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''-~ i/- D ` ..,4,__6-i',,,,0,A NE IS PAPE R 1 I N' what " Ira ppy Land" can I EIAO you after the "Opera?" 1 only know of One HAPPY LAND 111 Which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GARDEN, my dear fellow! PRACTICAL. GEOLOGY.—King's College, London.—Professor TENNANT. F.G.S., will COM 11.k..NCE a COURSE of LECTURES on WEDNESDAY next, at 9 a m., having especial re f erence t o th e a pplication of Geo logy to Engineering, Mi n i ng, A rc hit ec t ure , an d Agricul ture. The Lectures will be continued on each succeeding Friday and We , inesday at the same hour. Fee, £1 Ils. Gd. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. T HE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited). NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN, that the CERTIFI CAT IS livery on ES of SHARES in this Company will be ready for de be and after FRIDAY next, the Bth of April, and may had on Application. By order of the Board, THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Wlnporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London, April 2, Ital. TR E WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN JILINUFACTURINGCOMPANY (Limited). DIRECTORS. Jok. Bigg, Esq., Spring-mount, Champion-hill, S. m Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wall, London, E.C. Lieut.-Gen. Carmichael, C. 8., ITyndford House, Brompten, R. Edmonds, Esq., J.P., Berryfield, Bradford-on-Avon. atarshall Hall, Esq., J.P., Barri , ter-at-Law, Blacklands- Calne, Wilts, and Temple, E.C. ' B.r Caine, Esq., Rawteltstall, near Manchester. "Los. Early Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen v aerchants and Army Clothiers), London, NT E. E. Watts, Esq, Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. Wears. Parke and Pollock, n, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C., London. BROKERS. Iressrs. Froom Brothers, Change-al'e3', Cornhill, London. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London. • The capital invested will be turned over t least f our titres 4 Year, so that a profit of 25 per cent. per an a um may be safely Ca' culated on. Prospectuses, forms of application, and every information, -14 ..311. ondoti. be obtained at the offices of the Company, 28, Cornhill, THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). ..._ITOTICE.—No application for Shares will be received alter 41- UNDAY, the 11th inst. By order, K. BULGIN, Secretary. London, 28, Cornhill, April 4, 18G1. THIRTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of S FTAREHOLDERS of the AGRA and UNITED SERVICE BANK (Limited), held at the 84u1r,,, 2 7, Cannon-stmt. .50--Setturcial,-Al , ra Met l tatiOntiE Walt RO • 'Ma.A.CPIIERSON, Esq., Chairman, • in the Chair. Tho notice convening the meeting and the following re- POrt and statement of accounts were read : The Directors have to 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 £212,909 12e. 6d. Out of this sum the Directors have declared free of in come tax, two half-yearly dividends 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 p er cen t, on the paid-up capital of one million sterling. From the balance remaining the Directors have refunded to Reserved Fund Account the sum of £7,341 2s. 4d,, taken from it last year, and, in consideration of the greatly extended business of the Bank, have carried to Credit a further sum of £25,000, thus raising that fund to £225,000. 1110 3 1 have also passed the sum of £5,000 to Superannuation Fund, and £15,000 to Building Fund, carrying forward ,1 0,568 10 s . 2d. to credit of Profit and Loss Account for the current year, Since last annual meeting the Directors have purchased desirable premises in Sydney, and have secured land at S hanghai, Kurrachee, and Madras, in view to the erection of Suitable buildings for the branches of the Bank at those ports. , e present Auditors being eligible for re-election, in term s ot the deed of settlement, offer themselves accord ingly. By order of the Board, MACKINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager. (No. 10—BALANCE-SHEET, DECEMBER, 31, 1863. DR. LIABILITIES. 1 :., 0 paid-up capital ,0 Reserved Fund 192,658 17 8 1 : 0 amount due by the Bank for customers' ba.ances, fixed deposits, acceptances, let ters of credit, circulai notes, ac. . . 5 :0 profit and loss ... 2 4 2, 909 12 6 £10,388,390 3 1 By cash i SSETS. n hand and at call at head office and branches 4911,833 4 1 By Government securities 25 3 , other eecurities, including si,ecie, bills r ... Purchased, discounts, loans, &c. r eebold premises in London, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Bombay, Agra, Lahore, and Sydney, and leasehold property and build ing ground at the other branches 8,940,214 12 1 91,071 17 1 £10,3c8,399 3 1 G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant. 2.)—PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FNOM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1863. DR. To Payment of dividen ion paid-up cipital (at to per cent. per annum) for half-year ended 3Gth June To do. do. for half-year ending 31st Dec To bouu of Xi per share „,0 amount tr an-ferred to Reserved Fund To amount tra n sferred to Building Fund 10 amount .ransferred to Superannuation Fund To balance carried forward £50,000 0 0 50,0 0 0 0 80,000 0 0 3!,041. 2 4 15,0,0 0 0 5,^00 0 0 10,563 10 2 £!42,903 12 6 CR. By gross profits at head office and branenes to Dec. 11, 1863, after making provision for bad and doubt ful debts £498,652 0 0 teas interest at lowed on cur rent and de- Posit accounts 167,505 14 0 T, 129,14612 0 'dal expenditure of head office and branches, inc'uding rent, income tax, taxes, stamps, salaries (with a gratuity of 10 per cent thereon, to the officers of the establishments at home and abroad,, miscel laneous charge 3, &o 86,136 10 6 X 242,0001 2 6 £212,209 12 6 G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant. (No. 3.)—RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT. DECEMBER 31, 1863. Dn. To balance at credit of Reserve Fund £225,000 0 0 £225,000 0 0 It CR. Y araount on 31st December, 1832 .... £192,658 17 8 —Y,ataount transferred from Profit and Loss 4- Ccourt, as above 32,311 2 4 £225,000 0 0 G. B, DALBY, Chief Accountant. e have examined the preceding statements (Nos. 1,2, with the books, vouchers, and securities, at the head o nce in London, and with the detailed returns and balance sheets signed by the auditors of the several branches, and _ .`ve her e b y cer tif y t o th e correc t ness an d sa ti s f ac t or y cha 44eter thereof, W. FARR, Auditors. J. HILL WILLIAMS, London, March 16, 1864. The following resolutions were duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously : I. That the report and statements which have been read 1 ° the meeting, and previously circulated to the share olden in Europe, be adopted. 1,02. That George Gordon Maeyherson, Esq., Colonel Henry veton, James Sydney Stoprord, Esq., and James Thom a", Esq., be re-elected directors. 3 . That John Hill W illiams, Esq., and William Farr, D.C.L. F.R.S., be auditors for the present year. 4 . That the thanks of the shareholders be given to the znard of Directors for their careful control of the bank's Stairs to the general manager, Mr. Mackintosh Balfour; to the London manager, Mr. William Shipman ; and to the local committees and managers of the branches, for the s atisfactory manner in which they have conducted the business 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. MA.CPHERSON, Chairman. TO GROCERS, &e.—Mr. ANDREW HIND 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 : Blacktiiars. Xt:10; Holborn, £200; tivrylebone, £200; Bays water, £140; Bermondsey, .£7O, Office., corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. THE AGRA and UNITED SERVICE BANK (Limited). Established in India, 1833. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital, £l,OOO, (One Million Sterling ) . s ubscribed Capital, L 2,000,00 00.0 (Two Millions sterling', in 20,000 shares of £l , 0 ea h Number of Shareholders, 725. Reserve Fund, £225,Ct 0. Head Office, 27, Cannon-street, London, E.C. DIRECTORS. George Gordon Macpherson, Esq., Chairman. John Carrington Palmer, Eeq., Deputy-Chairman. irtge Hay Don a ld son , Esq. Chas. Gre iville Manses, Esq. Air; - col. Henry Doveton. Major-Gen. James Ramsay. C n i .Ybomas QuestedFinnis. Lieut.-Gen. Duncan bim. ti e "4antes Holland. James Sydney Stoptord, Esq. - Col. James Horsburgh James Thomson, Esq. M acdonald. Wm. Hardinge Tyler, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER. Mackintosh Balfour, Esq. LONDON MANAGER. William Shipman, Esq. AUDITORS. William Farr. Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S. John Hill Williams, Esq. tessrS. SOLICITORS. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin-friars. INSPECTOR OF BRANCHES. Rhard B, Es. Edinburgh Br ic anch, 17, arnes St Andrqew-square. Tho DIRECTORS IN EDINBURGH. Inas Ranken, OS, Queestreet, Chairman. Esq , 48, Moray-p place. o e n Jamin Bur, Charlotte-square. r ge Moir Esq Advocate, Sheriff of Stirlingshire, 14, a notte.squa're. MANAGER IN EDINBURGH. tra Robert Hunter, tilsq. lielles in Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Kurrachee, Agra, Lahore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Sydney. , Co rr nem ~,,„,nt Amounts of firms and individuals are kept at the and i "'lice on the terms customary with London bankers, beloterest allowed when the credit balance does not fall zioo. 1 14„ 13o gits received at ten days' notice of withdrawal at rates Per4 tl ng with those ot the Bank of England ; and for lone er up on g at fixed rates, particu ars of which may be ob ained PPlication, ag e ZrY other description of banking business and money L et t , l3ritish and Indian, transacted. les of E chief ci e t r . B oi Credit and Circular Notes issued , payable at the andri a Europe and Asia, and also at Cairo and Alex- MACKINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager. ~ UR E PICKLES, SAUCES, JAMS, &c., and \Moir, ,able Delicacies of the highest quality, pure and Itua fi• See Lancet and Dr. Hasmall's Report. CROSSE 4 -49nd o — r ,''C.1, WELL, Purveyors to the Queen, Soho-squar e v i A. a y be obtained trove all Grneera and Qilouu'i ~~.- ~........................... . ..: ...... .. er. ... ..., . .., .7. ...., - .. ..' 1.. . . .. •. i . .; -,-......,...,.:.L....," :"ERSONS SEEKING LANDED ELATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GEN E RA LLY— To 1m lIAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. _ _ OWNERS OF PROPERTIES W 811111 g to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that tie medium of this Register affords, by sending the particuhrs of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chanc.ry-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases inzoduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eli,:iblechara , ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. , - • friEur. is NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, €7, Chancery-lane, London. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS II WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail llduses 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." 118. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, , an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, Stalls, and box stalls, 2 at eight (except Saturday) ; Saturday Mornings at three. — be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall P fr l o a m n oetietvheenSftoafillvsemay five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 2, at three. TO TIIE BONDHOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 80),0",0 dollars (.£lBO,OOO , New York Division—Due in 1881. 1,000,000 dollars (£225,000) Pennsylvania Division—Due in 1882. Secured by a Registered Mortgage, constituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights, privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and property of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are redeemable in New York or In London at 45. 6d. per dollar, and are transferable without stamp or en dorsement ; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will be drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1865, to be paid off at par in London ; Interest Coupons are attached to the:Bonds, pay able semi-annually, at the Consolidated Rank in London, at the fixed rale of 4s. to the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz.:— Bonds of 100 dols. at £l5 155., with interest from April, 1,1864. „ 500 „ £78158., „ I,OJO „ £157105., „ 11 11 The Coupons represent £l4 per annOm on each bond of 1,000 dollars (J. 225), or nearly it per cent.i The privilege of subscribing will remain open until the 6th of April for the:pm ent bondholders, either directly or through their brokers. The terms of issue are as follows :- 5 percent. on application, being £ll 5 0 per Bond of 1,0.: 0 dol. 10 11 al otrnent 1/ 22 10 0 • 15 „ d May, , 38 15 0 ' • ,7 YO „ - 18th May 45 0 0 2Q ,~ Ist June 45 0 0 ;0' .; £157 10 0 Subscribers have the option of paying the insta'ments in advance, and will be allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per an num on such pre-payments. After allotment Scrip Certifi Ides will be 'salmi to " bearer." These Certificates will be exchanged for Bondi to " bearer" on payment of the final instalment. The early completion of the works of this great Railway justifies the Company in making this additional issue of Bonds, following the financial policy adopted at the outset, of issuing securities to the public only after the actual pro gress of the Railway ha• secured the necessary income for providing the interest. There will remain only the Second Mortgage of the Ohio division, to be disposed of hereafter, when the total of the Bonded Debt will be only £6,000 per mile. 1961 — ns of appl'cation may be obtained of the Bankers ; or at the Offices of the Company. Offices of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, 2, Old Broad-street, London, B,C, March 23, 1861. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN-21,500,000. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. VIE 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 Capital, upon the fol'ow ing terms : The Bonds will le issued for sums of £5OO, £2OO, and £ 'OO each. They will bear interest as from the ist October, 1863, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup ma attached, payable halt-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October at the Offices of the General Credit and Ff a ance Company in Lon don, in sterline-, or at the Offices of 11 , F srs. Salomon Oppen heim, jun,, and Co, Cologne, in tnalers, at the exchange of the day, The price of issue is £6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will be repuired as follows : £5 on application. £lO on allotment, less £3 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on let June. £l5 on Ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half-year's interest accrued, due Ist October. Discount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed on pre-payments in full making, with allowances, the price of issue under £55. In case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, Should a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the deposit will be made availab e towards payment on the allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. The object of the Loan is to effect a settlement of the general financial condition of the country, to assist in mak ing roads and imnroved c mmunications, inland and coast wise, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry of the country. The Loans. Interest, and Sinkir4 Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the wh ( lie export duties leviable at the ports of the Republic, La ( ‘ - inayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo, and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go vernment as wholly uwfnarefed (or that, if any claims can be substantiated, they ;pall be met out of the proceeds of the Loan), and as Producing charge of the more than sufficient to meet the present Loan. The produce of the Export Duties last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in .,cre,ase is expected. In the event of any deficiency, the amount L'9l , ~ e made good by a further special hypothecation of the uir,narged 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 Cre tit and Finance Company of London. Out of the same, l20,0r.:0 a-year will be applied to the pay ment of the interest and redemption o' the debt, as follows : £90,000 to be applied in the first instance to the payment of the interest. _ £30,000 to a sinking fund; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bsncla that shall have been bought up or redeemed. The 2inking fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds in the open market. it the price is at or below par, or to their redemption by lot in the usual way, if above par, year by year until the whole shall have been paid off. The first purchase or redemption to take place Ist October, 1864. The documents relatirg to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly of Venezuel under date 14th January, 1861, 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 iinster Bank ; By the Union Bank of London ; And at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and :0. ; _ AMsterdam, by Messrs. Lippman, Rosenthal. and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, ,othb7y, and et the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury,lpril, 1864: FORM OF APPLICATION. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me in the above Loan, on which I have made the required Deposit of 5 per Cent on £ and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further instalments thereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual signature Name in full . Profession • Address 500 BUSINE M S A S R E C S H .— Lys r T . , ANDW. HIND'S Containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. T O CARMEN.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning £l9 per week. Stabling, yard, and country house. Rent, £25. Price, including eig,ht - horses, vans, cart, trolley, harness, &a, £350. Oftes, corner of Little Carter-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, &c. Rent, £55. Pricc, with horse and cart, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DINING -ROOMS.- Mr. ANDREW HIND has for S ALE a cqpitll BUSINESS, near the City. use of eight rooms. Rent, £53. Trade, £5O per week. Price £4OO, Also the follow ng :—Lambeth, £O O ; sou district, £ 500; Islington, £B5, &c. Offices, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BOOT and SHOE TRADE, Notting-hill.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capital PREMISES, comprising shop, nine rooms, &c. Rent, £93. Returns, £iOO. Vixtures, £6O. 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 tonvonient premises, at the nominal rent of £25. Lease, 15 years. Returns £4,000. May be increased to any extent. Price, including plant, .f 6 a). Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. RESIDENCES. —Mr, ANDREW HIND has to LET a convecient HOUSE, eight miles from town and near a station, containing three si , tinz and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, end paddock. Rent, 00 guineas ; or furnished, £2OO. Also the foliowing :—Red Hill, rent £BO, or to be s'l t for £900; Cheltenham, £7O ; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and £BO ; Esher, £4O ; Lewisham, £5O; Essex. with seven acres, £l2O, .56c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pau 's, QAW MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capital PREMISES two miles from the Think, comprising good ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, wlth 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, &a. Rent, with use of pant, £2GO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, S . Paul's. TEETH, —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth is many changes of the mouth w ith ou t th e aid of a denti s t. They arc not so viable 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 89, Bennett's-hill, Bit- P2ingham, FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, end FLOORCLOT IT, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house In the kingdom, regardless of amount or ciisfanc,c. First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. C.LEHGYAIEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and. . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated brit.° adm ^able engravings of every description of Furniture and Beasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis 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 .. ...... ditto Twelve-roomed di() Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, H OME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £1,00E0,000. in 20,000 shares of £5O each. (With power of 4nores ---- - First issue,looo shares. Deposit. Xi per share on applica tion and £4 on allotment. It is not intended to make any further calL DIRECTORS. William Frederick Baring, Esq , Director of the Bank of Hindustan. Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Com- pany. William Duth'e, Esq , Director of the Standard Bank of Bri- tish Souta At rica. Athol Hay, Esq. (Bell, Rennie, and Co.', Leith. Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde-park-square. James Lyall, Esq. (Lyall, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta. James IsPMaster, Esq. (laic of William 51.`Ma5ter and Brothers), Toronto and Manchester. Brinsley De Courcy Nixon, Esq., Queen's-gate-gardens. John Paterson, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Felix Pryor, Esq. (of the late firm of IL and J. Johnston and Co.) John Swindell, Esq. (Swindell and Matthews), Mincing-lane. William Patrick Adam, Esq., M,P., Blair Adam, Kinross shire. Henry Thurburn, Esq., 5, Queenshorough-terrace. BANKERS. London The Alliance Bank, Lothbury. 19 The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-greet. Liverpool The Alliance Bank. Manchester The Alliance Bank. Tho Consolidated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, BROKERS. J. and J. Whithead, 8, litoorgate-street. Temporary offices-1, East India,-avenue. PAOSPhOTOS. This company is formed w,th the special object of uniting into one strong institution, with its chief office in London, numerous small local and colonial institutions, requiring COD solidat on and additional strength and resource. The principle of so uniting small colonial institutions has been most successfully applied to colonial and foreign bank ing companies; and as London is becoming daily more and more the great "clearing house" of the ommercial world, the different colonial insurance offices have experienc:! , l the absolute neces ity of being effectually represented there, and this representation they now realise can only be ful y secured, as in the case of the colonial local banks, through amalga mation with some London cmpany of ample means and com manding general - confidence. The directors of the Home and Colonial Company have been applied to by shareholders in these companies to estab lish sue ; London institution, and are now in treaty wi several very successful colonial insurarce offices, either for entire amaigivratioa, on very favourable terms, or for that beneficial reciprocity of agency which will at once secure to the Home and Colonial Assurance Company a most valuable, safe, and lucr,tive business as a co-operative assurance com pan. It may be mentioned, as indicative of the success of the colonial insurance companies, that their selling prices range from 1.0 to as high as 1,000 per cent. premium, and the increase of insurance business in the Australian, South African, Canadian, and Easte n settlements is at a rate of progress which has no parallel in European countries. • The princip eof assuring investments made through the comp ny's agency—a principle so u,ces , iul!y ca-ried out by colonial offices—will enter as anew fea.ure into h.? objects of the "Home and Colo ::ial AFS .11 ance C mpany ;" and as in I s numerous agencies in all parts it will possess peen iar facilities for making assured investments :or individuals in sound foreign and colonial securities, the Directors confi dently anticipate, from the agency and insurance charges in this department of their business, a very large and steady rev , nue to their shareholders. While, however, the Home and Colonial Assurance Com pany will specially direct its attention to foreign and colo nial business, it will not ne2lcct at the same time to cultivate a home business—a department which will be greatly fos tered through its colonial connection. It will also, as a Fire Assurance Company, share in that large increase of fire in surance business here, which may be expected to follow the anticipated abolit on of the heavy and imp )litie stamp tax at presmnt imposed on r o'icies of insurance. No promotion money given in connection with this Com pany, and the Eirectors' remuneration to be left to the share holders. Applications for hares to be made in the folowing form, copies ot which and of the prospectus to be had ot the solid tors, or brokers, or noting ts,cretary of the com;any, FOR?I OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the banters.) No. To the Directors of the Home and Colonial Assurance Com pany (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of £ being a deposit of LI per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that num ber, and I agree to become a member of the Company in re spect of such shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me ; and to pay on allotment the further deposit of £4 per share thereon, and I request that my name may be placed on the register of members for the shares so allotted. Name in full • Residence .. Profession or Business Date JEL F THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Th e i r world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. rs Of all medicine vendo at is. lid. and 2s. 9d. ; or' free by post for 14 or 3 3 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. P G P p l p o pl S ied to the R o y a l f a rms, Wi n d sor , and n ev e ry —INDIAN PIG MEAL, in England, 10s Gd per cwt. ; on e c w t. equal to l cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established ley or PEA.RCE, Manager, 60, L an t-street, Southwark. without S! P husks, o G .n S t!y DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER i-j INVISIBLE VOICE, CONDUCTOR, a newly in ventedstrumnt V for severe cases o f d ea f ness. It fits into the ear, not perceptible, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies. —S. and B. SOLOAIONS, A Albemarle street, Piccadilly. lIONIE AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received from London after WEDNESDAY, the 6th, and from the Country after THURSDAY, the 7th April. By order. Temporary Offices, 1, East India-avenue, London, April 2, 1864. QT. JAMES'S HA . kJ GRAND CONCERT wil of ST. VINCENT de PAUL EVENING, April 6. LADY PA' Her Excellency the Countess d'Apponyi. Dowager Marchioness of Lothian. Countess of Fingal. Lady E. Howard. Viscountess Gormanstown. Viscountess Castlerosse. Lady Norreys. Lady Anne de Trafford. Lady Gwandoline Petre. Lady Georgina Fullerton. Lady Caroline Towneley. Lady Catherine Wheble. Lady Catherine Berkeley. Lady Charles Thynnc. Lady Camoys. Lady Stourton. Lady Petre. Lady Arundell. Lady Dormer. Lady Clifford. Lady Herrles. Mrs. A. Jerningliam. Lady Milford. Mrs. C. Tempest. lion, Mrs. Stonor. Mrs. Les-her. of Boy - es. Hon. Lady Smythe. Mrs. Alfred Zouch Palmer. Artistes—Madame Lemmens Sherrington, Miss Banks, Miss Marian Moss, Miss Fanny Armytage, Madame Burring ton, Miss Harrington, and Madame Sainton-Dolby ; Mr. George Perren, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr. Vernon Rigby, Mr. Gaynar, Mr. Plater, and Mr. Aynsley Cook. Violin, Mons. Swinton ; violoncello, Mons. Patine ; pianoforte, Miss Madelena Cronin and Miss Kate Gordon. Orchestra of 60 ; chorus of 120 voices. Organist, Mr. Sydney Naylor. Con ductor, W, M. Lutz. Part I contain Cherubini's "Ave Maria," a selection from Rossini's " Stabat Mater," Gounod's "Nazareth,'' and Lutz's original cantata, "Miserere," &c. (the entire work). Part 11. will consist of the most popular songs, duets, trios, &c., of the day. Sofa stalls, 10s ; reserved seats, 5s ; balcony, 3s ; area, 28 : gallery, ls. Tickets may be obtained of all the principal music publishers ; Austin's ticket office, St. James s Hall ; George Blount, Esq., 28, Old Burlington-street ; B. Arundell, Esq., 60, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square ; S. Lescher, Esq., Oak Lodge, Haverstock-hill ; C. F. Corney, Esq., 76, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury ; W. M. Lutz, 13, New Dorset place, Clapham-road ; Mr. John Triviek, 2, Doddington grove, Kennington-park; and at the office of the Society, 151, High Holborn, W. C. Doors open at Seven ; commence at Eight precisely. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, " Man of the World" Wine tores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE :SKIN. MOLLAED'S PERFUMED SULPHUR infallibl e SOAP and CREAM for o r di nary to i let purposes, d ' CREAM, for Baths, free perfect health ; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutaneou s a ff ect i ons and rheuma tism. Hi g hly patronised and r ecommended by the most eminent phys i c i a ns see, Testimonial s ) . Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, according to the de althe n i akin ' B aAn disagreeable bodyE G E ' 1 on(I our ; SULPHUR an iTree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-stre e t , Coventry-street, London, W., and at all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. BED .ROOM CANDLES. "pRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Soecial candle ticks to fit thin candles, Is. and 2s. 6d. each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOPS. Sherwool Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, for tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. I SIIERWOODOLE " Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. caysuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold on the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Price a Patent Candle Company (Limited), Loudon, executed retcueai ry ye , d l2 l b n i n: h h high, ' THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL RUST. By FELIX M. MILLER, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Str atford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, o and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub scribersls ..., price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta " One Guinea. 8 Bronze " ~ Three Guineas Of the Bust may be seen), W se Subscribers' b g w s e wood only,Cs e, andrnames aret a . L agents in London and Co., Goldsmiths, Ace., e ßo h ry i b e ay t p p tpith r o o eio v provincial v n um c bE i el a inL l st t hL o et w ,rosj n ,tA s h ( i iv i h EQ e su r , e e; c 4n o d : Prince and Princess of LONDON. Wales, 5,7, and 9, 'MOE' ' S TREET, Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. Wax Chandlers, OM. &0., Candles,oefhlVales. in 1862, FRANCI T S o T th U e C Q K u E ee R n it andCO., th e p rico: Church lovfavoiLean.—cidiNi T ty E OI RNATIONAL PRIZE I ‘E I X E II D IBI A TION, 1 862. a letter addressed to Francis (Established 17204 with PLATTED WICKS, te T st h ifi e e J s u t r o or th s e ' R ex ep cs o i r i t en o c n e Blessrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished DignitarY,ln T w uc A kc x_ r and c AcoN.,DonLtEhessubjact of Ws ,—_ eci , u_al _to the recommendation which"lhyaovue gavefound th t e h m em , since el the in my turn, j Com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Tatted Wicks, Patented.. 28. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • :* • • • • 2s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE GANDLF,S, with a Mixture of W. Best quality .. .. .. •• • • • • ls. sd. per lb. Second quality • .. ~ .. .. .. is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. .. .. .. .. 18. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Crders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., anfudliesin 13. r England for the Manuf ac t ure 1730). I S h , e So la u r t g h e !o l l: s o c n ab -s i t is r h ee m t,:e nor : s q u are. t ro i sv r Manufactory— " Kensington (Established Wax Candles forthe use of the Altar. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. D ____ sore and inflamed e y es, &c. R. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND ehilbla i i s n e s ,onsticodrebnutltyiereercuopmtni;sd, ed to the Public as an unfail inz remedy for woun ds of every description, bur ns , sca ld s, Sold in pots, I.s. lid., 2s. Od.+ us., and 225. eac h . A lso his P I LULIE ANTISCROPHULX , confirmed by sixty yea rs ' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the : . public. The alli at times without form a mild and supe r io r F am ily Aperient,'2,nat may be taken confine ment or c:flange of diet. Sald in boxes, Is, 1,0., 2s. Id., 4s. 6d., I is : , anr . J. 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Brid ,port, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable me &eine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. FMAIULSING RESTEDY—Pr% AND LIVER j , - it i,IL S L C s O_T A T' N S EVE B R IL ,_ .ared without any m e r cu ri a l ingredient, f rom the recipe of Dr. t'cott, of Bromley, g en t, w ill be found i nvaluable to all who Puffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the ere, are. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient med eine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they cr eate ribpe ate, Pro mote digestion, and strengthen the wh n t 4° - ne . rvous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King williana-tttre,,', Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in bo- f t S 18. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 90 Be .' ' to ask for Dr. sure Scott's Bilious and Liver Pi" - The gen • vine are a square green package, with '' - _ie. ~ _ed on the stAimlN bert, 011arilAt Willittixi Lain IL, Regent-street.—A 11 take place in aid of the funds bOOTET Y, WEDNESDAY 'RONESSES. Hon. Mrs. Pereira. Hon. Lady Tichborne. Hon. Lady Mostyn. llon. Mrs. 11ax% ell. Hon. Mrs. Herbert, of Litt narth. Monica Lady Gerard. Lady Blount. Lady Chichester. Lady Witham. Mrs. H. Arundell. Mrs. Washington Hibbert. Mrs. H. Bowden. Mrs. Blount, of Mapledurham Mrs. Herbert, of Clytha. 'sirs. Serjeant Bel.asis. Mrs. Eyston. Mrs. Theodore Gallon. Mrs. Howard, of Corby. Mrs. Ratting. Mrs. Hutchins. Mrs. C. Manning. NO. 22,394. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1864. This day, in 2 vols. post Bvo., ASECOND EDITION of MILDRINGTON, the BARRISTER. A Novel. " There is a good deal of cleverness in Mildrington, * the Barrister ;' it is written in a sharp, quick, incisive manner by one who is accustomed to society."—Atheneum. "Its scenes of society are ably don e."— Press. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. PRICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED:....Sd. . : A - 17 • tr a -! ..5 7 a -4 54 - , S; . 4 ,9irt 111 1101 - •" :41) , 43115144 t - ty J.) I,4*a i pale • - " - oX s t V* • I r t* 'en ItttO TIIE EARLY DAYS OF TEIE REFORMATION. Just published, In 3 vo?s. post Bvo., price 31s. 6d. cloth, B LACKFRIARS; or the Monks of Old : a Romantic Chronicle. " A valmble rec)rd of the ! " Ih2 times el Henry VIII. past." -Court Journal. teem with what may be now "A most interesting and styled 'sensational effects,' valuable work of fiction." - and these Blacktriars' abun- Bell's Messenger. dantly develop."—John London Longman, Green, and Co., Paternoster-row. T"E 0 x.FORD, B, 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 band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes:—Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry, Tyrrellol , almsley; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, O. Director, Mr. P. JOOghmans. UNSIVORTH and EUGENE will ✓ make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclartan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., Will shortly. bo -produvi, THE MERRY WIVES OF WIN ()Soft, by Otto Nicolai; and THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VEIiONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. 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 yell, 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 bave 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'ceil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Sow 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 ALHAMBRA.- TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS of the NEW CIRQUE, acknow/ed2.:ed to be the best ever Produced in En(gland. Grand MORNING PERFORMANCE Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Two. Evening at Half-past seven o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- The treatest FEMALE RIDRR of the Age, Mdlle. LOUISE LOISSETT. ROYAL BRA.- Brilliant Scene, by Three Young Ladies, "THE RIDE FOR TEE RIBBON." OYAL ALHAMBR A.- AA, M. FRANCOIS LOISETT will exhibit his wonderful steed, LA SALAMA.NDELZ, performing in a brilliant Dis play of Fireworks. /M ADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. _ RECENT — ADDITIONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1300; and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Get Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROO S, Windmill-streot, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the ode. bratcd Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open et Halt-past 8, commence at 9. Admission le. 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 Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwardsot 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations , &o. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling Or Gentlemen only), THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM BAUM, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, Arc. l'repared only by the proprietors, Tilos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-pike, Ralston, London, N.E. . Our Mazzinian " Minister of the Crown," (From the Times). There is a rock ahead on which the Government seem to be in danger of steering. It is high above water, the coast is bold, and they are making directly for it. We allude to the affair of Mr. Stansfeld. Even before the recent disclosures it was very doubtful wiether the House of Commons could be induced to acquiesce in the continued presence of this gentleman as a member of the Government. But we have now learnt from the recent trial of Alc:zzini many things capable no doubt of explana tion, but still obviously tending to show that Mr. Stansfeld's connection with Mazzini is much closer than was generally supposed. We do not prejudge the case. We are quite willing to hear and weigh everything that Mr. Stansfeld may say in extenua tion or justification; but we confess we think that the defence to such charges should be made by Mr. Stansfeld as a private member of Parliament, not as a person connected with the Government, bound to be jealous of the honour of the country, and bound also to do nothing to prejudice its relations with the Governments of foreign States. (From the Revue des Deux Modes.) Touching the Mazzini-Stansfeld business M. Forcade says : "Garibaldi is about to arrive in England at the very moment when English political society is still under the impression of the disagreeable revelations of the much-to be-regretted intimacy between a member of Parliament and of the Ministry, Mr. Stansfeld, and M. Mazzini. Under existing circumstances, we think that Garibaldi will re quire a great deal of tact and a great deal of discretion if he be not willing abruptly to run the risk of losing the favour of the English nation. This incident of the inti macy of Mr. Stansfeld with Mazzini, once more brought to light by the Greco trial, appeared at one time likely to compromise the existence of the Ministry. Of course no one believed that Mr. Stansfeld could have been the confi dant of the conspiracies in which M. Mazzini is directly or indirectly mixed up; but English honour suffered at the idea that the address of a Minister and a member of the House of Commons could be found in the pocket of wretched assassins as a channel of correspondence with M, Mazzini. Whether M. Mazzini be guilty or not guilty of the charge of complicity brought against him, he is a very clumsy conspirator and a very compromising sort of friend, as the covers of letters sent him by his friends are to be found in the hands of the vilest of criminals. Moreover, to show that M. Mazzini is justly liable to sus picion and to excite distrust, it is sufficient to mention (as was done by Sir H. Stracy), on the authority of the Revue des Deux .3londes, the ironical admission he published a few years ago of his participation in a plot against the life of King Charles Albert." Mr. For cads then proceeds to say that Mr. Stans feld is a useful member of Government, and that it is a pity he should have behaved with so little dis cretion as was displayed by his speeches in the House of Commons. M. Forgade being a staunch Palmerstonian, this admission has its value, but it is to be regretted he did not take the opportunity to record the opinion universally prevalent in all French political circles, excepting of course the extreme school which is prepared to endorse M. Mazzini's theory of the dagger. It is not, however, very difficult to supply the deficiency, and I fecr no contradiction when I state that in France, in Ecg land, or in Italy, Imperialist, Orleanist, Legitimist, or Republican, Conservative, Whig, or Radical, Italianissimo;orCodino,the parti des honnetes gens— s.e, every man who may be set down as an honour able member of society, whatever may be his political views, reproves with the utmost indigna tion M. Mazzini's murderous intrigues, and feels deep concern that a member of the English Govern ment should not feel it his duty to clear himself of any suspicion of being in any way implicated in THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, PLYMOUTH, Sunday. The Union Company's Royal mail steamer Nor man, Captain R. B. Davie, arrived here this morn ing. Her dates are—Table Bay, FeL i uj iry 20; St. Helena, March 1; and Ascension, March 5. Her cargo includes 295 bales of wool, 1 bundle of skins, 46 cases of ostrich feathers, 1 cask, 1 case and 356 tusks of ivory, 40 hhds. 72 casks and 91 aums of wine, 41 aums of brandy, 11 cases of fruit, 5 cases of bulbs, 1,049 bags of copper ore, and 11 casks of seal skins, also 1 case of copper, British, duty paid, and 1 box of old coins. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Philip Wode house, and suite, were at Graham's Town; his pro gress thus far through the Eastern Province had been very successful. Great enthusiasm prevailed in the various towns through which he journeyed. Sir Percy Douglas, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, accompanied by Colonel Bisset, Colonel Gawler, and Deputy-Assistant Commissary-Genl. Hall, arrived in King William's Town on the 10th of February. Lieutenant Fitzgibbon, 10th Regt., was drowned, February 13, while attempting to crosz4 the Keiskama river. At thC Cape business is advancing. It is now admitted thtJ too large a quantity of unnecessary and useless merchandise, such as jewellery, pictures, books, boots and abets, clops, hardware, &c., of a cheap description has bean of late received on con signment. Provisions, fruit, and vegetables were never so abundant; the advantages of the railway are gene. rally admitted. An Agricultural Exhibition was about to be held at S wellendam. The prize negroes brought in by her Alk:jesty's screw steam sloop Rapid had all been apportiooed, and it is a significant fact that, although but 200 were for disposal, over 2,000 were applied for. Surveys for a direct line of railway to Graham's Town were being pushed forward under G 3vern ment employes, with a view to submitting the need ful plans to Parliament. Opinions as to the advan tage of such a measure are much divided, and con siderable opposition is anticipated. The Union Company had begun their service to Port Elizabeth, and the *first ship, the Roman, sailed for that port on Feb. 18, and will bring the next monthly mail- to England. The Dane is per forming the mail and coast service to Natal. In Simon's Bay were her Majesty's steam frigate Narcissus; the Conqueror, bound to Japan; the Rapid; the Wasp, bound to Trincomalee; the transport Ballarat, from China ; and the French transport Loiret, from Bourbon. Her Majesty's steamer Falcon, from Plymouth, sailed Jan. 23, for Australia; the Pelorus, Jan. 27, for China; and the Scout, from Hongkong, Feb. 2, for England. Admiral Sir W. Baldwin Walker was expected to leave for England about May. The Ariel sailed Jan. 25 for the Zambesi, and would bring down Dr. Livingstone and the mission party, whose duty is about to be closed. Bishop Tozer will remain behind to complete the arrangement. The London and East India Company's steam ship Hydaspes, from Plymouth for Madras, arrived at the Cape Jan. 22. The Mauritius was appointed to leave Table Bay Feb. 20, for England. At Port Elizabeth business continues dull, and little improvement is looked for until the uneasiness caused by late failures has subsided. Actual wants are fully su pplied, and stocks of all sorts are plen tiful. Several branches from Cape Town houses are being established, and the influx of Sews and foreigners is on the increase. The fact of farmers from the up-country bringing their produce to Port Elizabeth, instead of disposing o f it as heretofore, in the various coutry towns, is being sensibly felt, while it has had the effect of causing numerous " Mier-winkels" to to opened , near and at the sea-port, thereby tending to encou rage unwholesome competition. Owing to numerous 'ers for wool for the American market, the price maintained. Ostrich feathers rule at former is fully demand for hides, skins, &c., continues rates. The . ... quotations are fully maintained. m goo d, and pre. ._ teunded on plant, 8,0., lately A boating company %. worked by Mr. 1). S. Da. , has been formed under the title of "the Algoa .Bay Landing and be oucceaeful. Shipping Company," and promim It was started with a view to facilitate the despatch of the Union Company's steamers, while it will be enabled to afford increased facilities for unloading and shipping by other craft. Among the latest clearances with wool were the Alphington and Balaklava, both for London. The value of the imports into Natal for 1863 was £473,333; exports, £158,565. Import duties, £47,212. Revenue, in ail, £123,086 ; expenditure, £94,524. The growth of sugar was increasing, 383 coolies have arrived from Madras. A telegraph is to be laid to iklaritzberg. A Central Railway Bill will be presented next Session. There have been more disturbances in the Transvaal Republic. In a battle at Crocodile River 40 burghers are said to have been killed. The rebels were defeated, and Pretorius is again in power. At Ascension were the Maunder, the Archer, and the Antelope; she was refitting, and expected to sail about March 20 ; the Wye would leave on the 7th for the West Coast. Captain Barnard, R.N., who returns by the Nor man, was Governor of Ascension, and has been in valided. Captain T. Hammond, late First Lieu tenant of her Majesty's screw steam corvette Archer, is raised to the temporary rank of Port Captain and Governor of the island, owing to the serious illness of his senior, Captain I. Bythesea, of the Archer. The Norman spoke, on the 25th of February, in lat. 25 11 S. long. 4 37 W., the bark Sangredo, steering nOl i th ; 28th, in lat. 18 51 S., long. 2 50 W., the ship Junapore, 54 days from Hongkong, for London ; and the ship City of Dublin, 50 days from Calcutta, for London; March 9, in lat. 2 13 N., long. 18 41 W., the ship Cameronian, steering south; 12th, in lat. 8 6 N., long. 24 21 W., the Valparaiso; 14th, in lat. 11 51 N., long. 25 W., the schooner Coolwa, 24 days from the Clyde, for Port Adelaide; 16th, in lat. 16 24 N., long. 26 15 W., the French transport Madagascar, outward bound ; the Spanish bark Minerva, 22 days from Cadiz, for Buenos Ayres; and the Hanoverian brig Krond Princesse Louise, outward bound; 28th, in lat. 42 37 N. long. 23 34 W., the screw steam gun-vessel Espoir, under canvas, steering north ; and 30th, in lat. 44 51 N., long. 19 2 W., the Norwegian bark Edmund, with passengers, outward bound. The Theory of the Dagger, Sir Francis Head presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and requests he will be pleased to permit the insertion, in his columns, of the following letter:— To JAMES STANSFELD, ESQ., M.P. Sir,—ln a pamphlet entitled "On the Theory of the Dagger," published in London by M. Mazzini, he—after pointing out to the regicides of Europe, "The dagger you can shape from your workmen's files"—bestowed upon all instruments of that de scription, and upon the uses thereof, the following benediction : "From the dagger of the Vespers to the stone of Belilla and the knife of Palafox, blessed be in your hands every weapon that can destroy the enemy, and set you free . Sacred was the dagger which Harmodius enriched with roses. Sacred was the dagger of Brutus. Sacred the stiletto of the Sicilian who began the Vespers." In a letter published by the same writer demon strating the practical use of the dagger, he de lineated the following scene between himself and a young man, Antonio Gallenge, introduced to him as " one who was bent upon doing a lofty deed" (the assassination of Charles Albert, King of Sardi nia, and whom he, therefore, not only considered bat (without shame or repugnance) described as one of those beings whom "Providence from time to time lets loose upon earth, to teach despots that the limit of their power rests in the hand of one single man." On proceeding to business, " I asked him," pub lishes il2, Mazzini, " what he required of me." Gallenga replied, " A passport and a little money." " I gave him a thousand francs." Subsequently, on the day of the intended assassination being noti fied to Mezzini, and on his being asked, in addition to the blood•money, to supply the weapon to effect it, he described the interior of his studio as fol lows : " A poniard with a lapis lazuli handle, a gift which I cherished much, was on the table. I pointed to that. Sciandra took it and went away." Finally, in the limes of the 14th of January last this loathsome murderer, as if to bestow upon the world the last finishing touch to his self-executed and self-admired horrid photograph (which at least in this instance may truly be designated " justice without mercy"), described his accomplice Greco, the intended assassin of our generous ally the Emperor of the French, as "an enthusiastic patriot." Now, sir, after having had the opportunity, first, of reflecting on the published opinions, or rather confessions, of Joseph Mezzini, and secondly, of associating and confidentially conversing with him thereupon for nearly 18 years (during a eonsi. derable portion of which be actually lived under your roof), you not only, in private life, openly and deliberately commemorated your admiration of his principles and practice by imposing upon your only child the name of a man designated by your own colleague, E trl Russell, " the assassin Mazzini," but en becoming one of the lords of her Majesty's Admiralty you consented secretly to assist him and his accomplices, not by furnishing the poniard which (as you well know) he was ever eager to supply, but by giving to these miscreants the cloak and dark-lanthorn use of your house for the ill-famed purpose of circulating letters addressed —as you have boasted as well confessed—to false names. At the trial of Greco, 'on the Procureur-General of France, with calm dignity, stating—without a single word of offence, or even of complaint—that, upon referring to the London Directory, to ascer. tain the owner of the house, 35, Thurloe•square, from which the hired assassin of his Sovereign was to obtain money— d, It is not without sadness that I recognise the name of a member of Parliament of England, who already had been, in 1837, appointed to be the banker of the Tibaldi conspi racy against the Emperor's life." Instead of instantly standing up (as you were sagely advised to do by the 7itnes), "To disentangle your name, and the name of the coun try, the House of Commons, and the Government from the odious connection into which they had unfortunately been brought," you not only rose to magnify the name and laud the principles of Mazzini ; but, sad to say, another member of her Majesty's Government deemed it advisable to declare— " That the most prompt and dignified way of vindicating the honour of the country was to treat the accusation of the Procureur-General with the contempt it deserved l''. " Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history," the House of Commons, in a moment of political delirium, irrationally negatived the inoffensive, self evident, and, to the French peop l e , conciliating affirmation— " That the statement of the Procureur-General on the trial of Greco, implicating a member of that house, and of her Majesty's Government, in the plot for the assassination of our ally the Emperor of the French, deserves the serious consideration of the house." In its admire.b!e comments on this lamentable and most extraordinary negation, which, logically, i s almost tantamount to a vote of confidence in Mazzini, W e are really unable," wrote the Times, "to under stand the obliquity of natural feeling which still restrains Mr. Stansfeld from expressing his deepest regret to the House of Commons, the Government, and the country, for having given occasion to their being placed in such an un pleasant position in the eyes of the French people ; and to the Emperor of the French for having made it possible that anything connected with him could be turned to such an infamous purpose. We regret very much that the Govern ment, in their determination to defend a colleague, have not taken a more generous view of their relation to the Emperor of the French in the matter." In the story book of the sayings and doings of the Anglo-Saxon race, the few facts which almost without comment I have just recited will always be a painful chapter to read. England has had dark pages enough in her // domestic history cruelties and follies n . answer for. But inAll bar annals, from - ning of what _ ...rye to be called course with foreign nations, from the days , foreign policy and a national character to snip*, s she has never been so degraded and disgraced, in the opinion of all civilised nations, as at this moment she is, by the steps by which as a titled member of her Majesty's Government, you have, to say the least, so imprudently involved your colleagues in , general—the Queen's Admiralty in particular, and the House of Commons, the guardian and defender of the honour of the nation—in an apparent com plioity with the detestable principles and practice of "The assassin Mazzini." Totally unconnected with any political party in England, but mourning river the tragedy of errors you have created, I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, F. B. HEAD. Croydon, April, 1861. The following letter has been addressed to our chief contemporary : Sir,—Not for my sake, but for Mr. Stansfeld's sake and in indignation at his name being dragged in again by the French Advocate-G eneral in his speech of March 31, quoted in your columns, I feel bound to trespass with a few lines on your space, and to once more declare that never was any money handed over or sent by me to Mr. Stansfeld for th e purpose of helping Greco, Tibaldi , Donati, or any othe r in an the attemptsl ightest ag n against e the with Emperor's life ; that n ever h ad he Greco, Tibaldi, Don a ti. or any e a e i n t other known to me, implicating him possibly, directly, or indirectly, to my knowledge, in any political schemes of theirs. No new fact is alleged in the speech concerning the Greco affair. Concerning Donati, I remember that an Italian of that name was arrested on suspicion in Paris towards the end of 1858 ; that he was harassed as usual by questions about me ; that he persistently denied my having any share in any scheme of his own; that he was, during the inquiry, found dead in the prison ; whick mys terious fact the Avocet-Gineral astoundingly declares a sad guarantee for the sincerity of his revelations. No trial took place, no revelations were ever produced, not a shadow of evidence against him or others ever appeared. The things were merely known through vague reports scattered in correspondences. Concerning Tibaldi, the existence of a Tibaldi fund I have already in a former letter distinctly denied. The alleged documents are unknown to me. The quotations in the speech, at all events, mean nothing ; they would not, if genuine, in the slightest way implicate Mr. Stansfeld in a supposed knowledge of that hypothetical plot or fund. The first simply shows that 1 have friends whom calumny does not estrange. If the second—" I have received the money, and James will, of course, carry out your instructions"— could ever be construed ,into a proof of an assassination scheme, or of a knowledge of it, I should not know what to pity most, human wickedness or human credulity. Mr. Stansfeld has been to me a friend of 18 years' stand int lg. He has been deeply and earnestly sympathising with all my, Utopian once, now almost fulfilled, aspirations to wards Italian unity and independence. He has been, in honesty and morality, helping, before his official capacity traced out for him a new line of duties, the fulfilment of those aspirations. Ha has often, at my request, contri buted his own share of money to subscriptions for poor Italian exiles. He has sometimes paid, at my request, money of mine for similar purposes, when I have been away from England. He has tried to find employment for men in need, whom I was recommending to him as to other English friends. All that is known, avowed, honourable. I have been using, accordingly, in the past his name and address. Italians knew them, and were coming to him, in my absence, for relief or advice. What of all this ? Where is the slightest link between the affirmations of the Avo cat-General and the aim denounced ? Where the slightest indication bearing on Mr. Stansfeld's connexion with or knowledge of any unlawful designs ? That I am carelessly and unconscientiously made a target for the practising of the moral dagger men is no wonder to me. I belong, and am rather proud of it, to a class of men who must be persecuted by any despotic, conservative, or French Imperialist party, in England or elsewhere, until success crowns their efforts and wins applause. But if men of Mr. Stansfeld's cast, avocations, and tendencies are, on the faith of garbled foreign police reports and claptrap melodramatic speeches of despotic Avocats-Gereraux, to meet with the same treatment in the country which they usefully serve, then there is an end of British lucid sense and fair-play habits. A French Statesman once said,—. "Give me any ten words in any man's handwriting; I shall manage to have him hung." You had better write those words on the threshold of your house, only stating that they include the man's friends as well --I am, sir, yours faithfully, April 2. JOSEPH MAZZINI. Naval and Vilitary Intelligence THE NAVY. The Bulldog, 6, paddle sloop, of 1,121 tons and 500 horse power, Capt. Charles Wake, sailed from Spithead on Sa turday for the West Indies. The Dasher, 2, paddle, Commander Philip de Saumarez, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from her station at the Channel Island?. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Arthur T. Thrupp, sailed from Spithead on Saturday for the westward. The iron ship Hector, 34, Capt. George W. Preedy, left Plymouth on Saturday to join the Channel Squadron at Portland. The screw steam gun vessel Ranger, 5, Commander W. E. Gordon, left Plymouth on Saturday for the West Coast of Africa. The iron paddlewheel steamvessel Jackal, 4, Lieut. and Commander Hugh Mc. N. Dyer, was appointed to leave Plymouth yesterday for the coast of Scotland to protect the fishery interest. The iron troopship Adventure, Capt. Charles L. Waddi love, from Portsmouth, is expected at Plymouth to-day or to-morrow to embark detachments for China. The iron screw steamer Gazelle has been ordered to be surveyed by the dockyard authorities at Chatham, pre viously to being purchased by the Admiralty to supply the place of the Adder, paddlewheel steamer. Rear Admiral Frederick's 7-inch gun has been received and mounted for practice on board the gunnery ship Ex. cellent at Portsmouth. It is anticipated that data having a very important bearing upon the future arming of the navy will be obtained in the competitive trials which will be carried out between this gun and the 9 22 inch smooth-bore (coil-built 100-pounder), their projectiles approximating in weight. The Lords of the Admiralty have given directions for Gisborn's electric engine-room telegraph to be fitted on board the iron frigate Achilles, at Chatham, the report of the working of the apparatus on board the Royal Oak, in which vessel it was fitted, having been exceedingly satisfac tory. The inventor is also to fix a mechanical telegraph from the engine-room platform to each of the stoke-holes. The operation of slotting and boring the armour-plates which are destined to form the exterior portion of the Lord Warden target, about to be tested at Shoeburyness, was completed in the factory at Chatham Dockyard on Saturday, and in a few days the plates will be fixed in their place, and the target ready to be despatched to Shoeburyness. The framing of the target has been constructed on a new prin ciple, and, should the experiments bear out the theory of its designers as to its strength and shot-resisting poWsr, the Lord Warden, now under construction at Chatham Dock yard, will be built on exactly the tame principle. In the targets previously built the iron slabs have been simply bolted to so many inches' thickness of teak timber, which it is obvious would offer little resistance to the passage of either the shot er shell after it had succeeded in penetrating the outer plates. Acting on the now understood fact that a slight thickness of iron inserted in the centre of the teak backing will almost effectually bar the passage of shot, the Lord Warden target has iron-plating liin, i n thickness, placed in the centre of the target, and on this is laid the Sin, of teak timber to which the armour-plates are bolted. The total thickness of iron and teak forming the target is 2ft. llin. The plates which form the exterior of the target are two of those sent in by Messrs. Brown and Co., of the Atlas Works, Sheffield, who are under contract to supply the whole of those required for the Lord Warden. They are of the best rolled iron, 30ft. i n l eng th by 4f. 6i n . i n breadth, and each wei g h s b etween 7 and e i g ht t ons. As soon as completed the t arget will b e t a k en to pi eces an d shipped for Shoebu r y ness, where it will be re-erected by a number of mechanics to be sent from the dockyard. The following naval engineer officers passed their exami• nations before the Rev. Dr. Woolley, Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, on the occasion of his recent official visit to Portsmouth Dockyard, and have received second class certificates in accordance with the regulations laid down in the Admiralty Circular No. 60, dated Oct. 12, 1863 —George Wynhall, engineer—J. H. H. Smale, acting chief engineer— John Murdoch, 2d class assist engineer, and E. E. Lewis, acting do. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Commander T. C. Bruce, to the Formid able, additional for packet service at Dover, vice Triscett, whose period of service has expired—J. W. Reed, master, additional to the Fisgard—Dr W. L. Gorden, surgeon, ad ditional to the Victory—F. Hyndman, a dditional to the Formidable--and J. Prebble, assist pay master, to the 'lector. ass ist paymaster, THE ARMY. The 31 (Buffs) regiment of infantry will, it is reported, shortly be transferred from Aldershot to Portsmouth, pro bably on the removal from the garrison of the 53d (Shrop, shire) regiment. The military invalids who arrived at Spitheld in the Nile Indiaman from Calcutta on Friday last, as reported in Me Sunof Saturday, were on S aturda y disembark ed under the at superintendence of Col. L . Shadwell, Deputy Quartermaster Loyal General N , o i o f t t o h r a Southwes t Military Hospital District , Netley by a and conv e y e d t o th e Govern ment steam tender. The Nile sailed immediately after• wards for the Thames. MiWilageft=. Ili I