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lv whtt " Trappy Land" can I Fee yen after the "Opera?" 1 on'y know o f O ne HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT- N, my dell' fellow PRACTICAL GEOLOGY—Kin g 's College, I,, ndon.—Professor TENNANT, F.G.S., will COM DIENCE a COURSE of LECTURES on 'WEDNESDAY next, at 9 , a m., having especial reference to the application . of Geology to Engineering , Minha(r, Architecture, and Agricul nre T:le Lectures wil be continued on oach succeeding l'ri daY and Wednesday at the same hour. Fee, £l . lls. 6d. E. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. H E CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited). "TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the CERTIFI CATES of SHARES in this Company will be ready for de livery on and after FRIDAY next, the Bth of April, and may De had on application. By order of the Boa . rd, THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London, April 2,116 i. THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTU it ING COMPANY (Limited). Erre/lk. Bing, DIRECTORS. Esq , Sprinz-mount, Champion-hill, S. John Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wall, .C. 4 ' le ut-Gen. E Carmichael, C. 8., Hyndford House, Brompton, `‘rnonda, Esq., J.P., Berryfield, Bradford-on-Avon. Marshall RAM Esq , J.P., Barrister-at-Law, Blacklands- JPark. Caine, Wilts; and Temple, E.C. r. Phillips, Esq., RawtNistall. near Manchester. `".. 0 3. Early Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen .„3.,,..erchants and Army Clothiers), London, N E. kl• Watts, Esq , Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Parke and Pollock, 63, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C., LOndon. BROKERS. Re sin's. Froom Brothers, Change-arey, Carnhill, London. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London. The capital invested will be turned over at least four times a :ear, so that a profit of 25 per cent. per al:l,nm may be safely ca culated on. r ° B Pectuses, forms of application, and every information, La 1, L -c obtained at the offices of the Company, 2E, Cornhill, ccdon. rirHE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). ItIVOTICE.—No application for Shares will be received alter "-DAY, the 11th inst. By order, R. BULGIN, Secretary. London, 28, Cornhill, April 4, 1864. lIIRTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS of the AGRA. and A ITED SERVICE BANK (Limited), held at the Bank, 47 , Cannon-street, E.C., on Saturday, April 2, 1864. (l EORGE GORDON MACPHERSON, Esq., Chairman, . . . PO THE BONDHOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 800,060 dollars (£lBO,OOO New York Division—Due in 1881. 1,000,000 dollars (£225,000) Pennsylvania Division—Due in 1882. Secured by a Registered Mortgage, constituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights, privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and property of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at 4s. 6d. per dollar. and are transferable without stamp or en dorsement ; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will be drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1865, to be pa'd off at par in London ; Interest Coupons are attached to the'Bonds, pay able semi-annually, at the Consolidated Lank in London, at the fixed ra#e of 4s. to the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz.:— Bonds of 100 dole. at £l5 155., with interest from April, 1,1861. 50J „ £7B 155., „ 1,000 „ £157105., „ 1, 99 The Coupons represent per annum on each bond of 1,000 dollars (f 225), or nearly 9 per cent. The privilege of subscribing will remain open until the 6th of April for the:present bondholders, either directly or through their brokers. The terms of issue are as follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being Zll 5 0 per Bond of LOCO dol. 10 „ al otment „ 22 '0 0 , f 15 „ 2d May „ 33 15 0 lf I 20 „ 16th May „ 45 0 0 20 „ Ist June „ 45 0 0 119 in the Chair. The notice convening the meeting and the following re- Port and statement of accounts were read : The Directors have to submit to the Shareholders the a udited accounts for the year ended 31st December last, and '0 report that, after making ample provision for all bad and doubtful debts, the net profits of the Bank for the year araounted to £212,909 12e. 6d. Out of this sum the Directors have declared free of in °ante tax, two half-yearly dividends at the rate of 10 per tent. per annum each, and have added to the last of these a b onus of £4 per share, thus making a return for the year of ,8 per c en t. on th e p a id-up ca pit a l of one million sterling t romthe balance remaining the Directors have refunded ,° Reserv e d F un d A ccoun t the sum of £7,341 28. 4d., taken f rom i t last year, and, in considerat i on of the greatly e f lt eoded business of the Bank, have carried to Credit a ,prther sum o f £25 , 000 , t h us ra i s i ng t h a t f un d t o £225 , 000. 13 •°Y have also passed the sum of .£5,000 to Superannuation 11.11 d, and L 15,000 to Building Fund, carrying forward tv,,5 ensBos. 2d. to credit of Profit and Loss Account for curr year. S ince last annual meeting the Directors have purchased desi rable premises in Sydney, and have secured land at j ka t'lthai, Kurrachee, and Madras, in view to the erection Suitable buildings for the branches of the Bank at those Port e , t er il le present Auditors being eligible for re-election, in 0t the deed of settlement, offer themselves accord- By order of the Board, MACKINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager. wi °' ‘.)—BALANCE-SHEET, DECEMBER, 31, 1863. T LIABILITIES. ,„° Paid up capital 4,0 R eeerVed Fund W2,658 17 8 4?)anaount due by the Bank for customers' b ,a i lanees, fixed deposits, acceptances, let- Pp,, " e of credit, circulat notes, .C. .. 8,952,830 1? 11 ' Profit and 10,,s 242,909 12 6 £10,338,399 3 1 CR. ASSETS. - cash in hand and at call at head office By an d branches £911,883 4 1 t'3' G overnment securities ••°3' otner securities, including el ecie, bills INDurchased, discounts, loans, &c. reehold premises in London, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Bombay, Agra, Lahore, and do y, and leasehold property and build g ground at the other branches 8,940,214 12 1 91,071 17 1 £10,388,399 3 1 G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant. tICII 2 .)--PROPIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FROM Dg JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 186 3 . t , . „...aYrnent of dividend on paid-up cspital `" 10 per ce Jnut.e per annum) for half-year To 3ith nO . do. for half-year ending 318 t Dec trn ° 11 bona of .£1 per share amount to Reserved Fund T O amount tr a n sfe rr ed to Building Fund ' 0 amount iransferred to Superannuation /'und ***** •• • " 0 balance carried forward XO,OOO 0 0 50,0,0 0 0 80,000 0 0 31,341 2 4 15,0)0 0 0 SXOO 0 0 10,568 10 2 £242,903 12 6 h " - Y gross profits at head office . a nd brancnes t °, Dec. 11, 1863, alte r m a ki ng p ro vision for ad and doubt , Less inter rol debtsest al- ' £496452 6 0 IDWed on cur- Aot and de "it aCcounts 167,505 14 0 - 1,14612 0 -.At expenditure of head office . titild branches, uding rent, beorae tax, taxes, stamps, salaries (veith a gratuity P ot 10 per cent , to the "I s cers of the thereon establishments borne and abroad., mind' stleous charge 3, dzc 86 ,236 19 6 £242,909 12 6 X 212,90912 6 G. E. DALBY, Chief Accountant. Mo. 3.)—RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT. DECEMBER 31, 1863. T o £225,000 0 0 ualitace at credit of Reserve Fund X 225,000 0 0 By CR. Z 192,858 17 8 tY araount 3st transferor ecember, 1882 Y 'inlount ed from Profit and Loss 32,341 2 4 Ae A -s lult, as above £225,000 0 0 G. B, DALBY, Chief Accountant 44 , 3 have examined the preceding statements (Nos. 1 , 2, , with the books, vouchers, and securities, at the head th e l a London, and with the detailed returns and balance signed by the auditors of the several branches, and tact tlreb ft' thY certify to the correctness and satisfactory °ha ereof. W. FARR, } Auditors. Lo J. HILL 'WILLIAMS, na ~,, - 43 , 40n, March 16, 1864. 4,' 4 following resolutions were duly moved, seconded, " ; . ta rried unanimously : ot o i t That th e repor t an d s t a t emen t s w hich have bean read i d l e Meeting, and previously circulated to the share o.erA in Europe, be adopted. 4 That George Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Colonel Henry hoZN'eton, James Sydney Stopiord, Esq., and James Thom -3.-c,q., be re•elected directors. That John Hill M illiams , Esq., and William Farr, F.R.S., be auditors for the present year. That the thanks of the shareholders be given to the h erd of Directors for their careful control of the bank's t o ts, to the general manager, Mr. Mackintosh Balfour; L°B London manager, Mr. William Shipman; and to h ' it 'e local committees and managers of the branches, for the 1 3 , j afactory manner in which they have conducted the t r ,' B inees of the bank for the past year ; and to the auditors °r their efficient supervision of the accounts. k u• That the thanks of the meeting be given to the chair -41 for his able Conduct in the chair. G. G. MACPHERSON, Chairman. THE AGRA and UNITED SERVICE BANK (Limited). Established in India, 1833. Incorporated by Royal Charter. 84„,tald-up Capital, £1,000,0,0 , One Million Sterling). ""rlbed capital, X 2,000,000 (Two Millions Sterling', in 20,000 shares of .Cl' 0 ea h Number of Shareholders, 725. Reserve Fund, £225,0 0. Ilead Office, 27, Cannon-street, London, E.C. DIRECTORS. .Im, Ge ° 7. ge Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Chairman. 1 10N,, - ' 1 :1 Carrington Palmer, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. - 'lay Donaldson Esq. Chas. Gre vile Manse', Esq. „Alg ol Henry Doveton. Major-Gen. James Ramsay. t \-4 11..S a u.ornas Quested Finds. Lieut.-Gen. Duncan Sim. lut . ., es Holland. James Sydney Stopford, Esq. k,ol. James Horsburgh James Thomson, Esq. kdonitld. Wm. Hardiuge Tyler, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER. Mackintosh Balfour, Esq. LONDON MANAGER. William Shipman, Esq. AUDITORS. William Farr. Esq., D.C.L., John Hill Williams, Esq. ke ss . SOLICITORS. ' B ' Ptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin-friars. INSPECTOR OF BRANCHES. Richard Barnes, Esq. E dinburgh Branch, 17, St Andrew-square. DIRECTORS IN EDINBURGH. ki a raa Ranken, Eiq., 08, Queen-street, Chairman. lt e 4l Esq 48, Moray-place. harlot s rni n Bert, Esq ., ' M.D., 31, Charlotte-square. ‘ttolorte Squaresq., Advocate, Sheriff of Stirlingshire, 14 , e Ij MANAGER IN EDINBURGH. . 4e h ea Robert Hunter, Lahore,icutt, Bombay, Madras, Kurrachee, Agra, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Sydney. "ta,c'eht A itt l e.ofn ee — ccounta of firms and individuals are kept at the bei 'tit ow On the terms customary with London bankers, tiro allowed when the credit balance does not fall b ePosg D:ctuat, -8 received at ten days' notice of withdrawal at rates lloqs those of the Bank of England ; and for looker 11°11 a at 6 • 2 ce d rates, particu ars of which may be ob ained 4). l 'er PPlf olttion ''9ney:Anhr description of banking business and money toetter_ritish and Indian, transacted. 4 1 , 1 Peiti m e ,,of Credit and Circular Notes issued, payable at the mria. of Europe and Asia, and also at Cairo and Alex- MACRINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager. 1 ab Iviio E P ICKLES, SAUCES, JAMS, &c., and it,— le beheacies of he highest quality, pure and . 1.7 4 " , Z,See Lancet and Dr. Hassall's Report. CROSSE 44 94, AfWY.LL, Purveyors to the Queen, Soho-squar e ""Y Ds obtained low Ail Grocers and OilmciA.• TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following aavantages :--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 are 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 useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining- Mr. EskelPs Patent, &e., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W.; and at 39, Benuett'o-hill, ..: )............iriz.4..„,- • :*::4 , ~,,,?.,::. , ...., ..!,t,,,,, , . „1.4.,.. ..... ' , ' • I",', ' l / 4 P ... - Li. ''',. . . ~..., ~ , T.' .ERSONS SEEKING LANDED ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPERTIES GENERALLY _ _ . To RE lIAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY rtEGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. _ . _ OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, f 7, Chanc.ry-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chars , ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. _ _ . • THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. • This celebrated Old IRBEI WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 14 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at F, ('TREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." MR. W. S. WOODIN' S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, _ and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, (except Saturday); S a t ur d ay M orn i ngs a t three.— 3s. ; area, 28. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Stalls,a at eightand box stalls, Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 2, at three. £157 10 0 Subscribers have the option of paying the insta'ments in advam e, and will be allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per an num on such pre-payments. After allotment Scrip Certifi . ates will be 'esti. , d to "bearer." These Certificates will be exchanged for Bondi to " bearer" on payment of the final instalment, The early completion of the works of this great Railway justifies the Company in making this additional issue of Bonds, following the financial policy aiopted at the outset, of issuing securities to the public only after the actual pro gress of the Railway ha secured the necessary income for providing 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. Vtirns 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, E.C. March 23, 1861. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN-C 1.500,000. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited) Beg to announce that th( y are authori4ed by the Govern ment of Venezuela to offer to the public a Lcan for that State, to the extent of £1,50,000 n,minal Capit .1, upon the fol'ow• 'nix terms : The Bonds will be issued for sums of £503, £2(O, and £ 00 each. They will bear interest as from the st October, 1861, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup ins attached, payable half-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October at the Offices of the General Credit and Fi. ance Company in Lon don, in sterling, or at the Offices of NI , F srs. Salomon Oppen heim, jun., and Co , Cologne, in tbalers, at the exchange of the day. The price of issue is £6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will be required as follows : £5 on application. £lO on allotment, less £3 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half-year's interest accrued, due let October. Discount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed on pre-payments in full making, with allowances, the price of issue under £55. In case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, Should a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the deposit will be made availab e towards payment on the allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. The object of the Loan is to effect a settlement of the general financial condition of the country, to assist in mak ing roads and improved c mmunieations, inland and coast wise, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry of the c)untry. The 'Loans. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at the ports of the Itt public, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo, and Ciudad liolivar. These are warranted by the Go vernment as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be substantiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the Loan), and as producing more than sufficient to meet th e charge of the present Loan. The produce of the Export Duties last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in crease is expected. In the event of aoydeticienoy, the amount is to be made good by a further special hypothecation of the uncharged import duties at all the ports of Venezuela. The consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col lection of the duties o hypothecated by her ajesty's Consuls at he several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, and the requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month to the General Cre lit and Finance Company of London. Out of the same, £ , 20,0 1, 0 a-year will be applied to the pay ment of the interest and redemption o' the debt, as follows : £90,000 to be applied in the first instance to the payment of the interest. £30,003 to a sinking fund ; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bends that shall have been bought up or redeemed. The sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds in the open market, it th" price is at or below par, or to their redemption by lot in the usual way, if above Far, year by year until the whole shall have been paid off. The first purchase or redemption to take place lst October, I 864. - - - - . _ The documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly of Venezuel under date 14th January. 186►, with Notarial translations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge neral Credit and Finance Company, 7, Lothbury, where applications for the Bonds, in the annexed form, will be received. Applications will also be received by the London and West minster Bank ; By the Union Bank of London ; And at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenhelm, jun., and Co. ; Amsterdam, by Messrs. Lippman, Rosenthal. and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, Lothbury, and of the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, Apr, 1, 1864; FORM OF APPLICATION. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me in the above Loan, on which I have made the required Deposit of 5 per Cent on £ and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me. and to pay the further instalments thereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen. your obedient servant. Usual signature Name in full Profession Address 500 BUSINESSES.-Mr. ANDW. HIND'S MARCH LIST, Containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, die., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. TO CARMEN.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning £4l per week. Stabling, yard, and country house. Rent, £25. Price, including eight - horses, vans, cart, trolley, harness, ac., £350. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO GROCERS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a genuine BUSINESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop, and outbuildings. Rent £3O. Trade, £25 per week. Price £l5O. Also the following : Blacktriars, £130; Holborn, £200; ilarylebone, £200; Bays water, £l4O ; Bermondsey, £7O, &L Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DAIRY and MILKWALK. City.—Mr. ANDW. HIND has for SALE the above, doing thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop, ten rooms, stable, &e. Rent, X.. 55. Prim, with horse and cart, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DINING -ROOMS.- Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a cqpitql BUSINESS, near the City. use of eight rooms. Rent, £53. Trade, 250 per WeeK. Price, £4OO, Also the follow , ng :—Lambeth, X6O; sou h district, £5OO ; Islington, £B5, &c. Offices, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BOOT and SHOE TRADE. Notting-hill.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capital PREMISES, comprising shop, nine rooms, dm Rent, £5O. Returns, £7OO. Fixtures, £6O. Offices, Little Carter. lane, St. Paul's. TO BUILDERS, HOUSE AGENTS, &e.—Mr. ANDREW HIND is instructed to DISPOSE OF a first-class BUSINESS, four miles west. Proprietor retiring. Large and ronvonient premises, at the nominal rent of £25. Lease, 15 years. Returns £4,000. May be increased to any extent. Price, including plant, £6lO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. RESIDENCES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a convenient HOUSE, eight miles from town and near a station, containing three et tin .r and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, and paddock. Rent, 90 guineas ; or furnished, £too. Also the following :—Red Hill, rent £BO, or to be BA t for £900; Cheltenham, £7O; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and £80; Esher, £4O ; Lewisham, £5O; Essex. with seven acres, £l2O, .tic. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pau 'a, SAW MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capb al PREMISES two miles from the Bitnk, comprising" good ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, with 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, tc. Rent, with use of pant, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, S . VURNI PURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTII, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance, First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. tiGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm ^able engravings of every description of Furniture and ..easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a erica List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, mrpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's. Worcester. Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great BrLtal COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London, S.E, H OME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £1,000,000. in 20,000 shares of £5O each. (With power of increase.) First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, Xi per share on applica tion and £4 on allotment. It is not intended to make any further call. pIRECTORS. William Frederick Baring, Esq , Director of the Bank of Hindustan. Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Com pany. William Duthie, Esq, Director of the Standard Bank of Bri tish Soutl Africa. Athol Hay, Esq. (Bell, Rollie, and Co.', Leith. Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde-park-square. James Lyali, Esq. (Lyall, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta. James 111•31 aster, Esq. (late of William ll'Alaster and Brothers), Toronto and Manchester. Brins'ey De Courcy Nixon, Esq., Queen's-gate-gardens. John Paterson, Esq., Directo” of the Alliance Bank. Felix Pryor, Esq. (of the late firm of 11. and J. Johnston and Co.) John Swindell, Esq. (Swindell and Matthews), Mincing-lane. William Patrick Adam, Esq., M.P., Blair Adam, Kinross shire. Henry Thurburn, Esq., 5, Queensborough-terrace. BANKERS. London The Alliance Bank, Lothbury. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street. Liverpool The Alliance Bank. Manchester The Alliance Bank. The Consolidated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. J. and J. Whithead, 8, Moorgate-street. Temporary offices —l, East India-avenue. PROSPECTUS. This company is for ,, eiw h the special object of uniting into one strong institution, with its chief office in London, numerous small local and colonial inst , tu ions, requiring cot , solidat on and addidonal strength and resource. The principle of so uniting small colonial institutions has been most successfully applied to colonial and foreign bank ing companies ; -and as London is becoming daily more and more the great "clearing house" of the ommercial world, the different colonial insur , nce offices have experience , i the absolute nears • ity of being effectually repres , nred there. and t•is representation they now realise can on y be ful y secured, as in the case of the colonial local banks, through amalga mation with some London company of ample means and com manding gener tl confidence. The directors of the Home and Colonial Company have been applied to by shareholders in these companies to estab lish sue . London institution, and are now in treaty will several very successful colonial insurarce offices, either for entire amalgawatiol, on very favour ,ble terms, or for that beneficial reciprocity of agency which will at once secure to the Home and Colonial Assurance ompany a most valuable, safe, and lucr.,tive business as a co-operative assurance com pany. It may be mentioned, as indicative of the success of the colonial insurance companies, that their seliing prices range from 1 0 to as high as 1,000 per cent. premium, and the increase of insurance busbies , in the Australian, South . African, Canadian, and Easte n settlements is at a rate of progress which has no parallel in European countries. The princip eof assuring investments made through he comp ny's ap. , ,encv—a pr nciple so u tee-fully carried out by colonial offices —will enter as anew fel ure into h , objects of the "Home and Colonial Ass 1 , once C mpany ;" as ii i s numerous agencies in all parts it will possess peen iar facilities for making assured investments for individuals in sound foreign and colonial securities, the Directors c infi dently anticipate, from the agency and insurance charges in this department of their business, a very I.;rge and steady revenue to their shareholders. While, however, the Home and Colonial Assurance Com pany will specially direct its attention to foreign and colo nial business, it will not neolcct at the same time to cultivate a home business—a department which will be greatly fos tered through its colonial connection. It will also, as a Fire Assurance Company, share in that large increase of fire in surance business here, which may be expected to follow the anticipated abolit on of the heavy and imp ilitic stamp tax at present imposed on r o'icies of insurance. No promotion money given in connection with this Com pany, and the Directors' remuneration to be left to the share holders. Applications for hares to be made in the following form, copies of which and of the prospectus to be had of the solici • tors, or brokers, or acting secretary of the company. FORA' OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the bankers.) No. To the Directors of the Home and Colonial Assurance Com pany (Limited). Gentlemen,—having paid to your bankers the sum of £ being a deposit of £1 per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that num ber, and I agree to become a member of the Company in re spect of such shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me ; and to pay on allotment the further deposit of £4 per share thereon, and I request that my name may be placed on the register of members for the shares so allotted. - - - Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date H OME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATION S for SHARES in this Comp illy will be received from London atter WEDNESDAY, the 6th, and from the Country after THURSDAY, the 7th April. By order. Temporary Offices, 1, East India-avenue, London, April 2, 1864. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCrE. for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, lire. Prepared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, Daiston, London, N.E. QT. JAMES'S HALL, Regent-street.—A ►.7 GRAND CONCERT will take place in aid of the funds of ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY, WEDNESDAY EVENING, April 6. LADY PATRONESSES. Her Fxcellency the Countess d'Apponyi. Dowager Marchioness of Lothian. lion. Mrs. Pereira. Hon. Lady Tichborne. on. Lady Mostyn. Hon. Mrs. 1t axa ell. __________. ..._....... Countess of Fingal. IFOii: Mrs. Herbert, of Lla- La dy E. Howard. narth. Viscountess Gorman stown. Monica Lady Gerard. Viscountess Castlerosse. Lady 810 nt. Lady Norreys. Lady Chichester. Lady Anne de Trafford. Lady Witham. Lady Gwandoline Petre. Mrs. H. ArundelL Lady Gei-rgina Fullerton. Mrs. Washington Hibbert. Lady Caroline Towneley. Mrs. H. Bowden. 14,dy Catherine Wheble. Mrs. Blount, of Mapledurham Lady Catherine Berkeley. Mrs. Herbert, of Clytha. Lady Charles Thynne. Mrs. Serjeant Bel asis. Lady Camoys. Mrs. Eyston. Lady Stourton. Mrs. Theodore Gallon. Lady Petre. Mrs. Howard, of Corby. Lady ArundelL Mrs. Harting. Lady Dormer. Mrs. Hutchins. Lady Clifford. Mrs. C. Manning. Lady Herries. Mrs. A. Jerningham. Lady Milford. Mrs. C. Tempest. Hon, Mrs. Stonor. Mrs. Les - her. of Boy es. Hon. Lady Smythe. Mrs Alfred Zouch Palmer. Artistes—Madame Lemmens Sherrington, Miss Banks, Miss Marian Moss, Miss Fanny Armytage, Madame Burring ton, Miss Harrington, and Madame Sainton-Dolby ; Mr. George Perren, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr. Vernon Rigby, Mr. Gaynar, Mr. Plater, and Mr. Aynsley Cook. Violin, Mons. Sainton ; violoncello, Mons. Paque ; pianoforte, Miss Madelena Cronin and Miss Kate Gordon. Orchestra of 60; chorus , of 120 voices. Organist, Mr. Sydney Naylor. Con ductor, W, M. Lutz. Part I will contain Cherubini's " Ave Maria," a selection from Rossini's " Stabat Mater," Gounod's 'Nazareth," and Lutz's original cantata, " Miserere," &c. i the entire work). Part 11. will consist of the most popular songs, duets, trios, &c., of the day. S'efa stalls: 10s ; reserved seats, 5s ; balcony, 3s; area, 2s : gallery, ls. Tickets may be obtained of all the principal music publishers ; Austin's ticket office, St. James s Hall ; George Blount, Esq., 28, Old Burlington-street; B. Arundell, Esq., 60, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square; S. Lescher, Esq., Oak Lodge. Haverstock-hill ; C. F. Corney, Esq., '; 6, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury ; W. M. Lutz, 13, New Dorset place, Clapham-road ; Mr. John Trivick, 2, Doddington grove, Kennington-park; and at the office of the Society, 15 I, nigh Holborn, W. C. Doors open at Seven; commence at Eight precisely. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World " Wine tores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. BED .ROOM CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop <2rease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 3d candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve men on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. St.ecial candle ticks to fit thin candles, ls. and 2s. 6d. each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. - TOIL SOAPS. Sherwool Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains rrice's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, for tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SH ERWOODO LE " Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains, eaosuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold on the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. wholesale by Price's Pa L te s f u t o C n a . Caudle Corapauy (Limiteg e, DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAIL ING REMEDY.—Pre ?ared without any mercurial ingredient , from the recipe of Dr. -,cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who as a purifier sufferer from bilious and over complaints , indigestion, wind, spasms, of the blood, they are truly excellent mil their opera egie4d, d a in s a es t a a , m o i i i z y zi a n p e e s r s ie o n f t th re e ed er e e in s ' &o. For habitual and don and grateful to the stomach, they ; created in appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King costiven William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid„ and three times the quantity in one, 20. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, With " Williaut Lambertl7 eUgraved Cal the 14111/P, N°. 22.394. THE SUN, LONDON, MO, DAY EVENING, APRIL 4,186 f. This day, in 2 vol s . p os t S vo ., A SECOND EDI PION of MILDRINGTON, the BARRISTER. A Novel. "There is a good deal of cleverness in Mildriagton, the Barrister ;' it is written in a sharp, quick, incisive manner by one who is accustomed to society."—Athemeum. " Its scenes or society are aUly don e." - Press. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. PRICF .4d. 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London : Longman, Green, " The times of Henry VIII. teem with what may be now styled 'sensational effects,' and these Blackfriars' abun dantly develop."—John Bull. and Co., Paternoster-row. THE oxpoßD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAThAT, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,,VValmsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &C. Director, DTI*. P. Jonghmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Machgan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power the juvenile comedienne), Erc., (tc. Will shortly be produces, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai; an I THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balc3ny, is. ; private boxes, 10s. Gd. 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 Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the atd of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all been duly reistered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothine; but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when " Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Cry.tal Waters, form a coup d'ccil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romanc3. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Niarvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. . _ _ All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- TRIUMPFIANV SUCCE' , S of the NEW CIRQUE, arknowiedg,ed to be the best ever produced in England. Grand MORNING PERFORMANCE Every Wednesday and Sa urday, at Two. Evening at Hall-past Seven o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- The zreltest FEMALE RIDRR of the Age, Mdlle. LOUISE LOISSE ROYAL ALHAMBRA._ Brilliant Equestrian Scene, by Three Young Ladies, "THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON." - 10 OYAL A L H A M B R A.- M. FRANCOIS LOFETT will exhibit his wonderful steed, LA SALAMANDER, performing in a brilliant Dis play of Fireworks. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, la. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL 11 00M S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, ' IS OPEN EVERY EVENING-. During the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open et half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Asters; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrami and Infant; Eng and Shanz, the Siames , . Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, Am. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (ior Gentlemen only). IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or them of sterling merit. Bili ousn ess, take PAGE. WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 3 3 stamps f ro m Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. worldwide d v e e c n e d l o eb rs rit a y t proves is.l4d. OTintairli PIGS ! PIGS! PIGS!—INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms Windsor, and in every county in England, lOs 6d per cwt.'; one cwt. equal to i cwt. barley or anv meal. Delivered free in Lon don. ant-street, Established ISASouthwar—THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lk. SarOLONEOS, 39, DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER k y INVISIBLE VOICE CONsdilDstUinCe vented instrument for . severe eases !loot n dg o n i e s s e s s . In lt th fi e ts h i e n a t d o , T t at a church new and ly n at " Albemarle pats the ebde public assemblies. — S. a o e e n s deaf d P be s e . p . _ P e t r i s s b . n e t) , sndt removes B b . e SNEFApCETROFR. PERFUMED ED T L A H A P E R a D: d E ' c ordinary toilet purposes, THE SKIN. 140 .5 i 0 . o u rfec health they are also an effectual SULPHUR REAM for local and cutaneous affections and rheuma and "BAREGE' SULI'HURf 0 ,-,REAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odor ; an infallible means of preserving tism. Highly patronised . mmended by the most eminent physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from e- To ' q, Ito ,•accordng to the degree of sulphur they contain, old at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Co ventry -street, London, Iv., and at all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent the s e k d i; t i l ic a l i b ri T a ly in on application. T HE NATIONAL R T./ MEMORIAL BUST, of Sculpture, Govern - -ARESPEARE üblis and Stratefr the sP r id t, l p LL ne l , ' l r u cf n e t Elsor ecial sanction of HOWELL, J al -14.5 in. blot on -Avon Tercente -0 and CO. the order of • Copies will be issued, in scribers only, and are executed in narytr ahleeayNt Committees,a S t Ec i o hL n oi a o X l l o S f h r Shakespeare ke b s y p ea r e ' price - ' One Guinea. .i• ,1 8 ,' One Guinea. Bronze " ', Three Guineas I V 'r e e d ngT oo e d rr C a e C ra o ni tt Subscribers' names received by the , ofa4ents in Lor , don and i a c Statuary, 12 by the publishers, Bust may be seen), HOWELL, JAMES, and Co., .9oldsmiths, so., chief provincial towns By appointment to the Queen and STRVTe and Princess of Wales, 5,7, and 9, REGENT - ,li..T, LONDON. (where copies the Photographs and prospectuses - forway'd e I post free on ap plication. RI Z E MEDAL —INT ERNATIONAL P EXHIBITION, 186 2. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO.. Wax Cha ndlers, itc., a, To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Esta b l i s hed 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1882. testifies to lie excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. Tucker and Co., on the subject o f A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addres sed to Francis WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says :--- " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sinuerely , , tomy turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the u se of the altar." - Finest quality, with latted WiCks. patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. .. • • • • • • •;s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE C.:INDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .. .. •• • • • • is . s d. per lb. Second quality .. .. •• • • • • is. 3d. per lb. Third quality ~ .. .. .. • • •• ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor -square. manufactory_ Kensington (Established 1730). The large st Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. IMPORTANT INFOR VIATION. Dulls' cßon°fil3deEntßlyrirlSec'omPm°en°deßd to I th l e PublicAN'S FRIEND as an unfail 1n,2- remedy for wounds of every descri p tion, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, so re and infl amed eyes, &c. Sold in note. Is. lid., 2s. 9d. PILL L/E ANTISCROPHIJL 1 is., and 225. eich. Al so hi s lE, confirmed by s i x t y years ' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times n ithout confine men and 2 confine ment of . diet. Sold in bo xes, Is. l i d., 2 s. 9 d., 4s 6d., his., Sold wholesale by the proprietor 4, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by th.l Loudon houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. opp, ari "e 31,4-; / z e-- ~,,z,7---4..-y2,,, 1 / N Ev,' s PAPE.R ...4t ) 44 , 4,, ,- * ; _ - ; --- ..z. - t3-• At ( .. Al,' ,, domestic history ; cruelties and foil t - s.. : -„, .if i ' 4 gr.-4 answer for. But in all her annals, Arc g iAtia 1 ";'''''' k:';' , 4 ning of what may deserve to be cal:44i. course with foreign nations, from the day slathad I foreign policy and a national character to support, she has never been so degraded and disgraced, in , the opinion of all civilised nations, as at this moment she is, by the steps by which as a titled member of her Majesty's Government, you have, to say the least, so imprudently involved your colicagues in general—the Queen's Admiralty in particular, and the House of Commons, the guardian and defender of the honour of the nation—in an apparent cam p!icity with the detestable principles and prsetice of "The assassin Mczzini." Totally unconnected with any political party in England, but mourning nver the tragedy of errors you have created, I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, F. B. HEAD. Croydon, April, 1864. The following letter has been addressed to our chief contemporary : Sir,—Not for my sake, but for Mr. Stansfeld's sake and in indignation at his name being dragged in again by the French Advocate-General in his speech of March 31, quoted in your columns, I feel bound to trespass with a few lines on your space, and to once more declare that never was any money handed over or sent by me to Mr. Stansfeld for the purpose of helping Greco, Tibaldi, Donati, or any other in an attempt against the Emperor's life; that never had he the slightest contact with Greco, Tibaldi, Donati.or any other known to me, implicating him possibly, directly, or indirectly, to my knowledge, in any political schemes of theirs. No new fact is alleged in the speech concerning the Greco affair. Concerning Donati, I remember that an Italian of that name was arrested on suspicion in Paris towards the end of 1858; that he was harassed as usual by questions about me ; that he persistently denied my having any share in any scheme of his own; that he was, during the inquiry, found dead in the prison; which mys terious fact the Avocat-General astoundingly declares a sad guarantee for the sincerity of his revelatione. No trial took place, no revelations were ever produced, not a shadow of evidence against him or others ever appeared. The things were merely known through vague reports scattered in correspondences. Concerning Tibaldi, the existence of a Tibaldi fund I have already in a former letter distinctly denied. The alleged documents are unknown to me. The quotations in the speech, at all events, mean nothing; they would not, if genuine, in the slightest way implicate Mr. Stansfeld in a supposed knowledge of that hypothetical plot or fund. The first simply shows that 1 have friends whom calumny does not estrange. If the second—" I have received the money, and James will, of course, carry out your instructions"— could ever be construed into a proof of an assassination scheme, or of a knowledge of it, I should not know what to pity most, human wickedness or human credulity. Mr.. Stansfeld has been to me a friend of 18 years' stand ing. He has been deeply and earnestly sympathising with all my, Utopian once, now almost fulfilled, aspirations to wards Italian unity and independence. He has been, in honesty and morality, helping, before his official capacity traced out for him a new line of duties, the fulfilment of those aspirations. Hs has often, at my request, contri buted hie own share of money to subscriptions for poor Italian exiles. He has sometimes paid, at my request, money of mine for similar purposes, when I have been away from England. He has tried to find employment for men in need, whom I was recommending to him as to other English friends. All that is known, avowed, honourable. I have been using, accordingly, in the past his name and address. Italians knew them, and were cowing to him, in my absence, for relief or advice. What of all this ? Where is the slightest link between the affirmations of the Avo cat-General and the aim denounced P Where the slightest indication bearing on Mr. Stansfeld's connexion with or knowledge of any unlawful designs? That / am carelessly and unconscientiously made a target for the practising of the moral dagger men is no wonder to me. I belong, and am rather proud of it, to a class of men who must be persecuted by any despotic, conservative, or French Imperialist party, in England or elsewhere, until success crowns their efforts and wins applause. But if men of Mr. Stansfeld's cast, avocations, and tendencies are, on the faith of garbled foreign police reports and claptrap melodramatic speeches of despotic Avocats-Generaux, to meet with the same treatment in the country which they usefully serve, then there is an end of British lucid sense and fair-play habits. A French Statesman once said,-- "Give me any ten words in any man's handwriting; I shall manage to have him hung." You had better write those words on the threshold of your house, only stating that they include the man's friends as am, sir, yours faithfully, April 2. JOSEPH MIZZINI. Naval and Military Intelligence THE NAVY. The Bulldog, 6, paddle sloop, of 1,121 tons and 500 horse power, Capt. Charles Wake, sailed from Spithead on Sa turday for the West Indies. The Dasher, 2, paddle, Commander Philip de Saumarcz, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from her station at the Channel Islandp. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Arthur T. Thrupp, sailed from Spithead on Saturday for the westward. The iron ship Hector, 34, Capt. George W. Preedy, left Plymouth on Saturday to join the Channel Squadron at Portland. The screw steam gun vessel Ranger, 5, Commander W. E. Gordon, left Plymouth on Saturday for the West Coast of Africa. The iron paddlewheel steamvessel Jackal, 4, Lieut. and Commander Hugh Mc. N. Dyer, was appointed to leave Plymouth yesterday for the coast of Scotland to protect the fishery interest. The iron troopship Adventure, Capt. Charles L. Waddi love, from Portsmouth, is expected at Plymouth to-day or to-morrow to embark detachments for China. The iron screw steamer Gazelle has been ordered to be surveyed by the dockyard authorities at Chatham, pre viously to being purchased by the Admiralty to supply the place of the Adder, paddlewheel steamer. Rear Admiral Frederick's 7-inch gun has been received and mounted for practice on board the gunnery ship Ex-. cellent at Portsmouth. It is anticipated that data having a very important bearing upon the future arming of the navy will be obtained in the competitive trials which will be carried out between this gun and the 9 22 inch smooth-bore (coil-built 100-pounder), their projectiles approximating in weight. The Lords of the Admiralty have given directions for Gisborn's electric engine -room telegraph to be fitted on board the iron frigate Achilles, at Chatham, the report of the working of the apparatus on board the Royal Oak, in which vessel it was fitted, having been exceedingly satisfac tory. The inventcr is also to fix a mechanical telegraph from the engine-room platform to each of the stoke-holes. The operation of slotting and boring the armour-plates which are destined to form the exterior portion of the Lord Warden target, about to be tested at Shoeburyness, was completed in the factory at Chatham Dockyard on Saturday, and in a few days the plates will be fixed in their place, and the target ready to be despatched to Shoeburyness. The framing of the target has been constructed on a new its designers prin ciple,and, should the experiments bear out the theory o f the Lorddesign strength N e v r a s r as den t , o n i o ts wunder eo n a s n t d ru s c h ti o o t n -restin at is cha g we th p a o raD r, ock Dock yard, will be built on exactly the fame principle. In the targets previously built the iron slabs have been simply bolted to so many inches' thickness of teak timber, which it is obvious would offer little resistance to the passage o f either the shot or shell after it had succeeded in penetrating the outer plates. Acting on the now understood f act that a slight thickness of iron inserted in the centre of the teak backing will almost effectually bar the passage o f s h ot, the Lord Warden placedinand on thi s i s l a id t h e whic h Sin. of teak timber to the arm our-plates are bolted. oett iron-plating are target, then targetre of hap theg in thickness, The total thickness of iron and teak forming the target is llin. The plates which form th e exterior of the target ar e two of those sent in by Messrs. Brown and Co., of the Atlas Works, Sheffield, who are under contract to supply the whole of those required for the Lord Warden. They are of the best rolled iron, 30ft. in length by 4f. 6in. in breadth, and each weighs between 7 and eight tons. As soon as completed the target will be taken to pieces and shipped for Shoeburyness, where it will be re -erected by a number of mechanics to be sent from the dockyard. The following naval engineer officers passed their exami nations before the Rev. Dr. Woolley, Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, on the occasion of his recent official visit to Portsmouth Dockyard, and have received second class certificates in accordance with the regulations laid down in the Admiralty Circular No. GO, dated Oct. 12, 1863 —George Wynhall, engineer —J. H. H. Smale, acting chief engineer—. John Murdoch, 2d class assist engineer, and E. E. Lewis, acting do. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Commander T. C. Bruce, to the Formid able, additional for packet service at Dover, vice Triscott, whose period of service has expired—J. W. Reed, master, additional to the Fisgard—Dr W. L. Gorden, surgeon, ad ditional to the Victory—F. Ilyndman, assist paymaster, additional to the Formid a bl e -- an d J. P re bble, assist pay master, to the Hector. ....., , ... -;::-.- :,. 3..... R., 4 . ~ ,,,A .- 4,N ,, . ..,,,, • ':,...,;„:„ 4,11,,t,,:,, t . ,' . Our Mazzinian "Minister of the Crown," (From the Times), There is a rock ahead on which the Government seem to be in danger of steering. It is high above water, the coast is bold, and they are making directly for it. We allude to the affair of Mr. Stansfeld. Even before the recent disclosures it was very doubtful whether the House of Commons could be induced to acquiesce in the continued presence of this gentleman as a member of the Government. But we have now learnt from the recent trial of Mezzini many things capable no doubt of explana tion, but still obviously tending to show that Mr. Stansfeld's connection with Mazzini is much closer than was generally supposed. We do not prejudge the case. We are quite willing to hear and weigh everything that Mr. Stansfeld may say in extenua tion or justification; but we confess we think that the defence to such charges should be made by Mr. Stansfeld as a private member of Parliament, not as a person connected with the Government, bound to be jealous of the honour of the country, and bound also to do nothing to prejudice its relations with the Governments of foreign States. It was started with a view to facilitate the despatch of the Union Company's steamers, while it will be enabled to afford increased facilities for unloading and shipping by other craft. Among the latest clearances with wool were the Alphington and Balaklava, both for London. The value of the imports into Natal for 1863 was £473,333 ; exports, £138,565. Import duties, £47,212. Revenue, in all, £123,086 ; expenditure, £94,524. The growth of sugar was increasing, 383 coolies have arrived from Madras. A telegraph is to be laid to Maritzberg. A Central Railway Bill will be presented next Session. There have been more disturbances in the Transvaal Republic. In a battle at Crocodile River 40 burghers are said to have been killed. The rebels were defeated, and Pretorius is again in power. At Ascension were the Mender, the Archer, and the Antelope; she was refitting, and expected to sail about March 20 ; the Wye would leave on the 7th for the West Coast. Captain Barnard, R.N., who returns by the Nor man, was Governor of Ascension, and has been in valided. Captain T. Hammond, late First Lieu tenant of her Majesty's screw steam corvette Archer, is raised to the temporary rank of Port Captain and Governor of the island, owing to the serious illness of his senior, Captain J. Bythesea, of the Archer. The Norman spoke, on the 25th of February, in lat. 25 11 S. long. 4 37 W., the bark Sangredo, steering north ; 28th, in let. 18 51 S., long. 250 W., the ship Junapore, 54 days from Hongkong, for London ; and the ship City of Dublin, 50 days from Calcutta, for London; March 9, in lat. 2 13 N., long. 18 41 W., the ship Cameronian, steering south ; 12th, in lat. 8 6 N., long. 24 21 W., the Valparaiso; 14th, in lat. 11 51 N., long. 25 W., the schooner Coolwa, 24 days from the Clyde, for Port Adelaide ; 16th, in lat. 16 24 N., long. 26 15 W., the French transport Madagascar, outward bound ; the Spanish bark Minerva, 22 days from Cadiz, for Buenos Ayres ; and the Hanoverian brig Krond Princesse Louise, outward bound; 28th, in lat. 42 37 N long. 23 34 W., the screw steam gun-vessel Espoir, under caavas, steering north ; and 30th, in tat. 44 51 N., long. 19 2 W., the Norwegian bark Edmund, with passengers, outward bound. (From the Revue des Deux Nondes.) Touching the Mazzini-Stansfeld business M. Forcade says:— " Garibaldi is about to arrive in England at the very moment when English political s ;ciety is still under the impression of the disagreeable revelations of the much-to be-regretted intimacy between a member of Parliament and of the Ministry, Mr. Stansfeld, and M. Mazzini. Under existing circumstances, we think that Garibaldi will re• quire a great deal of tact and a great deal of discretion it he be not willing abruptly to run the risk of losing the favour of the English nation. This incident of the inti macy of Mr. Stansfeld with Mazzini, once more brought to light by the Greco trial, appeared at one time likely to compromise the existence of the Ministry. Of course no one believed that Mr. Stansfeld could have been the confi dant of the conspiracies in which M. Mazzini is directly or indirectly mixed up; but English honour suffered at the idea that the address of a Minister and a member of the House of Commons could be found in the pocket of wretched assassins as a channel of correspondence with M, Mazzini. Whether M. Mazzini be guilty or not guilty of the charge of complicity brought against him, he is a very clumsy conspirator and a very compromising sort of friend, as the covers of letters sent him by his friends are to be found in the hands of the vilest of criminals. Moreover, to show that M. Mazzini is justly liable to sus picion sad to excite distrust, it is sufficient to mention (as was done by Sir H. Stracy), on the authority of the Revue des Deux blondes, the ironical admission he published a few years ago of his participation in a plot against the life of King Charles Albert." Mr.Forcade then proceeds to say that Mr. Stans feld is a useful member of Government, and that it is a pity he should have behaved with so little dis cretion as was displayed' by his speeches in the House of Commons. M. Forvade being a staunch Palmerstonian, this admission has its value, but it is to be regretted he did not take the opportunity to record the opinion universally prevalent in all French political circles, excepting of course the extreme school which is prepared to endorse M. Mazzini's theory of the dagger. It is not, however, very difficult to supply the deficiency, and I fear no contradiction when I state that in France, in Eng land, or in Italy, Imperialist, Orleanist, Legitimist, or Republican, Conservative, Whig, or Radical, Italianissimo orCodino,the parti des honnetes gem— s.e. every man who may be set down as an honour able member of society, whatever may be his political views, reproves with the utmost indigna tion M. Mazzini's murderous intrigues, and feels deep concern that a member of the English Govern ment should not feel it his duty to clear himself of any suspicion of being in any way implicated in them. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, PLYMOUTH, Sunday. The Union Company's Royal mail steamer Nor man, Captain R. B. Davie, arrived here this morn ing. Her dates are—Table Bay, FeL t „ary 20; St. Helena, March 1 ; and Ascension, March 5. Her cargo includes 295 bales of wool, 1 bundle of skins, 46 cases of ostrich feathers, 1 cask, 1 case and 356 tusks of ivory, 40 hhds. 72 casks and 91 aums of wine, 41 aums of brandy, 11 cases of fruit, 5 cases of bulbs, 1,049 bags of copper ore, and 11 casks of seal skins, also 1 case of copper, British, duty paid, and 1 box of old coins. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Philip Wode house, and suite, were at Graham's Town; his pro gress thus far through the Eastern Province had been very successful. Great enthusiasm prevailed in the various towns through which he journeyed. Sir Percy Douglas, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, accompanied by Colonel Bisset, Colonel Gawler, and Deputy-Assistant Commissary-Genl. Hall, arrived in King William's Town on the 10th of February. Lieutenant Fitzgibbon, 10th Regt., was drowned, February 13, while attempting to Cross the Keiskama river. At the Cape business is advancing. It is now admitted that too large a quantity of unnecessary and useless merchandise, such as jewellery, pictures, books, boots and shoes, a lops, hardware, &c., of a cheap description has been of late received on con signment. Provisions, fruit, and vegetables were never so abundant; the advantages ©f the railway are gene• rally admitted. An Agricultural Exhibition was about to be held at Swellendam. The prize negroes brought in by her Majesty's screw steam sloop Rapid had all been apportioned, and it is a significant fact that, although but 200 were for disposal ; over 2,000 were applied tor. Surveys for a direct line of railway to Graham's Town were being pushed forward under G3vern ment employes, with a view to submitting the need ful plans to Parliament. Opinions as to the advan tage of such a measure are much divided, and con siderable opposition is anticipated. The Union Company had begun their service to Port Elizabeth, and the first ship, the Roman, sailed for that port on Feb. 18, and will bring the next monthly mail to England. The Dane is per forming the mail and coast service to Natal. In Simon's Bay were her Majesty's steam frigate Narcissus; the Conqueror, bound to Japan; the Rapid; the Wasp, bound to Trincomalee; the transport Ballarat, from China ; and the French transport Loiret, from Bourbon. Her Majesty's steamer Falcon, from Plymouth, sailed Jan. 23, for Australia; the Pelorus, Jan. 27, for China ; and the Scout, from Hongkong, Feb. 2, for England. Admiral Sir W. Baldwin Walker was expected to leave for England about May. The Ariel sailed Jan. 25 for the Zambesi, and would bring down Dr. Livingstone and the mission party, whose duty is about to be closed. Bishop Tozor will remain behind to complete the arrangement. The London and East India Company's steam ship Hydaspes, from Plymouth for Madras, arrived at the Cape Jan. 22. The Mauritius was appointed to leave Table Bay Feb. 20, for England. At Port Elizabeth business continues dull, and little improvement is looked for until the uneasiness caused by late failures has subsided. Actual wants are fully supplied, and stocks of all sorts are plen tiful, Several branches from Cape Town houses are being established, and the influx of Jews and foreigners is on the increase. The fact of farmers from the up-country bringing their produce to Port Elizabeth, instead of disposing of it as heretofore, in the various country towns, is being sensibly felt, while it has had the effect of causing numerous " brier-winkels" to be opened near and at the sea-port, thereby tending to encou rage unwholesome competition. Owi ng to numerous orders for wool for the American market, the price is fully maintained. Ostrich feathers rule at former rates. The demand for hides, skins, &c,, continues good, and previous quotations are fully maintained. A boating company (founded on plant, &c., lately worked by Mr. D. S. Dawson) has been formed under the title of " the Algoa Bay Landing and Shipping Company," and promises to be successful. The Theory of the Dagger, Sir Francis Head presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and requests he will be pleased to permit the insertion, in his columns, of the following letter : To JAMES STANSFELD, ESQ., M.P. Sir,—ln a pamphlet entitled " On the Theory of the Dagger," published in London by M. Mazzini, he—after pointing out to the regicides of Europe, " The dagger you can shape from your workmen's files"—bestowed upon all instruments of that de scription, and upon the uses thereof, the following benediction : "From the dagger of the Vespers to the stone of Belilla and the knife of Palafox, blessed be in your hands every weapon that can destroy the enemy, and set you free . Sacred was the dagger which Harmodius enriched with roses. Sacred was the dagger of Brutus. Sacred the stiletto of the Sicilian who began the Vespers." In a letter published by the same writer demon. strating the practical use of the dagger, he de lineated the following scene between himself and a young man, Antonio Gallenge, introduced to him as " one who was bent upon doing a lofty deed" (the assassination of Charles Albert, King of Sardi nia, and whom he, therefore, not only considered but (without shame or repugnance) described as one of those beings whom "Providence from time to time lets loose upon earth, to teach despots that the limit of their power rests in the hand of one single man," On proceeding to business, " I asked him," pub lishes M. Mazzini, " what he required of me." Gallenga replied, "A passport and a little money." "I gave him a thousand francs." Subsequently, on the day of the intended assassination being noti fied to Mazzini, and on his being asked, in addition to the blood money, to supply the weapon to effect it, he described the interior of his studio as fol lows "A poniard with a lapis lazuli handle, a gift which I cherished much, was on the table. I pointed to that. Sciandra took it and went away." Finally, in the limes of the 14th of January last this loathsome murderer, as if to bestow upon the world the last finishing touch to his self-executed and self-admired horrid photograph (which at least in this instance may truly be designated " justice without mercy"), described his accomplice Greco, the intended assassin of our generous ally the Emperor of the French, as "an enthusiastic patriot." Nov, sir, after having had the opportunity, first, of reflecting on the published opinions, or rather confessions, of Joseph Mazzini, and secondly, of associating and confidentially con versing with hi m thereupon for nearly 18 years (during a consi derable portion of which he actually lived under your roof), you not only, in private life, openly and deliberately commemorated your admiration of his principles and practice by imposing upon your only child the name of a man designated by your own colleague, Eirl Russell, " the assassin Mazzini," but en becoming one of the lords of her Majesty's Admiralty you consented secretly to assist him and his accomplices, not by furnishing the poniard which (as you well know) he was ever eager to supply, but by giving to these miscreants the cloak and dark-lanthorn use of your house for the ill-famed purpose of circulating letters addressed —as you have boasted as well confessed—to false names. At the trial of Greco, on the Procureur-General of France, with calm dignity, stating—without a single word of offence, or even of complaint—that, upon referring to the London Directory, to ascer tain the owner of the house, 35, Thtirloe.square, from which the hired assassin of his Sovereign was to obtain money— " it is not without sadness that I recognise the name of a member of Parliament of England, who already had been, in 1837, appointed to be the banker of the Tibaldi conspi racy against the Emperor's life," Instead of instantly standing up (as you were sagely advised to do by the 7imes), "To disentangle your name, and the name of the coun try, the House of Commons, and the Government from the odious connection into which they had unfortunately been brought," you not only rose to magnify the name and laud the principles of Mazzini; but, sad to say, another member of her Majesty's Government deemed it advisable to declare— " That the most prompt and dignified way of vindicating the honour of the country was to treat the accusation of the Procureur-General with the contempt it deserved I" " Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history," the House of Commons, in a moment of political delirium, irrationally negatived the inoffensive, self evident, and, to the French peop l e , conciliating affirmation— "That the statement of the Procureur-General on the trial of Greco, implicating a member of that house, and of her Majesty's Government, in the plot for the assassination of our ally the Emperor of the French, deserves the serious cowideration of the house." _ In its admirabTe - COMMents on this lamentable and most extraordinary negation, which, logically, is almost tantamount to a vote of confidence in Mazzini, "We are really unable," wrote the Tiiites , "to under stand the obliquity of natural feeling which s till restrains Mr. Stansfeld from expressing his deepest regret to the House of Commons, the Government, and the country, for having given occasion to their being placed in such an un pleasant position in the eyes of the French people; and to the Emperor of the French for havi ng made it possible that any thi ng connected with him could be turned to such an infamous purpose. IVe regret very much that the Govern ment, in their determ ination to defend a colleague, have not taken a more generous view of th e i r relation to the Emperor of the French in the matter." In the story book of the sayings and doings of the Anglo-Saxon race, the few facts which almost without comment I have just recited will always be a painful chapter t o read. England has had dark pages enough in her THE ARMY. The 3d (Buffs) regiment of infantry will, it is I•eported, shortly be transferred from Aldershot to Portsmouth, pro bably on the removal from the garrison of the 53 d (Shrop shire) regiment. The military invalids who arrived at Spithead .in the Nile Indianian from Calcutta on Friday last, as repor ted in The Sun of Saturday, were on Saturday disembarked under the superintendence of Col. L. Shadwell, Deputy Quarters caster General of the South-west District, and conveyed to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley 1)y a G , )vern ment steam tender. The Nile sailed ihamecliatol; after wards for the Thames, if