TP THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Tncir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. .nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemi at ATESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. J. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Westminster Bank. Post-XI:0 Orders payable at Camber well-park. Aar - tress—Barr and JAcksox, "Man of the World" Wine tores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. TEETH —Mr. ESKILL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they a e quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the month without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always nseful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell' a Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-strut, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVE R , IF PILLS.—A. NEVER FAILING REllEDY.—Pre ,ared without any mercurial ingredient, trom the recipe of Dr. •cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and fiver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, oizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and crateful to 'he stomach, they create appeite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, I, Kin, William-street, haring-cross. London, and by most drugvists, to boxeto,l, 14(.1., and thre, times ihe quantity in one, 25. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilioas and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green Paaage, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp, ,_<~ 37 7 l 7 T/~~~ THE SUN, LONDON, FEIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1864. PRICE ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. N°. 22,392. The critic enters very fully into the distinctive features of Mr Thackeray's style, and the merits of his various works. Ho is far from bestoWing unqualified approval or admiration on all, and his article is, indeed, one of ,the most judicious which has appeared since Thackeray's death. Nevertheless he accords, as all must do, high:praise to him as one who will always retain a foremost place among our literary chieftains. Mr. Gardiner's " History of James L" is discussed, and the historian appears to have formed no favourable opinion of our Scottish king. "His body, his mind, and his heart appear alike to have been wanting in that central force by which the human frame and the human intetlest are at the same time invigorated and cantrolhel." " French Life" is the title of a very pleasant and lively paper, which introduces us into the privacy of a Parisian appartenzent, and tells us little secrets about the domestic arrangements which invest a gay French establishment with an air of do !nestle comfort. " Our Private Play" is the narrative of the wonders worked by some private theatricals. The 4)0041.1 virtues and qualifications of our matter-of-fact nineteenth century are treated of, and a comparison. insti-. tilted with its predecessors—no very original subject. " A Campaigner at Home" is worth reading, and " The Story of Two Wives" tells a not impossible social tragedy. The last article discusses a question which comes very forcibly home to most of us—" How may a Peace Income Tax be Supplanted I," t It -4 11RNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDIIO. and ' FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAG E -FREE to any fituzse in e kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-iberal clOsto goods at sond-class prices. rms peculiarly l Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New &dltion of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo sdrn -able engravings of every description of Furniture and ..ec:steads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing en the following revised tale : 3 A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 An Right-roomed ditto l3B 1 0 16 A Ten-ro ,, thed Aitto . ....... 259 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto , g9l at 0 together with a erica List of ptifiiied 7.e.fdin,z, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ3id furniture, ~t rpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southaopton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ityde. Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder - Plymoeh , minster, Wellington Croydon. Cambridge, St a ines, Dorking, St. Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above SO other places in all parts of Gleat fir t , ' .. COB RETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptf ord. , bridge, London, S.E, THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 1864. No. I.—An Abstract of the Gross Produce of the Revenue of the United , Kingdom, in the undermentioned Periods, ceded March 31, 1864, compared with the Corresponding Periods of the Preceding Year. QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR .....---- .---, ended , 1 ---- -------., ended June 30, I Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, March 31, 1863 1863 1863 1864 1861 1862 1862 1862 1863 1863 -..- - - £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ CUSTOMS 5,857,000 5,872,000 5,970,000 5,533,000 23,232,000 5,791,0 r 0 6,201,000 6,3 20 , 000 5,722,000 24,031,000 CUSTOMS. EXCISE STAMPS 2,394,000 2,191,000 2,293,000 2,439 , ' 00 9,317,000 2,253,000 2,080,000 2,187,000 2,374,000 8,994,000 STAMPS. TAXES PROPERTY TAX 2 ,91 8 ,000 866,000 2,132,000 3,!68,000 9,08•1,0( , 0 2,772,000 974,000 2,931,000 3,890,000 10,567,000 PROPERTY TAX. POST OFFICE CROWN LANDS MISCELLANEOUS . -- --- TOTALS 18,490,204 11,41 1 : 50 i 18,318,160 18,9 - 39,089 1 .7V,208,963 18,409,904 114,600,983 18,37.?,928 19,213,746 I 70,603,561 TOTALS. • • i No. IL—lncrease and Decrease in the Periods ended March 31, 1864, as compared with the Preceding Year. he Corresponding Per [ods of iondon, S.E, ---------------------.....-- 1 BOvDTIOLDEUS OF THE ATLANTIC Aa T D r4REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. . Quarter ended March 31, 1861. 1 OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. Increase. Year ended March 31, 1864. PAYABLE IN LONDON. Decrease. • collars (X180,0(.0 New York Division—Due in 1881. Increase. Decrease. dollars (X 225,600) Pennsylvania Division—Due in Increase. Decrease. 1882. £ £ X aby a Remistered Mortgage, constituting a lien on CUSTOMS X - £ £ me and all corporate rights. privileges, lands, trap- EXCISE 462,000 189,000 .. • • • • 802,000 CUSTOMS. lent and property of the Pennsylvania and New York STAMPS 65,000 • • • • • • 1,032,000 .. EXCISE. of the Railway. TAXES STAMPS. ends are redeemable in New York or In London at PROPERTY TAX - 722, POO • . .. 63,000 .. TAXES. r dollar, and are trau-terable ‘A i hoot stamp or en- POST OFFICE - ICUOO • . • • • • 1,4E3,000 PROPERTY TAX. pt ; 4 per cent. of the cross amount will he drawn CROWN LANDS 2,500 " .. • • . , l July, commencing in 1865, to be pad off at par in MISCELLANEOUS 136,843 • • . • .. 5,000 • • CROWN LANDS. Interest Coupons are attached to the'Bonds, ply. .. •• • -.. • .r.:82,402 MISCELLANEOUS. i-annvally, st the Consolidated Lank in London, at TOTALS . 686,313 911,000 I . -...... ...4 . A. + n the dollar. i 1,800,402 2,285,000 TOTALS. .. „...--- ..._.....—...• ........—....., Nat Decrease ....X224,857 Net •Decrease --- -v ---,--- 1 Net Decrease— .£391,598 . ro THE BGREAT 11S OF THE ATL TIC Aa T D WESTERN RAILWAY. I SSUE OF SECOND MOR TGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 80 1 ,0r0 dollars (XlBO,OO O New York Division—Due in 1881. 1,000,000 dollars (X 225,600) Pennsylvania Division—Due in 1 Secured by a Registered Mortgage, constituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights. privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and property of the Peunsylvaoia and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at 4s. 6d. per dollar, and are tran-ferable v i'hout stamp or en dorsement; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will he drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1885, to be pa'd off at par in London ; Interest Coupons ar e attached to the'Bonds, ply. able semi-annvally, at the Consolidated Lank in London, at 1 the fixed ra+e of' 4s. to the dollar. The 'Bonds will be tented at 70. viZ.;- -Bonds of 101:111613:at .z , nlsa., with interest from April, 1, 1881. 1, 500 , £78 15 5., „ ++ 11 I,o' O „ £157 10s„ ~, , ,9 The Coupons represent £l4 per annum on each bond of 1,000 dollars (£225), or nearly 0 per cent. The privileile of subseribltuf will remain open until the 6:h of Anril for the'present bondholders, either directly or through their brokers. The terms of issue are ns follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being £ll 5 0 per Bo ad of 1,0:0 dol. 10 „ al otment ~ 22 0 0 11 lf '5 ,1 2d May ~ 33 15 0 ~ ~ 20 „ 16th May „ 45 0 0 ~ 20 „ Ist June 11 45 0 0 ~ ~ ST. JAMES'S.—" The Man in Chains" continues to be the most prominent feature in this magazine, and chiefly devotes itself in this instalment to the fortunes of Silvester Langdale. J. Scoffern con tributes a paper on " Vempyres," reminding us of some of the horrible weird superstitions that used to be current on the subject. We have also an interesting account of the " Silver Mines of Freiberg in Saxony," and the.first part of a new version of the old romance, whos hero and - htwoine are the dreaming poet and the beautiful Scottish Queen, a narrative in this instance penned more in accordance with the views of Miss Strickland than of Mr. Froude. " Bertie Bray " is continued in the regular novelist fashion, and neither brother nor sister are con ducting themsElves in the most honourable fashion. It is a story of London fashionable life, heartless beauties and their devoted admirers, old husbands and young wives, charming toilettes and sour elderly maidens, and consequently will find plenty of readers and admirers. " Lascelles Wraxall" initiates us into the mysteriesthat lie hidden beneath the cork of a champagne bottle, and Lieut. Warneford draws a vivid picture of the horrors of being " Abandoned at Sea." There is a very amusing little sketch entitled "Our Mys terious Subscriber," which narrates how the writer, a young: litlerateur, was raised to the seventh heaven of delight by an appointment to the editorial staff of the Puddleton Gazette. On arriving at the scene of his labours he made the acquaintance of the owner and projector of the paper—a new journal that was to take the world by storm. On the eve of its first ap pearance, however, the printers made an inopportune de r mend for candles, the grocer refused an extension of credit, the new-corner had 31d. in his pocket, and the proprietor of the Puddleton Gazette not a sou, From this dilemma they were happily rescued by the advent of their first subscriber, who paid his quarter's subscription in advance. Such good lack does not, we fear, often fall to the lot of mortals. - - Nat Decrease- ..X224,657 £157 10 0 Subscribe , s have the o r t T o n of paying the , nsta'mrnts in advsn e, and will be allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per an num o such pre-paymen t s. After allotment Scrip Certifi - ates will be igsu - d to "bearer." These Cert ficit• a wi I be exchanged tor Bond , to " bearer" on payment of the final instalment, The early completion of the works , f this great Railway justifies the Company in making this additional ssue of Bonds, f dlowing the financial policy a .opted at the outset, of issuing securities to the r übli, only after the actual pro gress of the Railway ha secured the necessary income for oviding the interest. There will remain only the Second Mortgage of the Ohio division, to be disposed of hereafter. when the total of the Bonded Debt will be only £6,000 per mile. I , }er-ng of apprcation may be obtained of the Bankers ; or at the Offices of the Company. Offices of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, 2, Old Broad-street, London, B.C. March 23, 1861. LE CORRESPONDANT, Mars 1864. Ch. Douniol. —A more than ordinarily attractive number of Le Correspondant has here made its appearance. Upon the opening paper we took occasion yesterday to comment in our leading columns —meaning the remarkable paper by the Cte. de Falloux (de l'Acad. Fr.) entitled " Introduction aux lettres de P. Lacor daire," these letters representing one half of the correspondence between Madame Swetchin and the great Dominican. Besides this—Rio descants here (upon the eve of the tercentenary) upon " La Religion de Shakspere"—Leon Lagrange has a most appropriate criticism upon the works and the career of the French Rubens Eugene Delacroix— and, at the tail of several other excellent contributions, per haps the most remarkable of these being the one by the Abbe Meignan, upon another phase of La Criss Religieuse —Leon Lavedan rapidly, with a pencil of caustic, sketches down the principal events of the month, burning perhaps the most fiercely of all into his tablets the now notorious incident about the member for Halifax. MACMILLeN.—The story of " The }El'. :J ars and the Burtens" proceeds with undiminished interest, and troubles et!,,Ul to be thickening round most of the actors in it. George Milyar and Gerty arrive in London, and rn'tk3 thtir appertnnce at his father's country seat, but although. Gerty's first introcluc rtion to the sturdy old basonet is et groat sureeees, the 'esteem has begun to fade off the poor silly little beauty's simple life, and her influence over her gloomy, passionate husband is already waning. The Burtons are becoming more and more mixed up with the Hillyars, and the mysterious trouble hanging over Reuben grows darker and nearer. "Our Sleep and Dreams" is a pleasantly written essay on a very old subject of debate and discussion. The writer cites some instances in which the world of dreams has exer cised a beneficial influence in the world of realities. " Tor tini is said to have composed his Devil's Sonata from the inspiration of a dream in which the devil appeared to him and challenged him to a trial of skill on his own fiddle. Coleridge declares that he composed his splendid poetical fragment of •Kubla Khan when asleep. Condorcet relates that more than once having retired to bed, jaded with intricate calculations which ho had left unfinished, he completed them in his dreams. Franklin states that he sometimes saw the bearing of political events more clearly during sleep than he had done when awake. Dr. Gregory mentions that thoughts sometimes occurred to him in dreams which were so good that he used them in his college lectures. Sir Benjamin Brodie tells us of a friend who had more than once invented an apparatus for an experiment he wished to make in a dream, and of snot her who had solved mathematical problems when asleep which had be ed him when awake." The usual " Letter from Competition Wallah" deals this month with a very difficult and momentous topic—Christianity in India. The writer faces the question boldly, and after confessing the unsatisfactory state of the religion of the Hindoos, he pro ceeds to inquire why it is that, "with all the advantages of civilisation and domination, we have hitherto succeeded in converting to our creed only one in 10,000 of the subject people." The reasons ho gives are so numerous and so formidable that the most sanguine missionary might well droop discouraged ; but there are good influences at work as well as bad, and we may trust that the acknowledged declension of the old Hindoo worship before the light of knowledge and civilisation may be only the forerunner of the substitution of a purer faith. " Two Months in Rome," and " A Gossip Over My Portfolio," aro both worth read ing ; but many readers will turn with more_ interest to the reprint of some correspondence between Coleridge and William Godwic, in which the poet gives full vent to his metaphysical speculations in addressing a friend of such congenial tastes and abilities. TEMPLE BAR.—" The Doctor's Wife" is con tinued at some length, and in this instalment mat ters progress most unfavourably as regards the future welfare and peace of the young couple. The story is most naturally told, and this constitutes its chief attraction, for the hero and heroine are alike provok ing in their opposite extremes—lsabel with her absurd notions of romance, and George with his very hum-drum ideas, Such characters do, however, constantly consort and attempt to fight the battle of life together. The result is one of those disastrous failures which furnish the stage with themes for tragedy, and bestow endless opportunities for the novelist to expatiate upon. "The Streets of the World" this time describes Berlin, Tinter-den-linden. The sketch is not a very flattering one. " Rest and be Thank ful" are spirited verses. "Maid v. Mistress" is an article that is well worthy of perusal. It traces the origin of the fault which militates against the well-doing of so many servant maids to their faulty bringing up at home, where their hard working, half-starved mothers sacrifice every thing to turn out their daughters "smart." Much may be gathered from this sketch of the troubles that besot domes tic life in the shape of saucy and incompetent assistants. " Broken to Harness" is continued in the same animated manner as before. "The Ball-season in Paris" is an en tertaining little sketch of the doi n g s in that gay capital. The number of balls that take place, the numerous visitors who throng to the festivities, and the amount which all this quietly costs, are set down for those who soak such infor mation to con by rote, and they will doubtless be greatly edified by tie; astonishing calculations and astounding re. velations that are made. LONDON SOCIETY.—Tho illustrations to this ma gazine still form a considerable part of its attrac tions. They are numerous and effective, and often and hi sn u talent.m b e ,a A n d new lth I;7mi series e o n f f i c P r t s e e a r e a f with operatic a p i :p p e i r n . y co b m o rn th en tZe int Directors," and interest. It is c‘gavihlvloeeduh::aTvneheeebaLeoetoninedemooennranOoe mana d rk p a r b e i p e os tu es e t n o management, together with recollections of the chief singers and composers who flourished during their reigns. This first part chronicles the management. fortunes, and misfor tunes of no less a personage than Handel, the results of whose operatic career are thus summed up :—" During his unfortunate struggle against Porpora and the world of fashion he had lost his health, he had lost all the money ho had made during 20 years of labour, and he had to start anew, at the age of 56, having nothing left but his glorious reputation." " The Merchant Princes of England" are continued in due course, and we have the story of the famous Sir Richard Whittington. Lovers of the antique will be gratified to learn that the biographer is clearly of opinion that a cat was in some way connected with the rrHE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting* of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, 'and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Enterthinment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, C. aring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at ei2ht (except Saturday) ; Saturday Mornings at three. — Stalls, and box sta Is, 3s. ; area, 25.; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from seeven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 2, at three. --fir rip HE 0 XFOR D, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING. will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAU I% embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented baud and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talente. artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, S Amsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. ~~ h~.~ bcca arr, 3 and c?, a Mr. Stu I], c ti•e dirt clerks an ants from the UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maelszan, W. Randall, G. nutehenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Pow: r (the 'uvenila comedienne), dre.. Will shortly be producei, THE I%IT 4 M,RY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nieolai; an' THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission—Area, 6d, ; stalls and balmy, ls. ; private b,:xes, 10s. ed. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Haqi, en ables " and e Hr. Morton, with th . a i d of P rofessor Pepper's Optical Illusion (kn°wn as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated , and which have all teen duly registered by him and Mr. J. A. Weston under the title of "The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this n. w arrangement, that which is in reality no!hinn• but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and wren "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Cryptal Waters, form a coup d'ccil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romanco. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Mist Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half -past Nine o'c All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in a dition to the above. Admission—Area, Od. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA,- TRIUNPITANr SUCCEZS of the NTEW CIRQUE, acknow edged to be the best nroduced in England. Grand MORNING PERFORMANCE. THIS DAY, and Every Wednesday and Ss.' urday, at Two. Eveaing at Half vast seven o'01001(. AT ,t ,7, 'l' - / i /dz= - -- , -e. , -t_--- ", 49-- - e_- iN EViSPA.PER . , , . .. , . ~ 4. = L.,.... L , •t , i . ..___. ___ __ _ _ / - L. 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'a, ~,..,, ' '5 . z .. ~, ,ih S 4b , " tk",,,, Are. = . ~ k„ , ..," " „,.., WI 1. : „1, , ,.. 1 ,4 4 , .., . ....0 . ,_ ‘,... ill. , 'l ,ll ' ~t , d __ .., , 4.44 .t. tv ,, prising speculation which failed to meet wLh the T•' r J I .4 " . 6 " rf ' 4,1 ,„„ . ~. ~. 4. . „..,, ,F,„ , A;, ; ,. , ....00)/te. icy ;; ,q ~,..11,- s filt . ,- , t fici . 313! --1 7yrif i, v_..- . .16. %.-,, ,,.. ,,: 1v., ;pito . i lr ; - 4;1il---1:.!„,,,:14:.'..,- . . , ~.,,i , cognition its merits deserved. " The Ordeal tor Wives '' DIE . rP' - ''oS'ili 1: 1.6" , :' ''." i is continued, and introduces us to fresh faces and. fresh , ''M'l., . scenes. Esther Tleming's allegiance to Oliver Carew is • • - ' We ha , a long stor ft decidedly wavering. Ive .1g iry founded on the immemorial tradition concerning the Ist of April, and a good many lively sketches of pen and pencil fill up the re mainder of the number. GOOD WORDS.—Mrs. Wood's story of " Oswald Cray " is growing more complex and more nivitin choly. An unfortunate suspicion rising from some chance words has come between Oswald and. Sara Davenal, and the troubles seem springing up plena- fully. Lady Oswald's fortune is left to Dr. Davenal, a circumstance which excites a good deal of surprise) and comment. A. K. H. B. gives is an essay, " Conoorning Nwocreadslesosf FTeuapi.pB';.tthheatra:::lll l.t o f f tou w err h :it i r c : which s eem s ib) I letayr t eo o h ea b l e e goodo i u n a t e _end.r in• d isco i t t e e n r t e e s d t volition." Dr. Guthrie continues his " C ut of Harneso," the Dean of Canterbury proceels with his "Letters from Abroad,'! and Mr.. Gosse gives us the fourth'part of his "Year r a e t ad th ir e ig 2 . ll' l lnd I " ed •to these Taylorcontribuiks .t Personal Itccollectlens; the editor continues " Evfn ing with" Working . reople,", a reporter gives a very vivid account of the "Labour and Difficulties of Stonography,” Ind ;Dr. Rogers, LL.D., discusses. our_ cosi Fields. hint in such a table of contents. a sora ve e r th y in e g a tO tro a u t s tr - a o c k i_ mustmorta lconsequentlywho canuot findte THE MUSICAL MONTHLY.—The number for . April is, of course, well supplied with artiolos touching the' approaching festival at Stratford. upon- Avon. The presentation piece for the pianofcrte fir • entitled '"IA Shaksperian Fantasia," in Which the well known airs sung by Ariel in. ‘..The Tempest" are intro duced. The introduction is tall and telling, but the airs have been. rather ineffectively handled. There is u thinness about - the adaptation, and a great want : of dash and brilliancy in the variations. Although it will not supersede the pieces on the same airs already published, it will find favour in the eyes of those who are looking out for an easy piece - Suitable for the ap. preaching festivity. The magazine is just the sort of thin: wanted by the public; but some such pieces as those played by Madame Goddard, Madame Oury, &c., must be given to make it popular with the lovers of music. LE FOLLET.—This month's number of this els• glint little publication is unusually attractive. The plates are brilliant, and if the fashions her set forth are followed, the dresses of the ladi es this season will be truly splendid. There is here 'c,he usual intelligence communicated with respect to the latest novelties, the most striking changes, &a., in cos - tame; besides which, a variety of high amusing reading is met with in this periodical, and also a description of the operas, theatres, &c., so that for a fashionable reader nothing. is left out of the repertoire of its contents that can possiblx be missed. CASSELL'S PUBLlCATlONS.—Thedifferentmontbl v parts of the works new publishing by Messrs Cassell, Petter, and Galpin are here again before us, and bear unmistakable evidence of the energy and enter prise of the firm. " The Illustrated Shakspere" will, when completed, form a splendid volume, both from the variety and excellence of the illustrations and the supe riority of its paper and letterpress. " Pilgrims Progress" is another cou.mendable production, and our dear al friend " Robinson Crusoe" is still being submitted to the public in a manner hitherto unattemptod. "The Illustrated History of England," "The Popular Educator," "The History of England," and "Popular Natural History" are all worthy of high commendation. THE BOY'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE contains a variety of light reading, which will be found both highly entertaining and instructive. THE BOY'S OWN MAGAZINE this month is brim full of facts, fiction, history, end adventure. THE ENGLISHWOMAN'S DOMESTIC MAGAZINE abounds with useful and entertaining articles. It is one of the cheapest and best magazines published. THE QUARTERLY BRITISH POSTAL GUIDE has just been published by =amend of the Postmaster General. Naval and Military Intelligence THE NAVY. Arrangements have been for some time in progress at Chatham dockyard for the adoption of the new system of accounts connected with the building of new vessels, the repairs of those requiring "conversion " or alteration. and the charge for labour in each department, the whole of the immed .to superin- of the Lords of the competent staff of orckeep cr. G dner al' partment a complete stock-taking of the whole of the mate- El f excry kind,iz y cliathata D ucky ard will beisemenced this rieO7iiinfralciii returns afterwariN loreaanied to the Admiralty. Under the auspices of Mr. Stansfeld, and mainly, if not certainly, through his exertions, the dockyard accounts will from April 1 be placed on a basis which will enable them to be compared favourably with the accounts of the best private shipbuilding establishments in the country. In future the percentage charges for the different descriptions of work will be eliminated, and all labour not employed on manufacturing operations will be charged, pro rata, on the ships. It is, however, in the im portant item of labour, which has hitherto defied all the attempts made to properly apportion the charges under that head, that the greatest alterations will be made at Chatham. This will be effected by what are termed labour charts, in which the fullest explanation will be periodically given of the nature, variety, and amount of labour employed or any given vessel, or other undertaking, its relative and actual cost, These labour charts will be laid before the House of Commons, which will thus have the opportunity of ascer taining the amount expended fur labour, as attested by the accounts. The screw steam gunvessel Ranger, 5, Commander Gor don, at Plymouth, bound for the West Coast of Africa, got up steam on Wednesday, but continued in the Sound up to yesterday afternoon. _ _ The screw steamship Nile, 78, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Alex. Milne, K.C.B„ is hourly expected at Plymouth. The screw steamship Royal George, 78, went outside Plymouth breakwater yesterday to try her engines and machinery, under the inspection of Capt. Edmonstone, of the Steam Reserve. To-day she will be commissioned and manned by the officers and crew of the Ajax. The United States gunvessel Kearsage yesterday dis charged her powder-5 tons—at the powder-buoy off Wool wich Arsenal, in charge of the shipping agent, and pro ceeded to the Victoria docks, to make good certain damage& sustained during the late gale in the channel. She will be thoroughly overhauled, will be supplied with a new top mast and have her bottom cleaned. She is manned at all quarters with a most formidable armament of six powerful 11-inch guns, weighing 6 tons, to carry a 200Ib shot each, so as to maintain a steady fire from every part of the ship. The Kearsage is last from Dover, where she was an object of much attraction, and was visited by a large number of persons. Mr. Tomlin, one of the Admiralty clerks, who has been engaged during the past 17 years in the office of the Com modore Superintendent of the Dockyard at Woolwich, is ordered to enter on the duties of the Auditor's office this morning, in order to check the expenditure of the establish ment, and to carry out a more orderly return of accounts for the inspection of the Admiralty Board. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty Board :--W. 11l Monckton, midshipman, to the Aurora—W. Skipworth, midshipman, to the Black Prima —and Ilenry Smiles, nominated to a naval cadetship, , . No. Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quarter ended • March :31, 1864; the Application of the same ; and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together '*ith the Surplus or Deficiency upon such Charge. Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1863, viz.:— Great Britain 978,219 Ireland -- 978,219 Income received in the Quarter ended March 31, 1864, as shown in Account I 18,9 9, 89 Amount raised per Act 25-25 Viet., cap. ;8, on account of Fortifications, &c. 200,000 Amount received in the Quarter ended March 31, 1864, In repayment of Advances for Public Works, &c. 42',490,938 Balance, balm the Deficiency on March 31, 18(14,11non the charge of the Consoli dated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Dividends, and other charges, payable in the Quarter to June 30, 1861, and for which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be issued in that Quarter 722,330 £21,213,318 NEW WORK BY THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER. 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THE ARMY. aj or -G en era l Si r E TheW Lugard, circular , sig ned by Under-Secretary M of State, has b een re . i eeived at Chatham, in which tis announced that numerous instances having occurred of the medals of non-effective non-commissioned officers and men, forwarded with the vouchers to pay-lists and casualty returns having miscarried in transmission through of the post, th e S ecre t ar y o f St a t e f or W a r calls the attention commanding officers and pay.. mas ters to the orders contained in the " Queen's Regulations for the Army," and directs that letters. containing medals, when forwarded through the post, are to be registered, and the expense charged in-the public accounts. The Secretary of State desires that this rule be strictly adhered to in future whenever the means of doing so exist, and that in every case a letter may accompany the medal or medals, stating the name of the soldier to whom it belonged and the data and cause of his becoming non-effective. A duplicate of such letter should be separately forwarded. Yesterday the whole of the troops at Chatham garrison were released from all drills and parades for the day, by order of Major-General Eyre, in consequence of the very excellent manner in which they acquitted themselves at the review of the Duke of Cambridge on the previous day. The manufacturing branches of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich yesterday closed the departments for the woek, in order to afford an occasion of taking stock o . n entering the new financial year, which commenced this morning They will resume operations on Monday next. eve d n i. y o the mechanics and labourers ordered t o be dismissed from the Royal carriage department left th e ertablishmen yes-. terday morning. be in the competitive i•rials about to take . place were ye . ,,,r The Armstrong and Whitworth g uns intended to fidr e ay shipped at the Arsenal wharf , Woolwich, one of Sale '4 barges for transportation to Shoeburynes EXETER HALL.—Ou Wednesday next, April 0, " Ahab," a new oratorio, by George 13. Arnold, Mus. Doe, of New College, Oxford, will be performed by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin. The principal vocalists on the occasion are—Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Miss A. Hirst, Miss Palmer, Misa Amy Sheridan, Mr. W. H. 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THE FORTHCOMING REFORM CCNFEEENCE AT MANCHESTER.--A meeting of the Reform Confer ence Committee was held at Newall's Buildings, on Tues dayge the working The Chairman the Executive said Reformcommittee, e the v en o i nt Committee object en A t I d o r tt . othenßobertlate meeting, e se C e dd o seo Leeds. n e w r tleet p ts . r wt e na9 s i s e d in i r n ol e g o 1. highly desirable that the Reform Committee s hould be of a mix ed character, r tpartly i n ln g i d c d o l n e fe c r l e a n s c s e would men, as the p p a re rt o l t y t owalorobject m of en t , he an fo d adopt measures that would meet with the cordial support of both these classes. Experience had shown that the joint action of both parties was essential to the perma nent success of any useful reform movement. The local committee should, therefore, adopt those steps that would secure the largest and fairest representation possible, at the Conference. Mr. Hickes, one of the Leeds deputation, said there had been two important re form conferences, one in Leeds and one in London—and at the latter gathering it was decided that the next meeting should be held in Manchester, and the executive committee of that conference were appointed to convene the Manche!. ter meeting at the earliest possible period. Owing to the prevailing distress it was deemed advisable to postpone the conference till the present spring. The executive commit tee relied on the support of the Lancashire reformers to render the Manchester demonstration Worthy of the great question of Parliamentary reform. They had opened a THE SHAKSPERE COMMEBIORATION.--A deputae parfotepraosoedonsiotfe ton from the Working Men's Committee in connec tion with this Commemoration waited upon the Right Hon. Mr. Cowper yesterday with a memorial praying the per mission of the Government for the s p e a m r k b I t e ) in pl aHntydane-posakrk on nn the e e working classes to as• April, and thence to proceed in procession to the Green- Monument in the latter park. Mr. Cowper, in reply, said he could hold out no hope to the deputation - hat the prayer S o a f t t u h. r e da s y h , the 23d of the memorial would be granted. Th e t Dar' ts were places for public recreation, and not for larg e a ' - ' or pro cessions of people. He saw no p”,--- . seem blagea the rule with regard tn •, - lAOII why ..nat 1 e4t- the preeeut -e' cl OIL u em tu be rebate --.e vox? Ir t ° l l - retired. .moloa t fg b,4 depu teAto __ , 1 MAGAZINE-DAY. BLACKWOOD.—" Cornelius O'Dowd upon Men and Women, and Other Things in General," is now in its third part, and presents some very entertain ing sketches. There is plenty of diversity in these details, and the leader turns from the freaks of a Garibaldian envoy to discuss the subject of the "Organ Nuisance." For this a most original remedy is suggested. The paper on the " Chevalier d'lndustrie of Our Day " is a wry smart sketch, and no one who reads of his impudent career but will con cur in the remark here made, that the fact of such a man flourishing for twenty years is a disgrace to the police of Europe. These social swindlers are a deplorable set, and the mischief they effect is incalculable. The manner in which this adroit shuffier was once entrapped is a very telling anecdote, and really reads like the denouement of some skilful plot, There is much truth in the explanation given Cf the successes of such men that no one is willing to confess to having been their dupes, and thus the im punity with which they often got out of scrapes and avoid the consequences of r fi their exploits. "Mr. Knight's Ite miniscmces" is the subject of an article that may prove of interest to some. It refers to the manners and customs of bygone days, and there is sufficient originality introduced into the criticism to save it from becoming a dull or tame reflection of the book d. , The description of the modern omnibus is most ludicrous, and the minor miseric o attending its transit are familiar to all who have been ainorig the luckless passengers in such vehicles. There is much to attract notice in this epitome of a remarkable work, and whether it recalls old times or presents new pictures of their predecessors to the reader, it will alike prove agreeable and entertaining. "Tony Butler" is continued, and some rather striking incidents are narrated. Mrs. Trafford does not act wisely in her haste to mend matters, and altogether the sparring that takes place about Maitland is not very creditable. Yet it may not be less true in its delineation, for many may have noticed how often the chance arrival of an important individual disturbs the peace of a little commu nity end frightens them cut of all propriety. Tony does not improve as a hero, he is captious and uncertain, and shows how much he needs the refining influence of the world to tone down his abruptness and temper his hot haste and vehement demeanour. " Our Neutrality" is the political article of the number, and sketches in a masterly manner the chief events and most notable incidents attending the momentous, but discreditable epoch in our annals that records the doings of our Govern ment with the belligerent States of America. Things im press one more forcibly when they are .put down in order some little time after their occurrence, and certainly the remind of events here chronicled must disenchant all but the inveterate partisans of the Government. The case is very forcibly put, when it is asked if "our dignity is main tained by the spectacle of the Government dragging the Alexandra case from tribunal to tribunal, with Mr. Adams clamouring at their heels, and Mr. Seward threatening war." It is quite refreshing, amid the infatuated remarks made by prejudiced people, to meet with so outspoken an advocate of the rights of nations as the writer of this article, and one so impressed with the importance of maintaining inviolate - the honour and interests of England. " Annie and her Master" is a peculiar Sketch that will be sure to find its admirers. The quaint simplicity of the heroine is a pleasing contrast to the hackneyed class of portraitures one is constantly meeting with, and the whole of the tale is given to us with an animation of manner and a pathos of description that impart a reality and interest to the narra tive. "A Letter from Schleswig-Holstein" concludes the number, furnishing a graphic account of the proceedings that have taken place there, and, almost as a matter of course, winding up with a diatribe against the policy of England. This is the neverfailing conclusion at which all arrive, in fact, who speculate upon the future, or review the position of the present, or takes retrospective glance at the incidents of the past. DUBLIN. —There is the second part of ,‘ Unfortus nate Doctor Dodd" in this number. It sketches the closing incidents of his sad career with much ear nestness and expression, and the reader will be able to form a more correct estimate of the motives which led to the commission of the fatal deed of forgery than doubtless he has ever cane before. Certainly, the acc ount of this fall is a warning . to those who indulge i n reckless extravagance, and still more to those who con vert means to an end, and attempt to justify to themselves the perpetration of acts which ought to be known on the in stant to offend the laws of justice. The account of the great excitement wh impressivei awakened in London is deserib • e d i n a very manner, and it is not likely that the "tragic story of Doctor Dodd" will find many parallels in the annals of crime. " Yaxley and its Neighbourhood" is continued at some length. In this instalment the story reac hes reac hes a crisis of consiederable lost is impo and the haplessrtance ; the good little l a dy dies suddenly, th will , Lizette is an outcast and a wanderer on the face of the world. Various other complications arise, which promise to make the tale very momentous as it proceeds on its , course. This is a carefully-defined and well-illustrated story, so far as it goes. ." Felon Biography" is the title of an article that is interesting-. It refers to the memoirs of Jane Cameron (reviewed several months since in The Sun), an d this suggestive subject is suitably treated in the exposition here met with. Nothing is stronger and sadder in the whole course of life studies than to dwell on the careers of those Children of Night. The account of the girl committing her first robbery to get a penny to go to a dance meeting is most peculiar, but the stew) of truth is impressed upon all that is here recorded, and w . e feel that we have before us no theatrical represen tation of bravoes or who ng-roo na tumrally similidrawn tude of as m the sad anners, but real chara cters, , outline of their blighted lives is related. " Wicked Cap tain Walshawe, of Wauling" is a strange sketch that will suit the lovers of the horrible, and is certainly told with spirit and ing enuity. " Earlier Type of the Sen Novel" is a carefully written paper that presents us with some strange views of past literature. "Phases of Life in Federal America" •is an article that will attract at the present time, when everything of a transatlantic character portant. It brings before us ma n y notice has becom e so im able traits of society in the States referred to. FAASER.--A lengthened article on " Russia and her Dependencies" opens this number, but the reader, who is not inclined to linger over a some what dry subject, will quickly turn the pages to a carelnl and readable essay on the writings of the popoA 11oTtlist Whom English literature ball lately lost.