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.L`: 1/ 2 cr4z-eL s -s- 8 ` ) -NT:WS P b t rE R '-- ',:,, WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND ,4-- -, w MAILS. . - . .;4 - - .4- *iv 1 44' ' 1 -.4 • . e., :.-.. \MPTON, steamship Shanon,,l s mails, arriv ed t *\ • , • s " • 54 131: • . , Zeklllo .1••••• 1 , • 440111kt.W -_ t sor, • 1 9 , I "9 1 7k l 4111‘ „At tif t r ) „ mar. ic""\ \ may. 9 - • PRICE .4d. STAMPED ....sd. THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1864. PRIISONS SEEKING LANDED L ES TATES TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, 'REEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND 'ROPER VIES GENERALLY — To BE HAD GRATIS, at the pr•ncipal Railway Bookstalls itroughout the kin,gdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, To. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. li. and 11. Lumley's FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection f landed and house properties now in the market, from lie nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the ottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em "'ace the opportunity that the medium of this Register Cords, by sending the particu!ars of their properties to the 'state Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, RS the Messrs. ..umley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, There the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ng the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon vniences. TIIERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur ser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, ad then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. FEN PER CENT. MORTGAGE BONDS.-- STRAND MUSIC lIALL COMPANY (Limited) lONDS ot £5O each, are now ready for issue, constituting a First Charge upon the Property ot the Company, repayable a Three Years, and hearing Interest at £lO per Cent. per nnum, payable halt-yearly. Apply at the Offices of the Company, 345, Strand, W.C. IT to Mr. G. T. Taylor, Stock and Share Broker, 11, Token romse-yard, E.C. By Order of the Board, FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secy [ME MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR SHARES IN THE QUEEENSLAND SHEEP INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). Ucorporated under the Joint Stock Companies Act of 18 6 2. Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 Shares of £4O each. )f which it is proposed to call up £2l per share. No call to exceed £5, with an interval of three months between each call. £1 to be paid on application, and £3 on algtment. DIRECTORS. Percival Battiscombe, Esq., Seven Oaks, Kent. 3harles Falconer, Esq., Director of the London, Chartered Bank of Australia, late of Sydney, New South Wales. Villiam Henty, Esq., late Co►onial Secretary of Tasmania. leorge Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Chairman of the Agra and United Service Bank. Robert Torrens, Esq., M.P., Ramslade, Bracknell, Berks. E. W. wingrove, Eeq., late of Mackenzie, Lyall, and Co., Calcutta. Tames A. Youl, Esq., Walatah House, Clapham Park, and Tasmania. Adolphus W. Young, Esq. (late High Sheriff of New South Wales), Director of the Scottish Australian Investment Company. EA./snails. &gra and United Service :Bank (Limited), 27, Cannon -street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and liardwiek,l39, Aldermanbury. BROKERS ; Messrs. Robins and llarbtz 3 9 , 2yr‘tv119-Attett. • nliessrarofraiker and T.A1111gdell; us - tura, AUDITOR. Henry Honey, Esq. (Messrs. Honey and Humphrys), Ironmonger -lane. SECRETARY (pro tem). Arthur Harvey, Esq. temporary Offices-1, Cushion-court, Old Broad-street: and the !Mercantile Credit Association (Limited), 21, Thread needle-street. PROSPECTUS. The Company is formed with the object of enabling Eng11:11 capitalists to avail themselves of the a zible oipor tunAies whi h are offerc:i for investment in th, colony of Q.,eensland and Aust_;:elia ge..er.lly. The icy , stm..et affording- the I.3rg , st and most certain return for Ca, ital. is cheer farming, which has pr:Jvt d the gre it main s' ay of the Australi .11 colonies. The p egress of •he eccup, ion of she,. p farming, and he eat . at which the floc a h ve in , re LFed and sin ead through out these colonies, are remarkable. In 1810, when qermany and Sgain were the only countries producing int rino wool, Australia exported its first ble of 1. Olbs but in 180 it sent to the mot:ter country n .t less than 60,04,0001b5., of mhieh the Germans were large perchaseis The following is a co. de. sect t ble of exports : In 1810 at experimental cl p of l6olbs. 1820 the export had rea. hed 99,415 „ . 1840 .. 9,721,243 „ 1850 .... 3' 1 ,018,221 „ 1 beo upwards of .............. 57,000,0 c 0 „ And in 18 3, the latest return Great as has been the incr. ase throughout Australia, the progress in Queensland has been more ra;.id than any other portion of the colonies. The mildness of its climate and the rici,ne.s of its pastures have contributed t 3 this result, while the wool produc d there realises the highest price in the London mark t. A. provisional offer has been made to the directors for the purchase of the leases of certain stations on the Darling Downs, now in full opera I ion, comprising an area of upwards of 1,500 square miles, with the sheep and cattle thereon : the vendors taking payment for a considerable portion of th 3 purchase in the shares of the ( ompany. The Company will thus commence business with an invest ment yielding at once large returns, calculated to pay an early and satisfa tory dividend, ir. espe_tive of the ac umu lated profit to be der iv d irom the increase of the breeding flocks, which in ordinary seasons may be est mated at 80 per cent These runs will form fhe breeding depots of the Company, f ro m which will be drafted the sheep for stocking any sta tions to be purchased, and for taking up such new country as it is contemplated to occupy, either in the districts which the l a te discoveries of Landaborough, Burke,and Wills have made known, or elsewhere. It is well known that large fortunes have been made in Australia by the sheep farmers, even when their operations have been carried on with borrowed capital at the high rate of interest ruling in the colony ; therefore it may be fairly as sumed that a well-organised undertaking, combining .eood attended with and sufficient working capital, b e attended with most profitable resu.ts to the shareholders. The articles and memorandum of association may be In spected at the Offices of the Company. prospectuses, with forms of application, may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the C om p an y , 1, C us hi on -court, Old Broad -street ; at the Mercantile Credit Association (Limited), 21, Threadneedle -street ; at the Agra and United Service Bank, 27, Cannon-street ; at the Brokers of the t ompany, 1r essrs. Robins .and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, and Messrs. Walker and Lumaden, 25, Austinfriars. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors Cofompan the (Limited) Company Queensland . Sheep Investment paid to your c re dit a t t h e Agra and Gen tlemen, —Having Unite d S erv ice Bank(Limited), 27 Can non - street, the sum of , being a a deposit of £1 per share on shares Company I hereby request that you wll allot the abov e in n me that number, and I flame to become a member of the Corn - in respect of such shares, or in respect of any less num berPnYmay allot me, and to execute the articles of associa tion you and I request that my name may b ton w hcri requir , e 4 d ; re'isLcr of members for the shares so allotted. e placed on the Name in full Residence Profession or Business • Date 2dly. idly, THE IMPERIAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under "The Oompanies Act, 1862," by which the liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares. . Deposit, £1 per share on applica- Capital, £2,000,000, in 40,000 shares of £5O each. First issue, 20,000 shares. allotment. Subsequent calls not to tion, and Li 011 exceed £2 103., and at intervals of not less than three mo nths No call wi ll be made until after the expiration of three months from the date of allotment. rat It is not intended to call up more than £l5 per share and more ; b u t a s the opeions of the Company increase, s h ar e capital can be advantageously employed, furth er issues of shares will be m i r, a preference being give n t o th e then existing e hareho ere. DIREcTORS. Director of the Uni on B an k of John Chapman, Esq', London. anso n, Eeq., Director of the Nati ona l P ro- John Oliver H v i nc i a l Bank o f England. Captain J. o Gilbert RaJohnston, m Director of the Lond on an d South Esq., Deputy-Chairm an o f th e T hames Western ilway Cany. Ch ar les Selson. p and Mersey Marine Insurance Company. George Gordon MayphYso l3 ) Esq., Chairman of the Agra and -United Service_ Bank. Assurance Corporation. Sir J o h n floury Pelly, Bart., Deputy -Governor of the M.P., Director of the Union Royal Exchange William Scholefield, Esq., Bank of London. Sir Sibbald David Scott, Bart., Director of the National Provi nc ial Bank of England. Seymour, Eeq., M.P. Henryry Dan b y ) -- !IQ ) Upper Grosvenor- Arse. GENERAL MANAGER. T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. .HANKERS. The Union Bank of London, Princes-street, Mansion house , The Agra and United Service Bank (Limited), 27, Cannon street• SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ashurst, Monis, and Knight, 6, Old Jewry. BROKERS. - „ - Messrs. Knight, Coleman, and Co., 1, Royal Exchange. buildings. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Arthur Blunt, Esq. Temporary Officers-21, Finch-lane. N°. 22,36 CURNI CAP.P.MTS, 3EDDING, and PLOORCtOTEI, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kineoni, regardless of amount or distance.. First- class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly l i bera l to Clerglnien and Gentlemen. An immense stock tO select rom, displayed in Showrooms occupying afi acre of ground. Every article warranted. C l -4:RGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbctt and . are p u blishing an entirely New Edition dl their equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 010 Wm "able engravings of every description of Furniture and Leasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing . on the following revised tale : A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto 191 11 0 together with a trice List of purified Bedding, and a mass of 'minable informationto all requiring Ihousch)ld furniture, ''arpets ' or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ityde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aban's, 'Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brits . u. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.B, ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Seventh Ordi nary Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in the Atlantic Telegraph Company will be held at the London Tavern, Blshopsgate-street, within the City of London, on WED NESDAY, the loth day of Mira, at One o'clock p.m., for the purpose of receiving a Report and Balance Sheet from the Directors, and for the transaction of the ordinary busi ness of the Company. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, Chairman. GEO. SAWARD, Secretary. 22, Old Broad-street, London, March 1,1864. lIVP, 1 1 4n9PT 0 F S• Fin:. AND 11FE NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Directors hereby give notice, that, in consequence of the immediate extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, they have vacated their offices, No. 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, and REMOVED to their NEW PREMISES, No. 29, Fleet-street, E.C. February 4, 1864. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, New Bridge-street, Blaekfriars. London, 26th February, 1864. • NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the ORDINART ANNUAL COURT, and also that an EXTRAORDINARY QUINQUENNIAL GENERAL COURT, will be held at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, on SATURDAY, the 1 , th March, 1861, at Two o'clock precisely, for the follow ing purposes : ORDINARY ANNUAL COURT. Ist. To consider and receive the Auditors' Report for the year 1863 ; and 2dly. To e ect Auditors for the present year. EXTRAORDINARY AND QUINQUENNIAL COURT. 81. To consider and receive the Report of the Directors upon the value of the Funds of the Society, and its engagements; and the Valuation of the Facies, prior to declaring a Bonus. 'o declare the. Sum to be allotted to the Members of the Society as a B ,nus ; and 'o elect four Directors, in consequence of the following going out of office, by ballot, viz.: Henry Barnett, Esq. Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie, M.P. Edward Charrington, Esq. Pascoe Charles Glyn, Esq. These gentlemen being, by the 153 d Article of the Deed of Settlement, immediately eligible to be re-elected, are recom mended severally by the Board of Directors. As the tßesolutions of the Extraordinary General Court will require confirmation, so Saturday, the 2d April, is ap pointed ior that purpose, at Two o'clock precisely. By order of the Board of Directors, ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. B RAZIL.—The ROSSA GRANDE GOLD MINING COMPANY (Limited), Incorporated under the Companies Act, 186?, by which the liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares. Capital £100,00), in 100,000 shares of £1 each. First issue, 50,000 shares, of which one-fourth have been subscribed for privately. Deposit, 2s. 6d. per share on application, and 2s. 6d. per share on allotment. No call to exceed ss. per share, at less than three months. PROSPECTUS. The attention of capitalists and the public has of late been ranch directed to the introduction of Financial Companies in this country, and the result of the operation of these associations being now known has afforded a striking evi dence, both of their comrArcial utility and the adv an t ages they ffer for a judicious and profitable employment of capital. The formation of this Company has for some ti me engage d the careful consideration of the Directors, and they are s atisfied that an ample field remains in England, abroad, an d especially in India, for conducting successfully an enterprise of this character; and, having secured very valuable co-operation, and made other preliminary arrange ments, they have no hesitation in introducing it to the public. The principal objects of the Company will include— let. The negotiation of loans, concessions for railways and other public works, whether in England, India, the colonies, or abroad. 2d. The advances theoney_ on the deposit o f approve d securities, as well as purchase and neg o ti a ti on of t h e same on commission. 3d. Facilities will also be afforded to contractors of un doubted position, who have undertaken the construction of railways and other importa.n works. The Directors are impressed ewesfittathbhleitishrhebeincrewiceei,:shssitiyeadof. the vigilance and caution aivne selectionalreadybeen g_houses and capitalists . with a view to the im mediate relations "n bankin lead ing commencement of operations. Prospectuses ani forms of applications for shares may be obtained at the temporary offices of the Company, No. 21, Finch -lane, or at the offices of the brokers, Messrs. K n i g ht , Coleman, and Co., 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, where all a pplications for shales are to be made. This form must be delivered entire to the Bankers of the Company ; and, after payment of Deposit, the application to be retained by them. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Di re ctors of the Imperial Fi nanc i a l To the Company (Limited). Gentlemen, baying paid to y our b an k ers t h e sum of £ , being a deposit of per share on shares in the above Comp I hereby request that shares, es will or anyallot me that number ; I agree to accept such and a smaller number th at may be allotted to me, subject to the regulations of the Company, and also to pay th e f ur th er d e posit of Ll per shar e on 0 1l ent ; and I he re by autho rise you to enter my 01116 net the register of shareholders for the shares so allotted , ful Name in l Residence e 3 ..........•................. Profession or basm s .................. Date .................................. ---------- CIAL cc) pANy. THE IMPERIAL FINAN (Limited). —NOTICE is 0 11 .9 3 3 Y GIVEN that further Applications , for Shares in this ma any will be rno ceived after T 0 -MO R HOW (WEDN I'S Y), the 2d of . - March, at Three o'clock.—By order, ARTHUR C. BLUNT, 0 w 0 tem.) Secretary b- r _ Tewperarl Offices, 21, Finch-lane, blarez 1 , 1961- DIRECTORS. George Noakes, Esq., Managing Director Great Wheal Vor United Mining Company, Gresham House, Old Broad- Street. E. B. Neill, Efq„ Parliament-street, Consul-General for Monte Video. Barnet L. Phillips, Esq., Director European Bank. F. floe, Esq., Director London and Birmingham Bank. R. W. Jones, Esq., Director Brit sh Nation Life Office. A. ischoales, Esq., Director London and Birmingham Bank. Capt. J. R. Harris, Director Grandes Mines Couselidees Vil. lematrne. C. W. White, 14:sq , Hibernia-chambers, London-bridge. AGENTS IN BRAZIL. Messrs. Alexander Fry and Co., Rio de Janeiro, CONSULTING ENGINEER IN ENGLAND. Captain John Dalley, St. Austell, Cornwall, formerly Chief Minirg. Engineer to the St. John Del .Rey Gold Mining Company in Brazil. BANKERS. London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury ; London and Birmingham Bank, Cheapside, and New-street, Birming ham. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hancock, Sharp, and Hales, 20, Tokenhonse-yard. BROKER. Francis Burnand, Esq., 78, Lombard-street, AUDITORS. Messrs. Cash and Edwards, Tokenhouse-yarl. Secretary (pro tem.)—J. J. Truran, Esq. Temporary Offices-25, Poultry, London, E.C. NEW WORK BY THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER. Now ready, in 2 volS. Bvo., w.th Fine Portraits, 305., OOURT AND SOCIETY, from ELIZABETH .J to ANNE. Edited, from the Papers at Kimbolton, by the DUKE of MANCHESTER. "The Duke of Manchester has done a welcome service to the lovers of gossip and secret history by publishing t hese family papers."—Athenmum. Thirst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. !VIEW NOVEL by the Author of "JOHN AND I." On Friday, Feb. 26, in 3 vols., D R. J A C By the Author of "John and I." Also:now ready, in 3 vols., WILDFIRE. By WALTER THORNEURY. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 0 B. Now ready at all Libraries, in 3 vols., THE SECOND EDITION of THE SHADOW OF ASHLYDYAT. By the Author of "East Lynne." " The best novel Mrs. Wood has written."—Athenaeum. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. 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CONTENTS.—The Proposed Legislation affect.ng Phar macy— fhe Census Returns relating to Pharmacy—Meeting of Council— Special Meeting of Council—Pharmaceutical Meeting—On the Verification of Castor Oil and Balsam of Copaiba, by Means of their Cohesion Figures. Charles Tomlinson—On the Process of Percolation or Displacement as applied to the Preparation of Tinctures, and on a New Form of Percolator—Pharmaceutical Society, Edinburgh— Notes on the Preparations of the British Pharmacomia— Liverpool Lhemists' Association —Nottingham Chemists' Association—Leltures on the New British Pharmaoopcela, by Professors Redwood and Bentley. VOLUME IV., Second Series, may be had in cloth, as well as the Twenty-one preceding Volumes, pike 12s. 6d. London : John Churchill and Sons, New Burlington-street. Edinburgh : Mae achlan and Stewart. Dublin : Fannin and Co. m IT 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. 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-Henry, Tyrrell,:VV almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly rower (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &c. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander vell, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all been duly registered 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 nothing 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 Crystal Waters, form a coup d'cell of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous 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, ls. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMI3RA.— LAST WEEK of FRANCONPS TROUPE. OYAL ALHAMBR A.— lt LAST SIX NIGHTS of FRANCONI'S CIRQUE. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- ENTIRE CHANGE on MONDAY, March 7th' The Greatest Attractions ever produced in London. MADAME TUSSAU D'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION.—A full-length Model of JE F`FE RSON DAVIS, President of the Confederate States; also, a full length Model of PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. 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 Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). ON CHLORATE OF POTASSA AND ITS USE IN OXYDISING THE BLOOD. Dll J. P. SARGIAN4, M.R.C.S., and L.S.A. (1836', will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove that Chlorate of Potassa, (as prepared by passing chlorine through a mixture of quick-lime and a ater, and subsequently boiling a :ong time with Chloride of Potassium) is a most active remedy for oxydising the blood, and restoring vitality to the low, vitiated state of the nervous system, and is there fore calculated to supersede the use of iron, mercury, quinine, and sarsaparilla. —56, Gower-street, Bedford-square, London. Qo}lo ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be disposed of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. BENSON'S WATCHES, adapted for any climate and country: wholesale and retail. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, vertical, repeating, centre seconds, keyless, astronomical, reversible, and chronograph watches, from 200 to three guineas each. An illustrated pamphlet and price list of every description of watch post free for two stamps. J. W. BENSON, by special warrant of appointment watch and clock maker to 11.R.11. the Prince of Wales. Manufac tory, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, E.C. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA, PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. SHOR THAN D. - "PITMAN'S P HONO S GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient —probably the MOST efficient— system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. THE VINTAGE WINE COMPANY Supply the Public, at a small advance on wholesale prices, with every description of Wines and Spirits. Terms, Cash. THE VINTAGE COMIDA SHERRY .. at 188. per doz. THE VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE........ „ 275. „ THE VINTAGE CLARET , 13s. „ THE VINTAGE PORT from 20s. „ Medical and Clerical Testimonials, tog•ether with the Illus trated Vintage Almanac, containing full detailed Prioe List, post free on application. Four Dozen Wine sent Carriage Free. 14, Bloomsbury-street, 4 doors south of New Oxford-street. caPECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented ►►) Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, including Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary redef to weak, dim, and detective vision.—S. and B SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. 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. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—Borr and JACKSON, " Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. T HE EMBARRASSED in Town and Country should read ." THE PLAIN GUIDE TO BANK RUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS," showing what can be legally done, and the exact cost. To be had gratis and post free of Mr. IVetherfield, Solicitor of the Court, 25, Moorgat. - street, Bank. N.B.—Debts recovered on commission, without law ex penses to clients. KAYE'S WORSDELL'S PlLLS.—These Pills are a purely vep:etable preparation, and may be taken t any time by either sex without fear or danger. They act upon the bowels mildly yet effectually, and by their fine tonic, aromatic, and aperient properties, they remove all oppressive accumulations, regulate the secretions of the liver and bowels, strengthen the stomach, and purify the blood. Unlike many remedies, they do not induce liability to take cold or esta blish a necessity for the habitual use of purgatives, and are thus strongly recommended as the BEbT FAMILY MEDICINE. Prepared solely by John Kaye, Esq., of Prospect Hall, Woodford, Essex. Sold by all chemists and other dealers in patent medicines, at Is lid, 2s 9d, and 40 6d. Wholeo* Depot, 22, Bread-street, London. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The object of this Company is to purchase and work an ex tensive gold mining property, called Rossa (Roca) Grande, in the province of Minas Geates, Israzil. It is estimated as containing about 21 square miles, in the vicinity o the celebrated mine of the St. John Del Rey Company. The purchase money is to be £15,000 in cash, and an equal amount in shares. Captain Thomas Treloar, in his elaborate report, says— " The rock lo chi , fly clay and talcose slate, of that character which is highly congenial to auriferous formations, and when I add that the lodes are not very far distant from the junction of the slate and granite, every experienced miner will understand its significance. Gold mines in Brazil, as well as copper and tin mines in England, are valueless when far trom the mysterious effect of the junction of these great rocks. " The estate contains three distinct auriferous formations, which may be traced for miles, besides a rich jaeotinga unexplored. Diamonds are said to have been found at one spot. " The first rock formation is of white quartz and iron, and has yielded from half to five ounces of gold per ton; the second is of yellow quartz And auriferous arsenical pyrites, and has aitorded upwards of six ounces of gold per ton. " The third is of quartz and brown oxide of iron, and about 36 feet wide. In depth 'it will probably graduate into a pyritic-rock formation similar to that of the St. John Del Rey Company's , :ins at Morro Ve)ho. The whole mass of this lode is auriferous, and portions of it have yielded 50 oitavas of gold per ton. It only requires capital, economy, and practical experience to make those lodes as remunerative as the Rock Mine of the St. John Del Rey Company, which has already paid £673,710 In dividends, and one share in which, with £l5 paid, is now worth £52." Full reliance is to be placed upon Capt. Treloar's report, from the fact that he has ha 1 16 years' experience in Brazil. in the service of he St. John Del Rey Company, and is chief engineer to the Don Pedro North Del Rey Gold Mining Com pany, which, under his management, has paid a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent on its first nine months' working. Capt. Dailey, who has long known Rossa Grande, confirms the above report. The late Mr. George Vincent Duval. Brazilian Mining Commissioner, also, in a work written by him, favourably mentions Rossa Grande, classing it with Morro Velho (St. John Del Rey), and says—" Those mines might be aptly termed gold quarries." Prospectuses and copies of the reports, with a map, and forms of applications for shares, may be obtained of the broker, of the solicitors, or at the offices of the Company. IT THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODOCK'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 post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. TEETH, —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfeqtly 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 mouth 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. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. PRIZE ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER St CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the Pam of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to , he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished 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 tutn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 'B, 4d. per lb, Ordinary quality is. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality s. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS 'PUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molton-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. y AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN _LA EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the beat medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, Ring-Waliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all drug - g,sts, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address ae. engraved on the stamp. ARGYLL ROOM S, 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 a Half-past 8, commence at 0. Admission ls. Manager, M. GItENET. WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow. Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It ij Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 38. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." SHAKSPERE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN and his Royal Hip,hness the PRINCE of WALES. TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE. The Council of the Royal Dramatic College have formed a Shakspere Tercentenary Committee for the purpose of in viting public support in aid of the EREC f lON and ENDOW MENT of a SHAKSPERE SCHOOL for the classical, and general education of the Children of Actors and Dramatic Authors—the noblest and must fitting Monument to the memory of the Poet. A Public Meeting will shortly be held in the Royal Adelphi Theatre to advance this object, of which due notice will be given. Noblemen and gentlemen desirous of becoming to cum bers of the committee or subs cribers arc reqnested municate with the undersigne4. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. New Theatre Royal Adelpht, Feb. 27,1864. CAPTAIN WHITE'S ,!ORIENTAL PICKLE, CURRY or MULLTTAWNY PASTE, C u rry Powder, and Curry SU*, may De obtained from all Sauce Vendors. and wholesale of CROSSE and isLACEVi r ELL, Purveyors to the Queen, Soho -square, London, ADAME L'S CIRCASSIAN . AR POWDER Beautiful RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, WEST CORK. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at their offices, Giacechurch-street, Sir C. P. Roney in the chair. Mr. H. W. WOOD, the secretary, read the report, which stated that great progress had been made with the construc tion of the line. Since the accession of the present Board to office in May last (when the first sod was turned) the entire land required for the railway, 33 miles in length, had been valued by the Government arbitrator, and his final award given thereon. The company had already obtained possession of lands extending for a length of between 17 and 18 miles, which had been paid for, and the remaining lands could be speedily obtained, as required by the con tractors. Thirteen miles of the railway had been already made, the greater portion of which was ballasted and ready to receive the permanent way, and the contractors assured the Board that their strenuous exertions should be de voted towards a still more vigorous prosecution of the works, with a view to the opening of the line from Bandon to :Dunmanway, a distance of nearly 18 miles, at the earliest possible period. Since the last half-yearly meeting telegraphie communication had been established between Cork, Skibbereen, Cape Clear, and Crookhaven, by means of which American intelligence had been received from six to ten hours earlier than by the previously existing means, thus proving the advantages geographically possessed by the extreme south-western harbours of the county of Cork for facilitating transatlantic intercourse and communication. The rails required for the entire length of the railway had been delivered. Nearly all the sleepers ready for the open. ing to Dunmanway were on the ground, and the permanent way fastenings would shortly be delivered, when the rails and sleepers would be laid down and the line made ready for receiving the engines and carriages. The large amount of employment already afforded by the construction of the works had been productive of much timely relief and sup port to the labouring classes throughout the districts tra versed. The company having now reached its borrowing powers, the necessary legal steps had been completed for authorising the issue of the debe2tures. Under the powers of the company's special act a baronial :and guarantee of 4 per cent. interestper annum for a period of 29 years was at tached to those debentures from the opening of the line. When the works between Bandon and Dunmanway ap proached nearer to completion the board expected to receive from the Cork and Bandon Railway Compan y an instalment of the £20,000 which that company wer.-: bound to subscribe to this undertaking, as the completion of the line would confer most important benefits on the Cork and Bandon Railway. The directors repeated their conviction expressed in the last report on the bona fide merits of the undertaking, believing that it would not only confer great and lasting ad vantages on the extensive population and districts traversed, but as an investment would prove both profitable and grati fying in its results. The capital account to the 31st Dec. showed that £162,042 had been received and £151,872 ex pended, leaving a balance of £7O. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had no doubt from the great progress already made by tho contractors that the same energy they had always exhibited would be continued, and that the first portion of the line from Bandon to Dunmanway-..-nearly 18 miles in length—would be opened for traffic in the ensuing summer. The land did not come into the possession of the company until everything was paid to the landlords and tenants. The laying down of the permanent way on the portion completed to formation level would give the directors greater facilities in proceeding with other parts of the line. The Magnetic Company had succeeded in establishing telegraphic commu nication with Crookhaven, and, by means of a steamer, were enabled to obtain and transmit American intelligence to England six, eight, or ten hours earlier than by the former mode. It was also proposed to make a branch railway to Crookhaven from their line, which proposition should have the earliest and best attention of the board. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, re-electing Sir C. P. Roney and Mr. J. Holland, the retiring directors, and also Mr. J. Burton, the retiring auditor. Mr. Kink, one of the contractors, stated that his firm would do everything in their power in carrying on the works to deserve the confidence placed in them by the di rectors, The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. SEVENOAKS, MAIDSTONE, AND TUNBRIDGE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester day at the Victoria Station, Pimlico—Earl Amherst was in the chair. The secretary (Mr. W. E. Johnson) read the re port, which stated that the traffic for the past half-year had been most satisfactory, showing an increase of £1,193 over the corresponding half of 1862, or at the rate of 43 per cent. The balance applicable to the payment of debenture interest, which for the same half of 1862 was £6BB, was for the past half-year £1,643. An important accession of traffic was ex pected next summer, on the opening of the London, Chatham, and Dover line to Blackfriars and Earl-street, The working plan of the extension line to Maidstone were on the point of completion, and arrangements were in pro gress for the construction of the line with the least possible delay. The directors were applying to Parliament for p o wers to carry out an arrangerient with the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, which had already received the sanction of the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Lord SONDES seconded the motion. Mr. HoLBOYD, in answer to a question, said the London, Chatham, and Dover Company worked the line at 50 per cent. of the receipts; and if the 50 per cent. received by the Sevenoaks Company was not sufficient to pay the interest on the debentures and preference shares, the difference was to be made up by the former company. The report was adopted, and the retiring directors and auditor were re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chair man closed the proceedings. seconded by Mr. GIBB, the report and accounts were adopted, and the meeting separated. HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. Yesterday the half yearly meeting was convened at the offices, Cannon-row, Westminster. It was stated I hat negotiations were going on with the London and North-'W estern respecting the janction, and that arrangementA were being made with the contractors for the speedy commencement of the works. STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHALEYBRIDGE. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting was held at the offices, Leadenhall-street ; Mr. R. R. Notman in the chair. The report, was adopted unanimously. A dividend on the ordinary shares was declared at the rate of 3,1 per cent. per annum, payable on the 9th of March. Messrs. Barrow, Birley, and Howard, the retiring directors, and Mr. Allan, the retiring auditor, were re-elected. KENT COAST. The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the Vic toria station, Pimlico. Dir. C. J. Hilton presided. The report stated that the line between Herne Bay and Ramsgate was opened on the 2d of October last, and in consequence of the delay, the traffic was being worked at cost price, but the agreement with the London, Chatham, and Dover Company would come into operation on the let March. The directors anticipated a very large traffic during the ensuing season, especially when the extensions of the London, Chatham, and Dover to Blackfriars and Earl-street were opened. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and said the delay in opening the line to Margate had arisen to consequence of some requirements of the Board of Trade not having been carried cut. The delay would be a loss to the company, but he did not think the London, Chatham, and Dover Company were to blame, as they had calculated upon having a large return traffic from Margate in the month of September. The directors had applied for power to raise £llO,OOO of additional capital. Sir C. RONEY seconded the motion, which was adopted, and the retiring directors and auditor were re-elected. The meeting was made special, when the directors were ,:ithorised to convert the B shares (30,250) into 6 per cent. stock. Thanksto the chairman and directors close d the proceed. ings. mANcHE sTZR AND MILFORD. Y es terday the adjourned to:eeting of this company was, held at the offices, Cannon-row, Westminster —Mr. Moon in the chair. The report of the auditors stated that the outlay of the company—£s9,lBB --was in excess of the receipts; that there were liabilities outstanding, and a considerable arrear of calls, which they recommended should be at once called up. After time discussion, on the motion of Mr, BEzszoN, RAILWAY BILLS. The Select Committee on Standing Orders have declared that the standing orders may be dispensed with in the fol lowing cases : —Palborough, Horringten, and Steyning— Cannock Chase and Wolverhampton—Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire—Bristol and North Somerset (Bath and Extensions), provided in the latter case that all the powers contained in the bill of which notice has not been given be struck out. MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE. Mr. W. J. Fernie presided at the first ordinary general meeting of this company, which was held yesterday in Liverpool. Tho CHAIRMAN said that the result of their operations had been in every respect satisfactory, as the object of the directors had been to transact a moderate business of a good class, rather than an extended one involving greater risk. The xtetpretaiums received up to Dee., 31, after the- usual_ deductions, amounted to £72,827. They had paid about £27,000 for losses and averages. The whole of the preli minary expenses had also been written off. Owing to the state of the money market, their investments had been un usually profitable, and from this source they could therefore declare a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. on the paid-up capital, free of inoome-tax. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected. LAMBETH-BRIDGE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester day at the Westminster Palace Hotel, Westminster, Tie. count Torrington in the chair. The report stated that the balance in hand applicable to a dividend was £1,687 ; and the directors recommended a dividend of £9 per cent. per annum for the six months ending the 29th ult., payable on the 20th of March, leaving about £350 for the next account. The capital account showed that £14,532 had been expended. The CHAIRMAN said he was happy to be able to propose a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent. There were three new works in the neighbourhood of the bridge that were likely to bring them much traffic—namely, the south embank ment, which had been sanctioned by Parliament, the new St. Thomas's Hospital now finally fixed to be erected at Stangate, and a scheme for markets in Lambeth. The report and statement of accounts were adopted, a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum was declared and the retiring directors and auditors were re-elected, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Feb. 29. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) THE BENCH AND THE BAR-SCENE IN COURT. Francis Jowers, a very respectable-looking young man, surrendered to take his trial upon several indictments charging him with embezzling different small sums of money, amounting in all to about £8 or £9, the property of the trustees of a benefit society called the Progress and Unity Society, which is a branch of the Forester's Society. Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was defended by Mr. F. H. Lewis. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was then charged upon a second indictment with an offence of the same character. In this case the jury again returned a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Metcalfe said that he was instructed to proceed with a third charge. and the prisoner was consequently put upon hi,; trial upon another indictment which chargel him with emberi:ling other sums, the property of the same society. The leafPed counsel, in opening the case to the jury, complained of the manner in which the last two cases had been summed up by the learned judge, and said that if the court had been differently constituted, and if the learned j u dge who usually presided had been present, he should pro b a bly not have felt himself compelled to take the course 1 he bad done in pressing so many inquiries upon the atten- tion of the jury. Mr. Commissioner Kerr, upon hearing this observation of the learned counsel, interposed, and called upon him to withdraw the observation he had made. Mr. Metcalfe wished to know what was the observation referred to by the learned judge which he required him to withdraw. Mr. Commissioner Kerr said that the observation he required him to withdraw was that if the court had been differently constituted and the learned judge who usually presided had been present he should not have taken the course he had done. Mr. Metcalfe said he did not intend anything disrespect ful to the Court in what he had stated. Mr. Commissioner Kerr said he should not argue the matter, but if the observation was not withdrawn he should adjourn the court and consider what further steps should be taken in the matter. Mr. Metcalfe repeated that he did not intend anything disrespectful to the court. Mr. Commissioner Kerr said he considered the observa tion that had been made was highly disrespectful, and he believed that every one in court was of the same opinion. (Here there were loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He should insist upon an unconditional withdrawal of the observation. Mr. Metcalfe, upon this, said that if his lordship consi dered the observation disrespectful, ho should of course withdraw it. The case then proceeded, but the evidence was pretty much the same as upon the other two indiciments. The prisoner was proved to have received several small sums from different members of the society, but it appeared he had accounted for nearly the whole of them, and upon one occasion he had complained to the trustees that there were so many entries to be made that it was impossible for him to enter the whole of them, and an assistant was provided for him. The learned Commissioner, in summing up, said it ap peared to him that the statement which had been made by the trustee as to the prisoner complaining of the amount of duty he was required to perform, was the explanation of the whole transaction, and that there really were no grounds for making a charge of embezzlement against him. The jury again returned a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Commissioner Kerr then observed that he entertained the same opinion he had expressed with reference to the first case which had been tried, that the evidence was quite insufficient to support the charge of embezzlement, and that the proper course to have been taken was to have a pplied to a magistrate under the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act, by whom the dispute with regard to the money could have been settled in the most satisfactory man ner, at the expense of a few shillings. Instead of doing this the society had thought proper to prefer all these indict ments at very great cost, and, under the circumstances, he should make no order for the payment of the expenses. There was a fourth indictment against the prisoner, but Mr. Metcalfe declined to offer any evidence in support of it, and when the little scene above narrated had been brought to a conclusion, the prisoner was ordered to be discharged. William Giles, 20, pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzle ment, and it appeared that he had been before convicted of robbing a former master of a considerable quantity of valu able jewellery, and that he had also attempted to commit another robbery in an establishment where he had obtained employment after he came out of prison. He was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. Andrew MtLean, 53, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlaw fully endeavouring to obtain money by false pretences from Baron Templeton. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining a sovereign . from Alexander Maine by false pre tences. The prisoner is a notorious begging-letter impos ter, and he has been convicted at the instance of the Men dicity Society on a great many occasions. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment upon the first indictment, and to be kept in penal servitude for three ^ears upon the second. 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Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange • ment, and partial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth ow J a cobs, of extreme nervousness , indigestion, gaherings, l spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. Jas, T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, " of indigestion and torpi dity or the liver, which had resiste i all medical treatment." In tins, 1 lb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d ; 51b., lls. ; t2lb., 225. ; ?41b 405. —Barry Du Barry and Ca, No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Fortnum and Mason ; and all Grocer s and Claernistsn i very town of the United Kingdom. Metropolitan Lprovements." Mr. Bazalgette's report on all the metropolitan railway schemes going before Parliament this year has just been presented to the Board of works. As engineer to the Board, Mr. Bazalgette has to state fully wherever these proposed works, whether above or underground, interfere with streets, divert their routes, alter their levels, or trench upon the special works of the Board in sewers or subways. The report says truly that the schemes proposed for the metropolis this Session are more numerous, bolder, and more complicated than on any previous occasion. They involve the construction of 258 new lines of railway and branches of 417-1- miles in length; with 11 bridges over the Thames, and two, lines passing through the Thames Tunnel ; and the total capital proposed to be raised is about £70,000,000. Hyde Park, the Green Park, St. James's Park, Kensington Gardens, Newington Park, Hackney-downs, Leyton-grange Park, Trinity-square, Finsbury-circus, Camden-square, Oakley-square, Ampthill-square, Euston-square, and Sloane-square, would all be cut through, and some of them in two or three places, and the same would be the fate of the following open commons : Stoke Newington, Clapham, Tooting (invaded by seven different lines), Acton Back, Acton, Wimble don, Fulham, Deptford, and Turnham-green. Bishopsgate-street would be crossed by railways nine times; Whitechapel-road, 13 times ; King William-street, city, four times ; Strand, four times; Beigrave-road, four times; Uxbridge ' road, Notting-hill, five times ; Kensington-road, three times; Edgware-road, Kilburn, four times ; .Euston-road and Marylebone-road, thirteen times; Deptford Lower-road, three times; Acre-lane, Brixton, five times. St. Stephen's-churchyard, and St. Pancras burial ground would also be invaded, the latter by no less than three different lines of railway. There are no less tha❑ six competitors for constructing railways along the line of the Thames Embankment, and underneath a portion of the new street to the Man sion-house; and in executing all these " improve ments" it is proposed to divert the present course of no less than 37 streets, to lower the level of 18, to raise the level of 34, and to stop np 69 ; altogether 52 sewers are returned as partially destroyed by these works, and no less than 526 as entirely de stroyed. The report is the most complete in its analysis of the mischief and destruction of property which would be caused by some of these lines that has yet been laid before the public. Danish Account of the Battle at Oversee. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 24, The official Berlingske Tidende contains the fol lowing short but interesting report of the engage ment at Oversee on the 6th inst. : " We have been requested to publish the follow ing details of the rearguard defence—not outpost fight—at Oversee, on the 6th, to obviate incorrect representations. it is necessary to observe that it is the duty of every vanguard to arrest the progress of the enemy, even should the last man be sacrificed, until the retreat of the main body is perfectly secured. " The rearguard of our troops consisted of the 7th infantry brigade, with two guns. The losses at Overselk, bad reduced the strength of the brigade to about 2,750 men commanded by Col. Muller. The force of the enemy under General von Gablenz was composed of the Nostez brigade, consisting of two regiments of infantry, the Jager battalion, and the regiment of Lichtenstein Hussars—in all 4,000 men —with two howitzer batteries. Our loss in killed, wounded, and missing was BCO men and 15 officers. That of the enemy is authentically reported at 710 men and 28 officers. "It will be evident from the losses upon either side that this eogagement was one of the most stub- Dorn and sang,uina. - 7 in the history of modern war lira. At Waterloo every fifth man was put hors de combat, at Eylau every fourth man ; and while the contest continued in these battles the greater part of the day, the action at Oversee lasted only three hours. During this time the enemy succeeded in pressing the vanguard back about 2,000 paces, for at the end of the action our forces were 5611 stationed to the north of the Bilksknow Krug, and upwards of three-quarters of a mile to the south of Flens burg." DANISH GUN-BOATS AT FEHMERN, HAMBURG, FEB. 29. Danish troops have been brought by a Danish steamer from Seeland to Fehmern. A Danish gun-boat is stationed in Fehmern Sound, which enables the Danes to take up a similar flank position towards Holstein as they occupy upon Alsen towards Schleswig. Further accounts from Alsen confirm the an nouncement already made that in all probability the siege will yet occupy some time. The trenches are scarcely opened, and they must be carried on under the fire of the Danish guns from batteries constructed on not inconsiderable heights. The Duppel fortifications offer peculiar difficulties, which will account for the absence of intelligence of moment. Prince Charles has proceeded to the front, which is thought to indicate that there is no intention to check the progress of the siege works. The operations in Sundewitt will probably require weeks for their completion. The weather during the end of the last week was very wet, and fogs prevailed, eo that great hindrance was caused to the progress of the siege works. Frequently it was not possible to see from one end of the pontoon bridge at Eckensund to the other, and, of course, there was corresponding difficulty in observing the movements on each side. It has been stated that the Danes consider Alsen and Friedericia as the same military position, and that the last recon naissances were partly occasioned by intelligence having been repeatedly received by the Prussians that men and guns were continually being sent ~to Friedericia from Sonderburg and Duppel. Some persons thought that this measure indicated that the Danes would quietly evacuate Duppel and Alsen; but the events of the 22d ult. clearly proved that the Danes had no such inten tion. Even the Germans are forced to admit that their gallant opponents yielded not one inch of ground without a stubborn resistance. On the next day, the 23d, the position of the troops was as follows :—The Westphalian Wintzin gerode Division were on the north side, with their headquarters at Warnitz, and extending from Sandberg to the Alsen Sound (which is at this place 1,000 paces broad), and as far as the northern part of the Duppel Heights. Somewhat towards the south some portion of this division occupied l th © , Ravenskoppel, and on the south - w est of this place stand the Danes in Itackebull, whilst the Stenderup b t i u o rg s el Wood, south-west of Rackeb ull, near BuffelkoPP , t d3 l , 2 n marks the extreme position o f the Macstein Division, and by thesiel renningbund. s Duppel is partly encircled as far a On the Broker Peninsula , between Wenningbund an d Nubel-Noer, stand six battalions of troops, to gether with a powerful park of artillery, who pos sess the power of retiri n g across the pontoon bridge at Eckensund, and by w h o m the mai n att ac k on th e knotty point of the D u ppel position, the Windmill hill is to be made. At the affair on the 23d inst., when a Danish corvette attacked a battery of six pounders of the Artillery of the Guard, at Sten. Prussian soldiers were wounded, whilst dam p, ntnisahnYvessel suffered no injury. The Stenderup wood, at . the east end of which this battery was erected, is opposite the Island of Fano. F01'60718 in debt may obtain instant protection against Imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and liabilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solioltors of the Court of Bankruptcy, Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices — (established 1830), 12,1Iatton-garden. City branch-6, Moor - gat e-stree t , Bank.—ADvT. SOUTHA. The Royal Mail Company's Captain Abbott, with the above afternoon. She brings 83 pngsengers, specie value 1,044,116 dols., of which amount 23,551 dols. are on account of the Mexican dividends. Her cargo con sists of 245 serons cochineal, 337 serons indigo, 3 serous jalap, 257 cases cigars, 260 bales tobacco, 543 packages cocoa, and 134 packages sundries. The Shannon left St. Thomas on the 14th. On the 28th she exchanged signals with the ship Gene ral Windham, 60 miles west of the L'zard. The General 'Windham is homeward bound from Bom bay. There is no news from the Pacific Coast by this mail, the steamer not having arrived at Panama up to the sth inst., the date of the Royal Mail Com pany's packet from Colon. The French frigate Penes arrived at Panama on the 31st January on her way to the coast of Mexico. Her Majesty's corvette Mutinc was daily ex pected at Panama from Vancouver's Island. Intelligence from Bogota is to the 15th ult. The greater part of the representatives had arrived at the capital, and some preparatory sessions had been held, but a constitutional quorum had not yet as sembled, and Congress, therefore, had not been for mally opened. The French Charge d'Affaires at Quito had struck his flag and broken off friendly relations with Ecuador. The cause of this sudden rupture is not stated. In consequence of unfavourable news at Panama, by way of Carthagena, from the rebellious State of Antioquia, a proclamation was issued on the 4th inst., declaring Panama in a state of war, and call. ing out 5,000 of the militia to defend the Govern ment. The ports of the West Coast of Mexico are de clared blockaded by the French. The Panama Herald and Star of Feb. 5 says:— " We:understand that Admiral Bonet, of the French frigate Pallas, has officially notified the Pacific Mail Steamship Company that the ports of the West Coast of Mexico are now declared blockaded by the French, and that the steamships of the company will merely be allowed to touch in there for coal and provisions, and to land and receive the mails, but will not be permitted to disembark or receive passengers or cargo. We have no recollection of any previous notice of the blockade of the West Coast having been given, and this, therefore, ap pears rather a summary way of enforcing it. The next steamers:from the United States or England may have merchandise on board for Acapulco, which must either be returned to the original ports of shipment or detained on this isthmus. We should suppose that the usual time allowed for vessels to arrive from foreign ports and discharge their cargoes after the port has been declared blockaded should also be expected and granted in the present case, as custom has established the rule, and so abrupt a deviation from it may cause very serious loss and inconvenience to innocent persons. " The instructions, however, received by Admiral Bonet from the French Government are, we learn, exceedingly stringent in regard to prohibiting all vessels from touching at any of the Mexican ports even for supplies, but, at the instance of the French Consul the admiral has been led to grant the con cession above mentioned to the steamers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, although it will not be extended to any other vessels, and these steamers have permission to touch at Acapulco only. " The blockade is now effective, there being seve ral vessels of war on the coast to enforce it. There is no probability of its being continued for any length of time, as the ports will doubtless soon suc cumb to the demands of the Imperial Government, and the object in enforcing it is purely to prevent the importiVion of munitions of war and contraband articles, and not to place any check on the commerce of the country. " \\T have received from reliable sources new and important information about the state of affairs in Antioquia, which it was too late to publish in our last. The news given therein was spread with a certain officiousness, and, although we suspected that it emanated from a certain party, we could not otherwise but communicate it to our readers, as we did not think it would turn out to be pure inven tion, and as we had not received any direct advices from that region, papers and letters from there being opened and kept back in Carthagena. " Things in Antioquia, indeed, look far from satisfactory to the present Administration. The Conservatives, as we said some time ago, have con siderable forces, several thousand men, and seem to be well organised. Their army, under command of Joaquin M. Cordoba and Berrio, surprised the Go, vern ment troops near Marinilla, aad routed them completely. The Governor Pascual Bravo, General Jose Anto. de Plaza, the commander of the Liberal forces, and some other men of the same party, among them Dr. Echeverry, Secretary of the State, were killed. The Conservatives next invaded the State of Cavca, but were repulsed by General Jose M. Sanchez, who pursued them, it is said, into Antio quia, and took possession of Manisales. The Go vernor of the State of Bolivar, Nieto, has left with troops from Carthagena for Antioquia, after having got the necesssery money by seizing the funds of the manos mtiereas o v The weather continued favourable at Grenada, and several plantations had commenced crop opera tions. Generally, however, manufacturing opera tions were retarded by the backwardness of the canes. Whale catching had commenced, and the oil factories of Grand Anse were in active operation. Considerable attention was being paid in Mar tinique to the revival of the culture of coffee, and A large number of plants had been imported from Guadeloupe for the estates. A public meeting was held at Barbadoes on the sth, for the purpose of petitioning the Imperial Parliament on the subject of the sugar duties. The petition prays for an immediate reduction of those duties, the suppression of the slave trade, or, failing that suppression, a differential duty in favour of free labour sugar, or such other relief, &c. Business in the island continued dull, Ex change on London, bank bills, 90 days, was 480 dols., and 481 dols. for 60 day s ; p rivate bills at 90 days, 485 dole., and 60 days,;467. quoted At Demerara the weather had been favourable for planters, and a few estates comm enced the c but price r 1864. The produce market was dul l, steady. Business at Jamaica remained diT. In the pros duce market there was a falling off in the supply of pimento, and consequently an advancing tendency Freights were plentiful. l a nded from a steamer on the right Th e Echo d'llaiti, of the 2d Feb., says that 800 Bi t er Ozama, were suddenly attacked hank k ni o sh f t s h ol e diers and cut to pieces to a by the r man. Some ores fell into the possession of the ammunitionnts. The Dominicans had issued the follow ing ma nifesto : GOD I —COUNTRY I—LIBERTY I—DOMINICAN ige D n su in and d 88' t REPUBLIC! "Art. I—The Provisional Government created on the 14th Sept., and which has ever since ruled the destinies of the Dominican Republic, is declared the legitimate Government. " Art. 2—War by sea and by land is declared against the monarchy of Spain by the Dominican Republic. " Art. 3—The belligerent forces of the Dominican Republic shall abide by the law of nations. " Art. 4—The Department of War and Marine shall proceed immediately to arm vessels to prosecute the Ivor, and shall grant letters of marque to appli• cants. " Given at the Government Hall on the 2.5 th day of November, 1863. " BENJAMIN F. DE ROJAS, Vice-President. (Countersigned by the Commission): —For War— "K. Nella, C. 1 5 uzol ; for Finance —J. M. G l ass . K. Curiel; for Foreign R e lations—Ulises F. Espallat ; for Interior, Justice, and Polic e — Marims Grullon, G. Cerpignan." It is now stated that the article on Thackeray in the last number of the !Corgi. British Bcrictc was not by Dr. John Brown, but by a Mr. Lancaster, a Scotch barrister, the agent for Mrs. Yelverton when her case was before the Irish courts,