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FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOOTiCLOTII, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in Fthe ki ngdom, regardless o f amount or distance. First-class ,er ds at second-class price s . Terms , peculiarly liberal to k"_gYinen and Gentle men . A n immense stock to selec t , displayed in Showrcoms occupy i ng an acre of groun d. verY article warranted. • NEL/CRGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR c'•3ll are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and are Publishing an entirely New Edition of their un requalled HOUSE FTJRNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 41.0 ernas-able engravings of every description of Furniture and te a 4B , 'with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post- oom free on application. This costly work also contains P etc estimates for furnishing on the following revised A Six -roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto ........ 259 16 6 A Twelve -roomed ditt o t ogether with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass vi valuable informationto all requiring housch3ld furniture, Zet B , or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy %lleums ter, Burk Ely , ~. .c.and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, ..7. im. Oxford. rig,hton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder ;3riter, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines Dorking, Wr o ' f!t .,k b an's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, Si'. David's, trii '.uanl, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great .... coati brid Err and CO., General House Furnishers.Deptford ge , London 5 E CLERICAL. MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. Es'ablished 1824. Empowered by Special Act of Par'iament. eRRDIT SYSTEM—On Policies for the whole of Life, v_here the age does not exceed 60, one half the Annual Pre urns during the fi five ' , ears may remain on credit, and : 4 2 1 _ 4 3 , either continue as a debt on the Policy, or be paid off at dime. with eVi' RATES OF PREMIUM FOR YOUNG LIVES, arv,. ,'_t.r l 3' participation in Profits ; and considerably reduced Term""°' for Assurances without participation in Profits, and for Policies. RD Dr N b, 7, -- ---NT ASSURANCES may be effected without soh the sum assured becomes payable on the attai nmen , ahall fi r specifiedage, or at death, whichever event . of a .4 happen. tic • "iLID LIVES may be assured at Premiums propor 4ned to the increased risk. 4.,IbROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—Claims paid witrty days after proof of death. th,TAE ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEETS are at all es open to the inspection of the Assured, or of persons Posing to assure. ve ' - ' I E ASSURANCE FUND, already accumulated and billion on real and Government Securities, amounts to One Three Hundred and Eighty-six Thousand Pounds. biullE REVERSIONARY BONUS at the Quinquennial t vi sion in 1862 averaged 48 per cent., and the Cash Bonus 28 ee cent., on t h e Premiums paid in the five years. The next `vision of Profits will take plant) in January, 1867. LoTables of Rat es an d F orms o f P roposal, and the l ast Re n showing the financial position of the Society, can be ob 41"cd from any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. THE INTERNATIONAL LAND CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). Capital Eight Millions, with power to increase. First issue £6,000,000, in 300,000 Shares of £2O each, of Which 250,000 are subscribed for on the Continent, the re maining 50,000 being reserved for England. £1 deposit on Application, £1 on Allotment. There will be two Calls of £2 each during the present Year, after which it is not expected that further Calls will be made. DIRECTORS.; ENGLISH BOARD. C hairman—GEOßGE WORMS, Esq., Director of the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, Director of the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Lord Robert Cecil, M.P. _Colon e l th e H on. W. Patrick Talbot. Sir James Emerson Tennent. CONTINENTAL BOARD. Adolphe Dechamps, Ministre d'Etat, Ancien Ministre des Affaires Estrangeres, Membre I ,.de la Charnbre des Representants. I ...erre de Decker, Ancien Ministre de ' Interieur, olembr e de la Chambre des Representants. 1...; 0 nat0 d'Hane-Steenhuyse, Proprietaire. uonate de Liedekerke-Beaufort, Membre de Ia Chambre des Representants. La ngrand-Damonceau, Proprietaire. gdouard Mercier, Ministre d'Etat, Ancien Ministre des Finances. Ail:thong° Nothomb, Ancien Ministre de la Justice, Membre de la Chambre des Repre _Bentants. •! ,, j arquis Th4odule de Rodes, Proprietaire. uotato Adhemar du Val de Beaulieu, Propri6- taire. Comte Ignace van der Straten-Ponthoz, Pro- Prietaire. Ferdinand Schaefer, Directeur-en-Chef de Ia Banque de Credit-Foncier et Industrial, Vienna. B AN KERS. 4n d° ll --The General Credit and Finance Company of 13 Loudon (Limited). Ar r iA llBB4 --Banque de Credit-Fonder et Industrie!. °n&--The Branch of La B a nque de Credit •Fonmer et I ndustrial. Paris. The Branch of La Banque de "Credit-Foncier et I ndustrial. A msterdam—La Societe Generale do 'Commerce et d'ln dustries r oath—The Hungarian Mortgage Bank. SOLICTORS: Messrs. Bevan and 'VVhitting. Messrs. Baxter, Ros 2, Norton and Co: BROKERS. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce. Bruxelles. Messrs. J. and A . Scrimgeour. OFFICES. Th r e , G eneral Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited), 7 Lothbury. SECRETARY, PRO TEM. Edward Hamilton Anson, Esq. PROSPECTUS. This Company is based upon existing institutions on the Continent, which have been already worked with signal success. The founders of the International Land Credit Company• have previously established— In Belgium, La Banque Hypothecaire Beige and La -unique de Credit 'Fancier et Industriel (the Belgian Mort gage Bank and the Bank of Industry and Lend Credit). In Holland, La B anqe Hyp o th eca i re N eer l an d a i so (th e Netherlands Mortgage Bank). In Austria, the Vindobona Mortgage Assurance Com• whey have all prospered. The success they have met is established by authentic documents. It may be '1, 0 41 c 1 , without exaggeration, that the results are brilliant ; for these Companies have produced to their Shareholders an rage dividend of 20 per cent., and of them much some tnor e. ,„... T ,he experience acquired by the working of these Com uies has led to the conclusion that, in order to give full deve lopment to the principles which have proved .so auc cBsfal, it is desirable to found a Central Company of an i,., I: 4t ernational character, the main functions of which should raise capital by the issue of bonds and "lettres de in the great money markets of Europe, to be em ployed.. through associated local Companies ire purchases of :n t , or loans upon real property, in countries where the ‘..tce and, interest is high. c. „ 142 . Banque Hypothecaire Beige, acting on this prin - Pie, and est a bli s h e d nearly three years ago, has, with a xiininal capital of £480,000 only, succeeded placing on the e l t h i glu. market alone such an amount of " lettres de gage" at ts i shares with £6 paid have risen to and mainta ined t h at at £lB. he in Belgium at 4 and 41 per cent. h as .",eete capital raised employed principally in Austria, through La Banque Credit Foncier et Industriel, which has a branch at , I,ie una completely organised, with a staff th orou g hl y v i tt el.B gd in Austrian affiirs ; and it is shown by the books of P uy that of all its operations of p and sale Austria, not one has realised less than 20 per urchase cent„ after „.9ucting all expenses, while generally they h ave reached Per cent. Bel gian being the result of Companies limited to the Bel " money market for raising capital' it is evident that st ill greater results may be obtained bf forming an Inter national Company, with a share capital large enough t o fac ilitate the placing of bonds and" lettres do gage" on the money o ney markets of England, France, Holland, and Ger many, as well as of Belgium. Accordingly, the present Company has been founded, under the English Law of Limited Liability, and with an. ° ince and iiirection in London, as well as at Brussels; ar rangements have been made with the Banque Hypot hecaire elge for a complete fusion, while, a treaty has been con cluded with the Banque de Credit-Fonder of Industrial, Which ensures the benefit of their experience, and a large and profitable business from the commencement, a mini mum dividend of 11 per cent. on the paid-up Share Capital being secured in any event, as the result of the first year's Working. It is also proposed to enter into an arrangement with the Vindobona. This Society, which has existed at Vienna for five years, and has a capital of 10,000,000 florins, gua rantees the regular payment of interest upon mortgage debts, as well as the principal when due. By this means , all the business done in Austria will be rendered perfectly secure. The Vindobona is in the most flourishing state. It has paid the first year 6 per cent., the second 12 per cent., the third 15 per cent., and at the next meeting it is expected it Will distribute 25 per cent. Particular attention is called to t his point. This guarantee is one of the features which e ssentially distinguishes this Company from other Land- C redit Companies. t he pounds (£6) per share will be called in th e course of 'tie present year, inclusive of the payment of £1 each on thslication and allotment ; after wh i c h, it is not ex p ected t any further Calls whatever w ill be made. The Share nital paid up will thus be £ 1 , 300,000 ; and the p rofit Zured for the first year under the above arrangements will rstill further increased as additional Capital is raised „. 1.0131 year to year by the issue of Bond and "lettres de 'Acre , P , and as the securities of the Company become natu aneed on the chief money-markets of Europe. . n O f_ the amount of L 6,000,000 Capital now issued, £5,000,000 160400,000 Shares have been taken and paid upon on the vetinent, and 50,000 Shares are reserved for England, of t 0 t he 15,000 are already subscribed, and 35,000 are offered p i , 1 ,.1e Public by subscription at the General Credit and The Company of London (Limited). ter t Articles of Association of the Company, duly regis 18,n1 in London on 11th February last, under the Act of le a Pert the Offices of the Solicitors, where they m a y be used. PORIVI OF FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the International Land Credit Company (Limited). Gent lemen,—Having paid into your Bankers the sum of I request that you will allot me Shares Iniernational Land Credit Company (Limited), and tr ay agree to accept the same, or any less number that til a y 4 3 allotted to me, and to pay the Calls in respect of 111 0 Shares so allotted when due; and I authorise you to ~F a ce c . , my name on the Register of Members for the number Shores al'otted. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Profession or occupation Address Date ........... 1 11-1 E INTERNATIONAL LAND CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). DAY, IZ 2 TIc E I S HEREBY GIVEN, t h a t no f u rth er AP PLT. aftet THIS lONS for SH MONRES in t April is Company will be recei ve d T DAY, 11. By order, E. IL ANSON, Secretary (pro tent) ( "1• , 14 an Pinntec , Bran y LothfAiry,l7,,t.'„ Autli 11. THE MILLWALL IRON WORK, SHIP BUILDING, AND GRAVING DOCK COMPANY, Limited. INTRODUCED BY THE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. and THE CREDIT MOBILIER, Limited. Capital £2,000 000, in 40,000 shares of £OO each, Of which 20,000 have been already subscribed. Deposit on app !cation £1 per share, and ton allotment. No future call to exceed 10s. per share, and at intervals of not less three months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per share ; any further c'pital that may be required will be raised by the issue of new shares, a preference being given toithe holders of existing shares DIRECTORS. John Lubbock, Esq., F.R.S., Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Chairman. - David Ward Chapman, Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., Deputy-chairman. Thomas Brassey. Jun., Esq., Director of the General Credit and Finance Company. W. M. Balllle, Esq., Old Bank. Bristol. William Carter, Esq., Ebbw Vale Iron Works. Admiral Elliot. John Fleming, Esq., Messrs. Robinson and Fleming. George Harrison, Esq„ late Manager of the Canada Works, Birkenhead. E.A. Mayrogcrdato, Esq., Messrs. Tamvaco, Micrulachi, and _ Mavrogordato. S. Zizinia, Esq., Messrs. Zizinia and Co. BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. BROKERS. _ _ Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, Bartholomew-lane. Messrs. Robins and Barber, Threadneedle-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. (Miter, Ball, and Co. SECRETARY PRO TEM. C. M. S. Chichester, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 84, King William-street, B.C. 1. This Company has been formed for the purpose of purchas ing and extending the well known and valuable business, hitherto carried on by private capitalists, under the firm of "The Dfillwall Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company." 2. The capabilities of the Millwall establishment for the pro duction of every class of iron work are unsurpassed. The engineers' shops are furnished with the most complete mo dern machinery adapted for the construction of marine en gines of high power ; the two foundries, the rolling mills, the smiths' ships, and forges, with eight steam hammers—of sufficient power to execute forgings of the heaviest class — are in perleot working condition, including all the latest im provements. 3. These mills and forges alone are, from their canacity and efficiency, of great value; and when taken in conjunction with the ship building yard, present a combination for pro fitable results not existing elsewhere. The rolling mills, which are for the manufacture of plates and angle iron for ship's purposes, and armour plates, are the most powerful in the kingdom, and now stand unsurpassed for the high character of their manufacture, and can produce 1,000 tons per week, including at least 7:.:0 tons of finished iron. 41 Upon the ship-building yard, which possesses a frontage to the River Thames of 1,750 feet, there :s capacity for laying down 15,000 tons of shipping. It comprises a new and care-, fully-piled dock (in which the armour-clad frigate Northum berland, 6,620 tons, is now being° , nstructed for her Majeaty's Government), with all necessary appliances for shi obuilding. 5. In addition to Ships being, constructed for the British Government, the Italian Government, the liciyal Mail Steam , Packet Company. the Intercolonial S' earn Packet Company, the Ottoman Government, and private merchants, twelve screw steamships with their engines are-under con tract. 6. The Company has alsopurchased the Britannia Graving or'Ory Dock. now in efficient working, and the adjoining lane!, called Fergusson'a Mast-pond, containing space for two dry docks 0f470 and 350 feet respectively. 7. The operations of the Company will be condirted by Mr. George Harrison, whose great experience and abilities will be devoted exclusively to the interests of this company, and and as the whole of the valuable property has been ceded to the Company upon terms which are considered highly ad vantageous, the result of the undertaking may be considered as assured. 8. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the de posit will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be a lotted Than are applied for, the deposit will b 3 made avai able towards the payment on allotment, end the balance if any, returned to the applicant. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares, in the form annexed, may be obtained at the temporary offices of the Company, 81, King William-street ; at the offices"of the Mercantile Credit A ssociation (L mated), 21, Threadneedle street; aed at the offices of th' Credit atoblier (Limited), 80, Lombard-street ; also of the bankers, brokers, solicitors ; and Messrs. G. H. and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhouse-yard. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Millwall Iron Works, Ship Buildin:r, and Graving Docks Company, Limited. Gentlemen. —Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Rob arts, Lubbock, and Co.. the sum of £ . being a deposit of per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby re quest that you will allot me that number, and I agree to ac cept such shares or any less number you may allot to me ; and I agree to pity the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted tome. Usual Signature Name in full Residence Profession Date . April, 1861. THE ORIENTAL FINANCIAL CORPORA TION, Limited. Notice is hereby given, that the SHARE LIST of this Comny will be CLOSED THIS DAY (MONDAY), the Ilthpa i nstant, for London, and Tuesday, 12th, for the country, By order, It D. JACOB, Sec. pro tem, 1, White Hart - court, Lombar d-street, April 11, 1864. T HE ORIENTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Limited). I n corporated under the " Companies Act , 1862," with Limited Liability. Capital, £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. (With power to Increase.) First issue 10,000 Shares. Deposit on Application £1 per Share, and £1 on Allotment. Calls not to exceed £5 per Share, and a t intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. W. C. Brown, Esq., Richmond, Surrey, Deputy Chairman of the Joint-Stock Discount Company (Limited). W. H. Smith, Esq. (W. H. Smith, Barry, and Co.), Lon don and Calcutta. Major-General Clarke (late Commissioner of Revenue in Oude), Norwood. John Brown, Esq. (late of Grant Smith and Co., Calcutta), Culvers, Hadham, Herts. J. P. Cornforth, Esq., London and Liverpool (and of J. P, Cornforth and Co , Bombay). W. B. M. Lysloy, Esq,, Director of the Bombay Gas Com pany, Queen's-gardens, Ily-de-park. Stephen Clark, Esq., London and Madras. IL Russell Carew, Esq., 26, Westlsourne-terrace, and Car penders-park, Watford. BANKERS. The Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited), 4, Lom bard-street, and 41, Mincing-lane, London ; and 17, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool, and 35, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow, AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, 'Wintle and Co., Public Accountants, SA, Lothbury. SOLICITORS. William F. Farmer, Esq,, 17A, Sise•lane, Backlersbury. Messrs. Andrew, Atkins, and Irvine; 5, White Hart-court, Lombard-street. lIROSERS. Messrs. George Burnam] and Co., Lombard-street, London. Messrs. Taunton and Co., Liverpool. SECRETARY (pro tem.) R. D. Jacob, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1, White Hart-court, Lombard-street. PROSPECTUS. The object of this Company is to promote Financial, Commercial, and Industrial enterprise in India and the East by the application of English capital, for the legiti mate and remunerative employment of which there is ample and constantly extending scope. The success of the operations of the Financial Companies in England has now been satisfactorily proved ; and a similar institution, adapted especially to the requirements of the East, and combining on its direction the needful experience, will have a field for profitable operations equal, if not superior, to any other. The Corporation will act as General Financial Agents, will make advances on approved securities, and will pro mote the development of the internal resources of the countries in which it may operate, by assisting in the establishment of sound industrial undertakings and enter prises. The Corporation will also undertake on commission the investment of funds placed in its hands, either in the pur chase of property, or in lending it out on mortgage and other securities. It will receive deposits at rates to be agreed upon ; and it will take powers to issue bonds or obligations on the security of its mortgages and subscribed capital. The revenue of India has risen in a few years from £26,000,000 to £47,000,000, and the aggregate import and export trade during the same period has more than doubled itself. The increasing development of her natural produc tions, and the successful cultivation of tea, coffee, and other staple articles, together with the 11 , gh rates there current for money, compared with those upon which it can be bor rowed in this country, make the opening very favourable for the establishment of a Company of this description. Powers will also be taken to extend the operations of the Corporation elsewhere as may be found expedient. Arrangements are in progress by which the business may be speedily commenced. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained at the Temporary Offices, or of the Brokers or Solicitors. The Memorandum and Articles of Association may be inspected at the Offices of the Solicitors. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned without deduction. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the(Li m Orienta d) l Financial Corporat ion Gentlemen, —Having paid into your Bankers the e um of I request that you will allot me Shares in the Oriental Financial Corporation (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me , and to p ay the Calls in respect of the Shares so allotted when due; and I authorise you to place my name on the Register of Members for the number of Shares allotted. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full profession or Occupation Address PAW otttwouttlit,..l.l.t T HE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI CAT lONS for SII A RES in this Comp: y will be CLOSED on WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant, for London, and THURSDAY, the lith instant, for Country applications. By order of the Board, T. SHORT, Sezretary, pro toil. 171uporary 0111Ng—s 0 , torabara.v, met, nil l a a Mkt. P e; N°. 22,400. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1864. KINAHAN W Y SKY v. COGNAC, This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is 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 w h o lesal e at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET , W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." VENEZUELA, GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN—CI,SOO,OOO. In Bonds of £5OO, 4200, and 4100. IN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" 1 only know of One HAPPY LAti'D in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVA/NS', COVENT JOARDP,N, my dear fellow! THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the AGRA. and 'UNITED SERVICE BANK (Limited), held at the Bank, 27, Cannon-street, E.C., on Saturday, April 2, 1861— GEORGE GORDON MACPHERSON, Esq., Chairman, in THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited) Beg to announce that they are authori , ed by the Govern ment of Venezuela to offer to the public a Loan for that State, to the extent of £1,5'.0,000 nominal Capitol, upon the follow ing terms : The Bonds will be issued for sums of £5OO, £lOO, and £ 00 each. They will bear interest as from the Ist October, 1863, at the rate of six per sent. per annum, with Coup ms attached, payable half-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October. at the Offices of the General Credit and Ph ance Company in Lon don, in sterling, or at the Offices of Alzf ars. Salomon Oppen helm, jun., and Co , Cologne, in thalers, at the exchange of the day. The price of issue is £6O per .410 Q Stock, and payment will be required as follows : L 5 on application. £lO on allotment, less halt-year's Interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half•-year's Interest accrued, due Ist October, THE CITY OF LONDON REAL PROPERTY COMPANY, Limited. the chair. The notice convening the meeting and the following report and statement of accounts were read:— The Directors have tu submit to the shareholders the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December last, and to report that after making ample provision for all bad and doubtful debts, the net profits of the bank for the year amounted to £242,909 12s 6d. Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1802, Capital £500,000, in 20,000 shares of £25 each, with power to increase. £1 to be paid on application, and £2los. on allotment. Any further calls at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. H. G. Ashhurst, Esq. (Messrs. Smith, White, and Co_) Charles Bell, Esq. (Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co.) Robert Russell Carew, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Ilyde-park, and Carpenter's-park, Watford. Richard Gibbs, Esq. (Messrs. It. Gibbs and Co.) Brice W. Pearse, Esq (Messes. Alexander, Son, and Co.) Meaburn Tatham, Esq. (Messrs. Fyson, Tatbams, Curing, and Walls.) John Walker, Esq , Director of the London Financial Asso- Out of this sum'the Directors have declared, free of income tax, two half yearly divid , nds at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum each, and have added to the last of these a bonus of £4 per share, thus making a return for the year of 18 per cent. on the paid-up capital of one million sterling. From the balance remaining the Directors have refunded to reserved fund account the sum of £7,311 2s. 4d. taken from it ast year, and, in consideration of the greatly extended brsiness of the ba k, have carri , d to cre it a further sum of £25,000, thus raising that fund to £225,0W. They have also passed the sum of £5,0(0 to superannuation fund, and £15,000 to building fund, carrying forward £10,',03 10s. 2d. to credit of profit and loss account for the current year. Since last annual meeting the Directors have purchased desirable premises in Sydney, an't have secured land at Shanghai, Kurrachee, and Madras, in view to the erection of suitaly:e buildings for the branches of the bank at those ports. The present auditors being eligible for re-election, in terms Of the deed of settlement, offer themselves accordingly. - - - - ciation. George Frederick Young, Esq. (Messrs. Young, Son, and £69 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 imnroved communications, inland and coast wise, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry of the Gauntry. The Loans, Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at the ports of the Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo, and Ciudad Bolivar. 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 the 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 any deficiency, 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 majesty'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 Credit and Finance Company of London. Out of the same, £120,000 a-year will be applied to the pay ment of the interest and redemption or the debt, as follows : £90,000 to be applied in the first instance to the paymentof the interest. £30,000 to a sinking fund ; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bands 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 a price is at or below par, or to their redemption by lot in the usual way, if above rar, year by year until the whole shall have been paid off. The first purchase or redemption to take place Ist October, 1864. The documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, under date 14th January, 186 t. 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 Oppenheim, j an., and Co. ; Amsterdam. by Messrs. Lippmann, Rosenthal, and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, Lothbury, and of the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, April, 1861. EANKERg. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock. and Co. Tue Mercantile and Exchange Bank, Limited. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Fyson, Tathams, Curling, and Walls. ARCHITECT AND SURvEYOR, Richard Bell, E 5 BROKERS. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour. H. Frisby, Esq., late Foster Brothers and Frisby. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 21 , Mincing-lane. By order of the Board, MACKINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager. (No. 1.;--BALANCE-SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1863. DR. LIABILITIES. To paid-up capital . £1 ,030,0 0 0 0 0 To Reserved Fund .. 192,658 17 8 To amount due by the Bank for customers' balances, fixed deposits. acceptances, let ters of credit, CITCUIIII notes, sc. To profit and loss .... This Company has been formed for the purpose of Requir ing real property in London, including leaseholds, for build ing thereon. letting, or selling. Particular attention will be directed to the acquisition of propertie in first-rate localities, where, by the erection of suitable buildings, a large profit can be dqnved. With this view a contract has been entered into with a firm who are amongst the largest private owners in the City of London, for the purchase of their city properties, which cover an area of nearly an acre and a halt, and are situated in Graceohurch-street, Fcnchurch-street, Mincing-lane, and Mark-lane. Plana can be seen at the offices of the solicitors. In this purchase it is stipulated that the vendors shall guarantee for a period of years a minimum return upon the purchase money, which will secure at once a liberal dividend to the shareholders, and which will be further increased when the contemplated improvements are, as they shortly will be, fully carried out. The Company wilt have the advantage of borrowing on their debentures, at rates of interest much under the per tentage guaranteed; and for the present it has been arranged with the vendors that the larger portion of their purchase money shall remain unpaid at 4 per cent. interest. It is a peculiarity attached to land in the City that the ex tent of business to be conducted in its very limited space is daily increasing. The value of the time of successful traders, and the convenience of particular locauities, are found to Le of more moment than question of rent. The accommodation allotted to the produce markets in the the neighbourhood of these properties has within the last few years been doubled, yet the scale of rent has increased in a greater degree, and there seems every reason to anticipate that the demand for first-class offices in these localities will continue to be in advance cf t .e supply. Eight thousand shares are subscribed for, the remaining twelve thousand are offered , o the public. In case of no allotment the deposit will be returned. £10,388,399 3 1 FORM OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the City of London Real Property Company, Limited. Gent'emen,—Having paid into your bankers the sum of I request that you will allot me shares in the City of London Real Property Company, Limited, and I hereby agree to accept the same or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the calla in respect of tile shares co allotted when due; and I authorise you to place my name on the Register of Meinters for the number of shares al lotted. 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 th I required Deposit of 5 per Cent on and 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 I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. 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On Thursday next, Never before Published, price 25., LEAH THE JEWISH MAIDEN. ** Whoever has seen Miss Bateman in the character of "Leah," should read this thrilling story, upon which the popular play is founded. London: Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. In a few days, price 25., fancy cover, K A . TE HAMILTON, Uniform with the above, price 2a, each, L SKITTLES. 3. LEFT HER HOME. I 2. ANONYMA. 4. FANNY WHITE. London : George VickQrs, Angel-court, Strand. NOTICE. —BARBARA HOME, a New Novel by MARGARET BLOUNT, will be ready, in 3 vols., at all the Libraries on Tuesday next. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street 1101 A. I D I N F U L L. The New Novel, by HENRY J. BYRON, commenced in the APRIL NUMBER of TEMPLE BAR MAGAZINE, price Is., Monthly. Office, 122, Fleet-street. MESSRS. SAUNDERS, OTLEY, & Co.'s NEW LIST, No. 66, BROOK-STREET, LONDON, W. This day is Published, in demy 6v0., QIIAKESPEARE WEIGHED in an EVEN 1,7 BALANCE. By a Country Vicar. " Who hath not heard it spoken, how deep you were within the books of God." London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook-street, W. On the 19th inst., small Bvo., antique, SERMONS by the late Rev. C. T. ERSKINE, M.A., Incumbent of S. Michael's, Wakefield. With a Memoir of his Life and a Preface by the Bishop of BMW FUN. London : Saunders, Otley, and Co, 66, Brook-street, W. On the 26th, will be published, PIECE of BREAD. From the French of M. JEAN MACE:. By Mrs. ALFRED GATTY, Author of " Parables from Nature," "Legendary Tales," Ize. London : Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook-street, W. S Pi,pE G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFpWST7# (- 00 . 4 COMPANY. , Established 1821. ?" Capital Two Mil The D:rectors give notice that they 1 'propt . cl'io,/ , :. give the full benefit of any Reduction o blab file/1' Government regulations will admit of, on all Digiciesigllblic—. may be effected or hereafter renewed on Stiotic inatade Machinery, Implements, and Utensils used for any manu facture. /~.. THOS. TALLEMACH, Secretary. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C., April 8,1861. PIRE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and o n. 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. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. and • BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Cnaring-cross, EVERY EVENINti, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Hrornings at three.— Stalls, and box sta'ls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, la. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from e 'even to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. T " 0 X F ORD, OXFORD STREET, Ncr. THIS EVENING. will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented baud and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes:—Misses Russell. Fitz-Remy, Tyrrell,' W almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, ,te. '.l/'.x/[•/7 ~T^l7~ VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for the BONDS of this LOAN will be received after WEDNESDAY next, the 13th instant. 'f he Subscrip tion at Cologne and Amsterdam closes on the same date. By order, R. J. BUTLER. G eneral Credit and Finance Company of London, 7, Lothbury, E.C., April 9, 1864. T HE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1802. THE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited), Is prepared to receive applications for the Capita! of the Imperial Bank of China (Limited). Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of LSO each. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application L 1 per share, and £4 on allotment. Subsequent calls not to exceed £5 per share, and at inter vals of not less than three months. No call shall be made until after the expiration of time months from the date of allotment. It is not intended to call up more than £lO per share ; but, as the operations of the Company increase, and more shire capital can be advantageously employed, further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing shareholders. DIRECTORS. Richard C. Coles, Esq. (Coles, Brown, and Co ), London. William Cotton Curtis, Esq. (Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.), London. Lieutenant-Colonel French, Chairman of the Bombay and Baroda Railway. James Levick, Esq., Director of the Credit Mobiller, Limited. Alexander Morrison, Esq., Director of the Bank of Otago. Robert Barclay Reynolds, E q. (Reynolds, Mann, and Co.), London and Liverpool. Peter Rolt, Esq. (Peter Rolt and Co.), London. Hon. Fredk. Stuart Wortley, late Member of ahe E'gin Em bassy to China. J. Mackrid Smith, Esq., 35, Old Broad-street, London, and Shanghai. With power to add to their number'. BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co.. Nicholas-lane, Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. BROKERS. Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnfor l-court, Throg morton-street. Mess s. Robins and, Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. TEMPORARY OFFIJES. At the Office," of the Credit Mobilier (Limited ) , 80, Lombard street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—T. Short, Esq. PROSPECTUS. China is the only large o untry in the c - vilised world which has no oirect bank in London operating solely for its benefit ; and it is obvious that a vast fertile region, inhaoited by 300 millions of intelligent peop!e, wit , carry on an enormous in ternal trade by means of native joint-stock and private banks of issue:, and who have an extensive and increasing com mercial intercourse with Europe, India, America. and Australia, must present a lucrative field ter monetary ope rations. Great Britain Imports from China and Japan (via China' upwards of 7,000,0001 b. of silk and about 120,t0),00J1b. of tea. Tile rapid it crease of trade is thus shown : Imports Exports to Total trade be- Years, of China China of British twe-n Chi la and Produce. Manufactures. United Kingdom. 1842. £3,956,290 .. .£969,381 .... £4,925,671 1862.... 11,376,150 .. 5,310,036 .... 16,691,186 .I,', The commerce between India and China has increased during the past 20 years from three to 15 millions sterling. The port of Shan 'hal aloie exhibits an extraordinary de velopment. In 1812 it had no European trade; in 1812 the va ue of its exports was £14,667,466, its imports £22,863,953 total, £37,531,419. The balance of Trade with China is paid in bullion —chiefly silver—of which the export value was, in 181., £102,316; in 1862, £3 4 8 397. Cotton is now becoming a large item 01 trade; during the last six mont s of 1833 more than 20,000,0001 b. were exported. The Imperial Bank of China has therefore been formed to supply 'n acknowledged want on the plan which has been so successfully carried out in London by the banks for India and other similar institutions, the success of which the following table will exemplify, and it is believed at least equal success will mark the progress of this bank : Paid up Present Name of Bank. per Price per Share. share. Agra and United Service . £so £l26 Chartered alercantile of India, London, 05 and China Bin lustan, China, and Japan Oriental .... The Imperial Bank of China will transact all operations connected with those of a bank of issue, deposit, discount, and exchange. The directing and controlling authority will be in London. Branch Banks, with boards of local directors, will be formed at Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Foochow, Tientsin, Pekin. and at such other cifieo as may from time to time be deemed advisable. The branches will be under the control of the Lon don board, aided by the supervision of an inspector-general, as in the case with the Indian and Colonial ranks, and the authorisation of the Government of Pekin has been solicited to al'ow the specie notes of the Imperial Bank of China to be received in payment of custom duties and at the tax offices throughout the empire, an official corresnondence now being carried on by the Bank with Pekin for that object ; and as the Pekin Government will not trust the native local banks, it is believed this Bank will become to the Government of China what the Imperial Ottoman Bank is to that of Turkey. The desire on the part of the Government of China foe railways and telegraphic communication will render neces sary extensive financial operations, which the Imperial Bank .31 China will be pecudarly favourably situated to un dertake. Applications for shares to be made in the annexed form. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit will be returned in full. Should a less number of E hares be al otted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail able towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Pr ispectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited , , 80, Lombard-street, and from the bankers, brokers, and soli citors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of the Imperial Bank of China (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., the sum of £ being a deposit of .I; per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to ac ept such shares, or any less number you may allot me ; and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the articles of association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert any name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to sue. Usual signature Name in full Residence f'rofession Date TOE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL IL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN SANK, are prepared to receive Subscriptions for the Capital of the LEMBEUG-CZERSOWITZ RAILWAY COM PANY (Limited). Capital £M50,000, in 62,500 shares of £2O each. Under a Guarantee from 'he Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum dividend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contractor, Mr. Brassey, of interest at 6 par cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, £1 on application and £2 on allotment; a further sum of £2 on the Ist of May, after which date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, —•- Pending the constitution, under the provisions of the conces sion, of the Company as a Societe Anonyme. In England— Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., M.P.' Directors of the Anglo- Frederick Engeihat dt, Esq. j Austrian Bank. T. P. Brown-Westhead. Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway. In Austria A. ff. Prince Leo Sapie - 6, — FrWdent of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count 'Vladimir Borkowski, Director of the Car'-Ludwig Railway. Charles Klein, Esq,, President of the Chamber of Comm rce, Vienna. BANKERS IN LONDON, Messrs. Glyn, Mita, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. BANKER 3 , IN VIENNA. The Anglo-Austrian Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bireharn, Dalrymple, Drake, rid Ward, Parliament street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., 38, Throgmorton-street. Messrs. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 51, Old Broad-street. The great Trunk Railway from Vienna , in the direction of the frontier of Moldavia , is at present complete as far as Lemberg . . Ti , e communication is effected by means of two I lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow; the second , the Carl - Ludwig R ahwa y , from Cracow to Lemberg. The first of these lines pays about 1 4 per cent. upon its per cent. upon its capital, and capital. The second was completed only at the end of 1861 . but since its opening has paid S consequently has never required to claim the guarantee of 5 per cent. accorded to ft by the Austrian Government. The present line is the continuation from Lemberg to Czernowitz, near the Moldavian irontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Carl-Ludwig line obtains its most important traffic, and being constructed at a very considerably less cost, promisee to be more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through Mo'davia to Galatz, on the Danube +for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Principalities), must neces sarily add largely to the profits of the Lemberg-Czernowii z Railway, which will thus form an integral cart in an un broken and direct railway communication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Sea. The concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the commenc•ment of the works previous to the i Ith January, 1565, and for their completion within three years ; but provision is made for extension cf these periods in ca , e of political or financial crisis. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of L 156,000 in silver money as a net annual revenue of the line. The sum thus guaranteed by the Government, after pro viding for the payment of interest at 5 per cent. on the Bonds, and for an annual sinking f uud, will leave a clear 7 per cent. applicable to the share capital. The sinking fund will be annually applied by lot to the redemption of the Bonds and Shares at par. The proprietors of the Shares thus, from time to time, redeemed will, for each share, receive a certifi cate th a participation, during the re maining in all the profits of the Com pany entitlingcoexceedingterm o tracontract, the which t athe per ll concession, i t b o e cei bearernt . on e original capital. A u adopted by the Company, has t r r o i been entered into by the concessio na i res w ith M r . Brassey for a sum of L 2,450,000. This contract provides for the con s t ruc ti on o f th e raFway in accordance with the terms of the co ncess i on , a nd for stock ing the same with ',Bing st ock. It includes all the preli minarye yni for interest daring con struction the concession and forming h on paid•up capital at the ra t e o f 6 per c ent. per annum ; and it cover s an a mple reserve for the expenses of management unti l the rai lway shall be opened for public traffic. The concession confers the requisite power to form a So t Company e l expenses e ; s n it es makes Oof ncq provisio n ciete Anonyms with Shares to bearer, whereby the liability of the subscriber will be limited to the amount of 25 per cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. The capital of the Societe AnonYnle will be £2,450,000; to he issued, £1,200,000 in Bonds, and £1,250,010 in 'Shares of £2O each. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively constituted according to Aus trian law until 25 per cent. of the share capital has been paid up), the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railw a y company has been formed as a limited liability c° n l Pany, the shares in which will be exchanged for Shares of a like denomination in the Societe Anonyme. of Associationit , of the concession, and of the statutes under which proposed to constitute the Societe Anonyme, can be inspected at the Offices of the Soli citors, 46, Parliament -street. t Applications for Shares must be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Directors of of the International Fin in clal Society (Limited), and etn Anglo-Austrian Bank, but no application will be considered , 1 "-ess acoompanied by the Mills, and Co. , eceipt of Messrs. Glyn, -- or of the Anglo-Ans tri m Bank, Vienna, for £1 P!..Share on the number of Shares applied for. This sum will be returned in the event of the application not being an ad d to, and, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of £1 per Share then due. invited I A ILWAY COMPANY' FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be left wi h the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the In terna tional Financial S oc i e ty Company yv ( Limited), and I less number, and (Limited), and of the Apgl s o - Austrian Bunk. Gentlemen,—H av i n g paid to Me srs. Glyn, Mill s , an d C o., the sum of £ being £ 1 per Share on Shares, of £2O each, which I request ma y be allotted to me in the h i' e e r ni e b b y e ragg to become a member of the Company , and to have my name placed on the Register of Members in respect of the Sh ares allotted to me. rCezeetronoacweletpzt sßuacihlwsahyarCeso,mopr I ant. Gentlemen, your obediedt servant, Name in full Address in full , 1 te.... .... .... MESSRS. BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. 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Bronze 8 „ „ Three G uineas Subscribers' names received by the agents in London and chiet provincial towns (where copies of the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers, HOWELL, JAMES, and Co., Goldsmiths, &c., By appointment to the Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales, 5,7, and 9, REGENT-STREET, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCrE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &a. Prepared only by the proprietors, Trios. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, Daiston, London, N.E. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indizestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Thcir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. and 2s. 9d. ; or free by poet for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Linooln. 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 11 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PE tIRCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. pRIZE ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers. &0., &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1730.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Timken' manufacture. A distingßislied Dignitary, In a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar. Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • • • • • • • • • 041 - Per lb. VEGETABLE C.:"..NDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality ............is. sd. per lb. Second quality .. • • • • •• is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. • • • • 11,....-c• ls. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders — of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. M anu f ac t ory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre dared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who •uffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasm s, giddiness, dizziness 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 grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a squa re 14 , 1 , 9% , r 1 ,"*1M5VM PIZ the _ . TAE BENEFACTOR OF THE :SKIN. MOLL ARDS PERFUMED SULPHUR L SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, anti •"BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body iu perfect health ; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutaneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians (see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from NO9. 1 to 5, ac cording. to the deuree of sulphur they contain, Rom at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at alt chemists. Frospectuses and testimonials sent on application. IMPORTANT INFOR HATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing- remedy for wounds of every description. burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, &c. Sold in riots. is. lid., 2s. 9d., I Is., and 225. each. Also his PILUL.F. AN fISCROPHULX, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. 9d., Is. 6d., 11s., and 228. each. sOid iviiOie's . iii7by the proprietors, Beach and Barnioott, Bridport, by the London houses. and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN COSTUM E.—The Court Journal says ;—We were the first to men. tion, some months ago, that the evening costume for gen tlemen was about to be altered, and that the Prince of Wales would support the movement. The last Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., introduced a dress blue coat, lined with buff, a velvet collar, with a Royal button, which was borne by all the elite of London. And there can be no doubt that the newly .suggested costume—velvet tunic, velvet knickerbockers, silk stockings, and shoes— would be a wonderful improvement upon the present even ing dress,which is also worn by the "greengrocer," waiter, and the highest noble in the land. It would not only mark the distinction, but it would give an impetus to trade. Some years ago a gentleman's morning and evening dress was expensive, It consisted of coats lined with fur in winter, and faced with velvet in spring, summer, and autumn; leather pantaloons and hessian boots were worn, and beaver hats were in fashion. In an evening, short net or kerseymere inexpressibles, silk stockings, silk or satin waistcoats, and cocks hats were in vague. In the present day, gossamer silk hats, wide-awakes, tweed trou sers, light paletots, are the fashion for morning attire; while loose trousers, plain coats, and boots form the even ing costume. We hope, too, and believe, that a change will take place in the Court dress, and that the old fashioned suit will be replaced by a more becoming one. DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.—Among the curious calculations that may be founded upon the census returns here is one made by Dr. Farr. It is reckoned that for every death in a year there are constantly two persons ill in the year ; and, so reckoning., the census returns of 1851 and 1861 and the mortality returns of the intervening years give the following results ;—ln all England and Wales 47 persons constantly sick to one medical man, including under this last term not only physicians and general prac titioners, but also such assistants and medical students as are above 20 years of age. In London the proportion is only 24 resident sick to one doctor—in the South-eastern coma- ties 37, South-western 45, South-midland 49, West midland 54, Eastern 57, Northern 58, North-midland 59, Yorkshire 64, Blonmouthshiro and Wales 75, and in the North-western counties (Lancashire and Cheshire) as many as 80. The calculation shows one medical man to every 1,071 persons in England and Wales ; but the numbers differ so greatly in different parts of the kingdom that in London the medical men are one to every 514 persons, and in Monmouthshire and Wales only one to every 1,769. The profession does not appear to be increasing in number —the number in England under 40 years of age was 11,105 in. 1851, and only 9,910 in 1861, With regard to the fortunes of this profession, the calendars of wills and administra tions for 1858, which has been analysed, shows that 300 medical men died, leaving personal property in that year to pass to survivors; and therefore the number who left no personal property cannot have been considerable. The average amount left by these 300 gentlemen was £3,139 ; 35 left less than £lOO, 127 loft above £l,OOO, 20 of these loft above £ lo , oo o—namely, 16 between £lO,OOO and £20,000, two between £20,900 and £30,000, and three between £50,000 and £lOO,OOO. DOG Snows AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL.—A memorial has been presented from certain of the in habitants of St. Mary's parish, Islington, to Sir George Grey, on the subject of the proposed dog show at the Islington Agricultural Hall. The memorialists complain that during nine days and nights in May, 1863, they and their families were subjected to the annoyance arising from the incessant barking and howling of the couple of thou sand dogs confined in the building; and they are conse quently much ala rme d at the announct ment that a similar annoyance is likely t o b e i n fli c t e d u pon them in memorialistsmay neat. Sir George Gr e y h as i n f orme d h interfere.although He granting h o however, e theirverr recommends m to e b n e d t s h a ha rd t e era o to n e, applyh he forcan cannot injunction to the Court of Chancery. AT POMPEII five new rooms have been brought to light not far from the Forum. In one of them a great many pieces of bread wrapped up in napkins have been found, most of the napkins being still in good preservation. Amongst other articles found there was a beautiful little seal, with the syllables ANL aro, engraved upon it. M. Fioretti considers them the abbreviation of a proper name, Anicatus Itodestus. M. Felix Patiglione has undertaken the task of constructing a model of Pompeii in cork, and cca:!-.;11b!e prv,rm, ASSETS. By cash in band and at call at head office and branches £911,863 4 1 By Government securities _By other securities, including specie, bills purchased, discounts, loans, &c. Freehold premises in London, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Bombay, Agra, Lahore, and Sydney, and leasehold property and build ing ground at the other branches 91,071 17 1 £10,3,38,399 3 1 G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant. (No. 23—PROFIT AND LOSS _ , ,.. ACCOUNT F 11.031 JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1863. DR. To payment of dividend on paid-up capital (at 10 per cent. per annum) for half-year ended 30th June To do. do. for half-year ending 31st Dec 50,030 0 0 To bonu of £1 per share BO,OOO 0 0 To amount transferred to Reserved Fund 3?,341 2 4 To amount transferred to Building Fund 15,0J0 0 0 To amount transferred to Superannuation Fund 5,000 0 0 To balance carried forward 10,563 10 2 :042,90912 0 Cn. By gross profits at Head Offices Branches to Dec. 31, iB63 — after making provision for bad and doubt ful debts ....X106,e52 6 0 Less interest al lowed on cur rent and de posit accounts 167,105 14 0 X 329,116 10 0 Total expenditure of Head Office and Branches, includ ing rent, income tax, taxes. stamps. salaries (with a gra tuit•y of 10 per cent. thereon, to the officers of the establish ments at home and abroad, miscellaneous charges, &c.. 86,2',9 19 6 £242,903 12 6 £242,909 12 6 G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant. :No. 3)—RESERVED FUND ACCOUNT, DECEMBER, 31, 1863. Dit. To balance at credit of Reserved Fund.... £225,000 0 0 Ca. £223,0e0 0 0 By amount on 31st December, 1862. - £:92,638 17 8 By amount transferred fro Profit and Loss Account, as above £225,000 0 0 G. B. DALBY, Chief A,countant. Wehave examined the preceding statements (Nos. 1, 2,and 3) with the books, vouchers, and securities, at the Head Office, in London, and with the detailed returns and balance •beets signed by the auditors of the several branche , , and we hereby certify io the correctness and satisfactory character thereof. Auditors. W. FARR. ' J. HILL WILLIAMS, 1 London, March 16, 1864. The following resolutions were duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously:— " 1. That the report, and statements which have been read to the meeting a;id previously circulated to the shareholders in Europe be adopted. " 2. That George Gordon MacpherFon, Esq., Colonel Henry Doveton, James Sydney Stoptord, Esq., and James Thompson, Esq., be re-elected Directors " 3. That John IJill Willem., Esq., and William Farr, Esq., P. ()a, F. It. S., be and , tors for the present year. .• 4. That the thanks of the Shareholders be Oven to the Board of Directors for their careful control of the Bank's affairs ; to the General Manager, Mr. Maz.kintosh Baltour ; to the London Manager, Mr. Will am Shipman ; and to the Local Committees and 3tanagers of the Branches, for the satisfactory manner in which they have conducted the busi ness of the Bank for the past year; and to the Auditors for their efficient supervision of the accounts. " 5. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to the Chair man for his able conduct in the chair." G. G. MACPHERSON, Chairman. T HE AGRA and UNITED SERVICE BANK (Limited). Established in India, 1833. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-np Capital, £1,000,0:0 (One Million Sterling). Subscribed Capital, £2,000,000 (Two Millions Sterling', iri 20,000 shares of £1(0 each Number of Shareholders, 725. Reserve Fund, £225,000. Head Office, 27, Cannon-street, London, E.C. DIRECTORS. George Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Chairman. All. Thomas Quested Finn's, Esq., Deputy Chairman. GENERAL MANAGER. Mackintosh Balfour, Esq. LONDON MANAGER. William Shipman, Esq. AUDITORS. William Farr. Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S. John 11111 Williams, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin-friars. INSPECTOR OF BRANCHES. Richard Barnes, Esq. Edinburgh Branch, 17, St. Andrew-square. DIRECTORS IN EDINBURGII. Thomas Ranken, Esq., GS, Queen-street, Chairman. D eniel Ainslie, Esq , 48, Moray-place. Benjamin Burt, Esq., M.D., 31, Charlotte-square. George Moir, Esq., Advocate, Sheriff of Stirlingslure, 14 Charlotte-square. MANAGER IN EDINBURGH. Robert Hunter, Esq. Branches in Calcutta, Bombay. Madras, Kurrachee, Agra, Lahore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Sydney. Current Accounts of firms and individuals are kept at the head office on the terms customary with London bankers, and interest allowed when the credit balance does not fall below £lOO. Deposits received at ten days' notice of withdrawal at rates fluctuating with those ot the Bank of England ; and for longer periods at fixed rates, particulars of which may be obtained upon application, Every other description of banking business and money agency, British and Indian, transacted. Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued. payable at the chief cities of Europe and Asia, and also at Cairo and Alex andria. MACKINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager. 500 BUSINE 3 Sj i E t g i .— L A I I s t: i, ANDW. HIND'S containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, Gretio. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered tree. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLB CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. TO CARMEN.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning £4O 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. WO GROCERS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND d. has for SALE a genuine BUSINESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop, and outbuildings. Rent £3O. Trade, £25 pee week. Price. £l5O. Also the following Blacktriars. £130; Holborn, £200; iferylebone, £ 200; Bays water, £l4O ; Bermondsey, £7O, Offices. corner of Little C ar ter-lane, St. Paul 's. DAIRY and MILKWALK. City.—Mr. AND W. HIND has for SALE the above, doing thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop, ten rooms, stable, Ste. Rent, 05. Price, with horse and cart, £2OO. °Mem corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's, DINING -ROOMS.- Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, near the City. trice, of eight rooms. Trade, £5O per weer. Price, £4OO, Also the following :—Lambeth, £6O ; south district, £5OO ; Islington, £B5, ,to. 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, &O. Rent, £D. Returns, £lOO. Fixtures, XV. Offices, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO BUILDERS, HOUSE AGENTS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND is instructed to DISPOSE OF a first-class BUSINESS, four miles west, Proprietor retiring. Large and onvanient premises, at the nominal rent of £25. Lease, 15 years. Returns £4,000. May be increased to any extent. Price. including plant, £ 6 . ;0 . Officuo, corner of L i tt l e Carter-lane, Stayaul's. RESIDENCES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a convenient HOUSE, eight miles from town and near a station, containing three si tin and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, snd paddock. Rent, 00 guineas ; or furnished, £6OO. Also the faowing :—Red Hill, rent £SO, or to be sol i for £900; Cheltenham, £7O ; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and LSO ; Esher, £4O ; Lewisham, £5O; Essex. with seven acres, £l2O, fro. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. PACs, MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capital PREMISES two miles from the Bank, comprising good ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, w.th 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, ttc. Rent, with 'lse of ' P•Znt. £2f.T corner of Director, Kr. F. Jonghmans. Also, first time in this country, THE KERRY vprvE s OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai. Comedy by lINS WORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maelarz an W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly p ow „: (the juvenile comedienne), &C.. &O. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. THIS EVENING an entirely new and Optical Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! with novel effects, registered by C. Morton and J. H. Weston. " The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passine and repassing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, G. W. Tester, &a. as In a few days will be produced, with alterations and im provements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing any thing yet attempted, entitled THE TERCENVENARY ; or, a NIGHT wrra SHAKSPERE, in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- CONTINUED SUCCESS of the NEW CIEQUE, acknowledged to be the best ever p ro d uce d i n England. E EVERY VRNING, at Half-past Seven. MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two. ROYAL ALHAMBRA. GRAND DIICROW ACT, by FRANCOIS LOISSET, with NINE HORSES—a mos t as t oun di ng performance. Brilliant Equestrian Scenes, by the first Artists. Prices of Admission—Private Boxes (tor six). 218.; Reserved Se its, 3s. ; Stalls and Grand 8a1m:17,25. ; Pit and Promenade, Is. ; Upper Balcony (id. Box Office open from ten to four, 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 (co.l Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, Ocl. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Halt-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 41A, 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 Shan, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &e. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). OF' r