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WNAHAN'S LI, WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest '-KLNCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREA.T WINDMILL-STREET, W. 'IC In Ohs ahan'erve the Re Whisk d Seal" ' Pink Label, and Cork branded s LL y. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN--£1,5 ,- )0, 000 . In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. T I I E GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY Ile OF LONDON (Limited) to announce that they are authorized by the Govern of of Venezuela to offer to the public a Loan for that State, o t he extent of £1 ,500,000 nominal Capital, upon the follow ing' terms The Bonds will be issued for sums of MOD, Vtf 0, and £ 00 at They will bear interest as from the Ist October, 1863, 7 Re rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup )ns attached, payable half-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October at the `juices of the General Credit and Finance Company in Lon don, in or at the Offices of NliF srs. Salomon Oppen- T in ' j", and CO , Cologne, in tnalers, at the exchange of e day. The price of issue is £6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will renTred as follows : £a on application. Lie on allotment, less £3 hall-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist August. ▪ on Ist September, less £3 hall-year's interest accrued, due Ist October, t uis eount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed of t f l3re- payments in full, making, with allowances, the price issUe under £55. E h 'n case of non -allotment, the deposit will be returned, d e - ' 3lll d a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the apposit will be made availab' e towards payment on the Vraent and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. lie object of the Loan is to effect a settlement of the :telleral financial condition of the country, to assist in mak- Z g' roads and improved o mmunications, inland and coast d2e, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to a7elope the agricultural resources and industry of the ' 4.4l ltry, The Loans, Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a t ectal hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at ~,llerts of the Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara irct. and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go fauTillent as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be s talltiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the 4 3 t 1 ), and as producing more than sufficient to meet the but et the present Loan. The produce of the Export ...11 es last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in- Ke,_ase is expected. In the event of anydeficiency, the amount lin I. ° be made good by a further special hypothecation of the nVaarged import duties at all the ports of Venezuela. I._":he consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col _Thou of the duties o hypothecated by her ajesty's Consuls ' l ' he several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, s:lid tile requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month ;'" the General Creilt and Finance Company of London. C ut of the same, L 120,000 a-year will be applied to the pay kent of the interest and redemption or the debt, as follows : t he interesttlo,ooo to be applied in the first instance to the payment of . t30:0 - 6 - t7l'a sinking by the interest on bsnds i u hat shall have been ought up or redeemed. The sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds th the open market, if th , price is at or below par, or to their re demption by lot in the usual way, if above par, year by year Until the whole shall have been paid off. 1861. The first purchase or redemption to take place Ist October, The documents relati-g to the authorisation of the Loan, °Am the ratification of the same by the • 'onstituent Assembly t Venezuel , under date 14th January. 186 t, with Notarial I ta nslations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge neral Credit and Finance Company, 7, Lothbury, where a Pplications for the Bonds, in the annexed form, 1011 be received. AP nlication s will also be received by the London and West- Minster Bank ; I k9 the Union Bank of London •, c o. ad at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and Amsterdam, terdam, by Messrs. Lippmann, Rosenthal, and Co. Vii,P, ectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, r ' ll , and of the . +4onclon7, 7, Lothbury, Brokers April, 1861. PORN OP APPLICATION. V PNEZITELA. GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. 7 0 the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Gentle men,—l request that you will allot to me in th, above Loan, on which 1 have made the red Deposit of 5 per Cent on £ and I rn - h a ree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that Y 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 LIE CLYDE ENGINEERING AND IRON SHIP BUILDING COMPANY, Limited. (Introduced by the London Financial Association.) Capital 4500,000, in 10,000 shares of 450 each. First issue 5,000 shares. Osit Ll p pper share on alication and £4 on allotment. irst call and subsequent calls not exceeding £5 per share "' ll , and an interval of three months between each call. I Z6 DIRECTORS. Rip Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., Chairman of the P a nama, New Zea , and, ant Australian Royal Mail Com - A y. ''ltniral the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, K.C.8., late Admi ‘llsl Superintendent of Malta Dockyard. ' 4l l Walker, Esq. (Messrs. Walker, How, and Co.,..Mer pants), C a non-street, E,C., Director of the Loudon k man ane,ml Association. -"" Min, Esq. (Messrs. John Elia and Co., Merchants), 34, Abcharch-lane, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and ,Rirer Plat Sank. D avid Smith e , Esq. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger), Ship Builders • Eng,ineers, Glasgow. • Vandetbyl, Esq., 0, Upper Hyde Park-gardens, Diree a tor of the English and Scottish Marine In surance Company. t lities Reid, Esq., of Calderbank (Messrs. John Stewart and Co., Merchants), Jackson-street, Glasgow. rapt. James Rennie, C. it., late Contro ler of Marine Affaim, ana one Secretary to the Government of India. Wm. Haintlton.3..... > ea. (Messrs. David Hamilton and Co., Merchants, Glasgow and Manchester), 14, Park-terrace, Glasgow, Director of the English and Scottish Marine In surance Company. ▪ Macpherson, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, London. " and 13 . Rodlzer, &q. (Messrs. Smith and Rod ger , Shi p B u ild ers Engineers), Glasgow. Captain C. Baillie Hamilton, RN., Director of the Panama, New Zealand, and A us t ra li an Royal Mail Company. Hobert Walker, Esq. (Messrs. Peter Stewart and Co., Ent ..,neers and Machi ne M a k ers), Glasgow. David Carson, Esq. (Messrs. Carson, Warren, and Co., Mer chants), 3, Grosvenor-terrace, Glasgow. Tinker, Esq. (Messrs. G r i nne ll, Ti n k er, an d M organ, 'powners). Leadenhall-street, Director of the London, Adriatic, a:.d Italian Steam Navigation Company. SOLICITORS, Iressrs. Dawes and Sons, Angel-Court, Throgmorton-street, „London, E.C. attessr, Lamon.ds and Macluekle, 36, St. Vincent-place, Glas gow, Joh n AUDITORS. Dan Esq. (Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co.), London. C O ), Young, Esq. (Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and London. Andersen, Esq., Chartered Accountant, Glasgow. BANKERS. Irereantile ani Ex- 4, Lombard-street, London. 41, Mincing-lane, Lond n. e ""ge Bank, Limited, 17 , Brown's-buildings, Liver- , pool. , St.Vincent-lae ihe City of GlasgoVw S Bank and Branches. Glasgow. TAnd„, iiROKERS. ilas,' n " - ^Prancis Burdand,Esq., County-chambers, Cornhill. ~Zax'? Messrs. Kerr Anderson, and Brodie. nche ster—liobert M : Ewen, Esq., Bank-street, Exchange. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. essrs, R, 13, Bell and D. Miller, Civil Engineers, 4, Both. street, Glasgow. SECRETARIES (PRO mist) E. Coleman, Esq., London, H. Lamond, Esq., Glasgow. TEMPORARY OFFICES. T okenhouse.yard, London, E.C.; and 36, St. Vincent. place, Glasgow. PROSPECTUS. th ir all is Company has been formed for the purposa of.pur ing and extending the valuab e and old-established R4-buildiwr and Engineering Business of Messrs. Smith Int.• Glasgow, f it Odger,'a firm well known on the Clyde, dur v-ffiWn'T last quarter of a century, as successful builders. Pr ' 8 Probably no branch ot industry which has been more thi).-Ltable in Scotland during the last few years than iron Pthailding, and when the great advantages possessed by e re a sgo and its vicinity are conidered the raid and surprising, i nurespansion of the trade in s that neighbourhoods not i.i ng. h t i t l e Clyde possesses great advantages, compared with the the ines, h in te lesser cost of coals, iartisans ron, and wages ; while Ski 11 and industry of the scotch are universal y -",t owledged. u rcji lhe Directors have made a provisional Contract, by which e y have secured, under a very favourable arrangement, business of Messrs. Smh and Rodger, including the hole of their building yardtensneering premises, plant, Fe .. Is, goodwill, and , aiwelt as the benefits arising :ern valuable existingeontracts, to be paid for partlyin cash ` ll, d. partly in shares of the Company. ).,:the partners of the firm have agreed to join the Board of v ".',rection, thus giving the Company the advantage of their 1 1 -'"uable influence and experience, and as the entire staff of heessirs. Smith and dodger will also be tranferred under arrangement referred to, the Company will be -enabled 0 7 e nter immediately up Dn a business in full and profitable ve rtltion. ef t• l though several Shi Comanies have been O ablished in the vicinity of building London and Liverpool, whose e e ations have been attended with great success, the bust nn the banks of the Clyde has hitherto been exclusively ace — " 1 . on by private enterprise, and the large fortunes veraulated by Scotch shipbuilders are a guarantee of pap t Might be expected from the working of a Conl - ample means and influential body of Di- Fin bn - ..'nnense impetus given to iron shipbuilding by the Ehei'Vnus Steamship Companies recently . established under Siz e Tullted Liability Act, which will require vessels of great Ootani,Power for trading to all parts of the world, will in etnrCulY prove a constant source of highly remunerative_ 18 • iBB parent to this Company; audit is evident that the day approaching when iron steamships will be used ex selm:rely, not only for the conveyance of emigrants and pas- Uti" e s, but al so o f t eas , s ilk s , an d o ther descr,ptions of the Dore n and most costly articles of commerce to and from every titch4,lo of the globe. ng to the revolution which Iron-plated ships have ested • atr uct L in naval warfare, it has become necessary to troll nianunn entire navies of Europe. and from the admirable !,_dd e r + in which the iron-plated vessels ef war recently 13 '7 t t u il" d t e h r, o British navy have been constructed by private and by the Thames Iron Ship-building Corn th~fina, there is not the slightest doubt that the building of in fut' i t ' of Great Britain and the other naval Po evers will A _re be lar ge en t rus t e d t o suc h com panies. th at eat element in the success of this Company is the f let varioTere will be a London Board, ready t .contrac tor the litiv em s and impor ant contracts of the British and Foreign o rdeeat°, ant the large Shipping Companies, whose ,tviliei t :re naturally first placed in hand in Lor don, and ▪ in et 're Much more likely to be secured by the influence . of efal JoPolitan directory thin by the application of a provin hrPbi!ilder. 4 Sotrticles and Memorandum of Association may be in aott at the Solicitors of the Comnan ,- , Messrs. Dawes kow.l, Loud-;n, and Messrs. Lamond and Macluokie, Was • th' _Pectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained Cometn Financial Associ ition (Limited), Thread reet ; the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors of the artl:Y , and of Messrs. G. IL and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhouse- Th. is Form must be delivered entire to the - Rankers of the t-lufc % fur au s ha " r u es o will tear off and retain the Form of Applica - To the 1. ° 111 4 OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. .-drectors of the Clyde Engineering and Iron Ship-, (len building Company (Limited'. /1 01 tlerite n, d e l'lLsr paid into your bankers the sum of , being oi £1 per share on shares in the atove Co -411(1 hereby request that you WAll allot me that number; ber twatreb Y agree to accept such shares, or . any less num % I naY be allote Itome • and I authorise you to place " 5 411. 0 -- C t e ect uPon the Register of Shareholders for the shares I am, Gentlemen, Name In fail Residencer Proressiontor Business ..... Date A TLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Issue of Second Mortgage Bonds, payable in London. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That no Application for these Bonds will be received atter Four o'clock on WED NESDAY next, the 6th inst. By order. 2, Old Bread-street, 4th April, 186 c, THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK, are prepared to re-dye Subscriptions for the Capital of the LE MIR ttG-CZERSO WITZ RAILWAY LOM PANY (Limited). Capital £1,"50,000, in 62,500 shares of .£2) each. Under a Guarantee from the Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum dividend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contractor, Mr. Bra ssey, of interest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, on application and £t on allotment ; a further sum of £2 on the Ist of May, after which date no further call will be made for six months. N°. 22,395. THE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the CERTIFI CATES of SHARES in this Company will be ready for de livery on and after FRIDAY next, the Bth of April, and may be had on application. By order of the Board, THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, SO, Lombard-street, London, April 2, ft GI. 91HE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). DIRECTORS. Fredk. Bing, Esq., Sprinz-mount, Champion-hill, S. John Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wall, London, E.C. Lieut.-Gen. Carmichael, C. 8., Hyndford House, Brompton, S. W. - E. Edmonds, Esq., J.P., Berryfield, Bradford-on-Avon. Marshall Hall, Esq., J.P., Barri , ter-at-Law, Blacklands park, Calne, Wilts, and Temple, E.C. J. B, Phillips, Esq., Rawtet,stall, near Manchester. Thos. Early Smith, Et.q. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen Merchants and Army Clothiers). London, N E. E. H. Watts, Esq, Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Parke and PoHoar, 63, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.c, London. BROKERS. Messrs. Froom Brothers, Change-al'es, Cornhill, London. BANERS. The Alliance Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London. The capital invested will be turned over at least four times a year, so that a profit of 25 per oent. per anuum may be safely calculated on. Prospectuses, forms of application, and every information, can be obtained at the offices of the Company, 28, Cornhill, London. THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE.—No application for Shires will be received after MONDAY, tie 11th inst. By order, R. BULGIN, Secretary. London, 28, Cornhill, April 4, MI. ro THE BONDHOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 80 1 ,0:'0 dollars L£lBo,ooo , New Yorc Division—Due in 1881. 1,000,030 dollars (£225,030) 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 prorierty of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are r, deemable in New York or in London at 45. 6d. per dollar, and are tram ferable without stamp or en dorsement; 4 per cent. of the gross Amount will be drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1865, to be pa'd off at par in London ; Interest Coupons are attached to the'Bonds, pay able semi-annually, .t the Consolidated i ank in Loudon, at the fixed ra fe of 45. t ,- ) the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz.:— Bonds of 100 dole. at £l5 155., with interest from April, 1,1864. 50n „ £7B 155., „ • I,oxo „ £157 10s. ' • V, IR. The Coupons represent £l4 per annum 211 each,bond of 1,000 dollars (E 225), or nearly 9 per cent. The privilege of subscribing will remain open until the 6th of April for the:present bondholders, either directly or through their brokers. The terms of issue are ^ s follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being Lll 5 0 per Bold of LOCO dol. 10 „ al otment „ 22 ' 0 0 91 15 It 20 21 7, 2d May 16th May Ist June 33 15 0 „ 45 0 0 „ 45 0 0 £157 10 0 Subscribers have the oDtion 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 'ates will be issird to "bearer." These Certificates will be exchanged for Bonds 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 has 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. For-na 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. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, Pending the constitution, under the provisions of the conces sion, of the Company as a Societ6 Anonyme. In England— Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., 31. P. ) Directors of the Anglo- Frederick Engelha dt, Esq. j Austrian Bank. J. P. Brown-Westhead. Esq., RP., Deputy-Chairman of the Loudon and North-Western Railway. In Austria H. fi. Prince Leo SapieiTa, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count Vladimir Borkowski, Director of the Car:-Ludwig Railway. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Comm. rce, Vienna. BANKERS IN LONDON, Messrs. Glyn, Mil's, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. BANKERS IN VIENNA. The Anglo-Austrian Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Biroham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, Parliament street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., 38, Throgmorton-street. Messrs. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 54, Old Broad-street. The great Trunk Railway from Vienna, in the direction of the frontier of Moldavia, is at present complete as far as Lemberg. The communication is effected by means of two lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow; the second, the Carl-Ludwig Rai, way, from Cracow to Lemberg. The first of these lines pays about 14 per cent. upon its capital. The second was completed only at the end of 1861. but since its opening has paid 8 per cent. upon its capital, and consequently has never required to claim the guarantee of 5 per cent. accorded to it by the Austrian Government. The present line is the continuation from Lemberg to Czernowitz, near the Moldavian frontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Carl-Ludwig line obtains its most important traffic, and being constructed at a very considerably less cost, promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through Mo'clavia to Galati, on the Danube (for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Principalities), must neces sarily add largely to the profits of the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway, which will thus form an integral cart in an un broken and direct railway communication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Sea. The concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the commencement of the works previous to the ith January, 1865, and for their comp!etion within three years ; but provision is made for extension (A these periods in case of political or financial crisis. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of £150,000 in silver money as a net annual revenue of the line. The sum thus guaranteed by the Government, after pro viding for the payment of interest at 5 per cent. on the Bonds, and for an annual sinking fund, will leave a clear 7 per cent. applicable to the share capital. The sinking fund will be annually applied by lot to the redemption of the Bonds and Shares at par. The proprietors of the Shares thus, from time to time, redeemed will, for each share, receive a certifi cate entitling the bearer to a participation, during the re maining term of the concession, in all the profits of the Com pany exceeding 5 per cent. on the original capital. A. contract, which will be adopted by the Company, has been entered into by the concessionaires with Mr. Brassey fo,r a sum of £2,450,000. This contract provides for the construction of the railway in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with rolling. stock. It includes all the preil minary expenses of acquiring the concession and forming tne Company ; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid•up capital at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum ; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management until the railway shall be opened for public traffic. The concession confers the requisite power to form a So ciete Anonyme with Shares to bearer, whereby the liability of the subscriber will be limited to the amount of 25 per cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. • The capital of the Societe Anonyms wlll be £2,450,000; to be issued, £1,20.2,0)0 in Bonds, and £1,250,0,0 in Shares of £2O each. _ _ The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the fdrmation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively constituted according to Aus trian law until 25 per cent. of the share capital has been paid up), the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company has been formed as a limited liability company, the shares in which will he exchanged for Shares of a like denomination in the Societe Anonyme. A copy of the &rticles of Association, of the =cession, and of the statutes under which it is proposed to constitute the Societe Anonyme, can be inspected at the Offices of the Soli citors, 46, Parliament-street. Applications for Shares must be made in the. annexed form, addressed to the Directors of the International Fin ,n -clal ikciety (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, but no application will be considered, unless accompanied by the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., or of t •e Angr,lo-Aus tri n Bank, Vienna, for £1 per Share on the number of Shares applied for. This sum will be returned in the event of tl•e application not being acceded to, and, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of £1 per Share then due. LE3II3ERG-CZERNOWITZ RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be left wf h the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank. Gentlemen,—llaying paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the sum of £ b e ing £1 per Share on Shares, of £2O each, which I' request may be allotted to me in the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any less number, and to become a member of the Company, and to have my name placed on the Register of Members in respect of the Shares allotted to tne. I am. Gentlemen, your obediedt servant, Name in lull Address in full ... Date .j.tilrl •MA•11114111 ..,,, , I_,-I, r ft s f ifr p Eß ..,..... ~, ' l l,' =al. , ''..‘ \• ("4 .1 , •,. ' 1,, 4 .. i . . - - ,- v ...,:.,4 t t , • , , lead was not used, the socond officer stating that at T7);tz , \_ , .... ..,,,,, ...-....-0 . , . . . ; A...t.0,n the pilot came on deck, and having spoke to him, went beN ,a S , a If • 4 f t 1,...,i' „.. %lg. • A , • .... y i , ~,.................., , 4 2, 4 7 : . :4ii i , , „,,,,4 c , . low again, and that at 5.15 a.m., just before the ship struck, . . 2'•1t1tt.... ,, ~../, r , . s )1%; 5 1),ki15 , T . ..--it 1& ( '. 411 , =.4c, , .! , -, - liti - --------. 'l;, r f *4- 4v... - - - ~ = 4 - '.. ' 4' i ....., both the pilot and captain were on deck. . 4 -....., „...- ~ , 4. , r .. -.7 .4-1- -41t.' ._ 4' . i 4 o • •Ir tn.,. -4 -4r) , , ,t• ,1, 4 .. , . ..t., ` 41, 4.o't The inquiry was then adjourned. - ---- -- ...i,_ 4 , ..:. .., , -2 r ;, r' -,t, 1 ~,........ . - ..... r . _ c, -- q, 4.. ... .„9,.. ,AiNt. -, i -.--7 -,',. -- .....-0 0 :: .- A ' 1 or- ' - ivgige 3 / 4 qhf a o' . a.), -intorr• 117 ' ''\74: - .---' . 1., • - DiE i 404` , 1,,,, 11 , ."':e... —". ni k..... t.et ~.,$ nV' 4,. , .„ Acclimatisation Society of' Great Britaim _ PRICE .4d. STAMPED;....Sd. Last evening a meeting of this society was held in the great room of the Society of Arts, John street, Adephi, for the purpose of inaugurating a system by which it is intended that papers shall occasionally be read by members upon various sub jects coming within the scope of this interesting organisation. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 100, Piccadilly. Lord PONVERSCOURT occupied the chair, and the first paper was read by Mr. Frank Buckland, one of the secretaries, th e su bj ect b e i ng " t h e repor t s from Hong Kong, Tasmania, Lab u an, B er muda, Barbadoes, Borne; Western Australia, &c., con veying answers to inquiries made by the society in reference to the assistance they might expect to re ceive from those countries. Mr. Buckland stated that the object of the society was to obtain from foreign sources various products of nature, and in return to send the products of this country to all Edward llson n a a mremm eiinrig parts of the world. Their intentions were not ex actly of a zoclogical character, the result of their operations being to adapt everything which came to de information ie rent w within hath ed already or their abd y b an notice set been exertions L xeroeetwreoteei received h u vu s ems e d f u u ocf l fr purposes.ov:a lrthe haeEbdl ff coun tries mentioned; but there could be no doubt that it was very difficult to acclimatise matters ; and it would really seem that in Great Britain we had great advantages over our colonies in regard to in digenous productions. They had obtained their answers through the Colonial-office, and the report from Tasmania stated that the only quadruped in that country of much economic value was the bush kangaroo, very superior leather being made from the skin. The attempt to acclimatise it among animals of a higher state of organisation would probably fail. In birds there was the Cape Barren goose, a hardy bird of good quality, about the size of an ordinary goose, bat very quarrelsome with other birds. There was also the Shoveller duck, which had never been domesticated, and was very rare. The only freshwater fish was the cucumber mullet, but it could not be transported to England alive. They had no timber that would be useful in Europe, and there were no medicinal plants. An indigo bearing considerable resemblance to the indigo of commerce was found growing luxuriantly in poor sandy soils, but its quality had never been tested. The report from Barbadoes stated that there were no indige nous animals or birds, but there were three kinds of fish—the snook, the mullet, and the caffrom. There was no timber, and only those medicinal plants which had been already analysed and recorded. In vegetables suited for food they had the Chinese yams, the tanner and eddoe, the increase pea, the Lima bean, the Causse yam, the hook-podded pea, the Buena neota and the pigeon pea—a pea of good quality and wholesome. In Bermuda they had no quadrupeds or birds indigenous to the climate that would be worth transporting. Their fish was all salt water fish, The only tree, that could be called a timber tree was the cedar, and there were no medicinal plants except those which had been in troduced into the island. The report from Hong Kong stated that the sheep and ox of China would do well in Great Britain. The pig had been largely exported from thence to England, and there was the powerful, hardy Tartar pony from the north of China. In fowls, the local pheasant might be introduced into this country with advantage. The fish of China would not bear comparison as food with those of the British seas. For ornamental fish the gold fish were to be mentioned. There were no trees of importance except in the neighbouring island Leu conia. In medicinal plants, the Kwangchee might be named, seeds of that plant being invaluable in the treatment of worms in children. In vegetables suitable for food there was, in addition to those already known, a peculiar species of cabbage and potato, which would no doubt thrive in England. R. W. S. wOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, rand BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic King William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday) ; Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2e. ; amphitheatre, le. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to live. Next Morning Performanez, Saturday, April 9, at three._ In Borneo there were no animals and few birds worthy of being introduced into this country. In Australia there were no animals or birds which had not already been acclimatised in England, and the only fish is the Murray cod. Mr. Buckland's place being now taken by Mr. Lowe, joint secretary to the society, the latter gen tleman read a paper on Oyster Culture, beginning by saying that the process was well known in the time of the Romans, and all the study which modern naturalists had brought to bear upon the subject had not added much to the information which the elder Pliny had given in regard to the habits of the fish. If there were any need of proof of the necessity for cultivating the oyster, it might be found in the price at which the fish is now sold in the market. Two years ago the best native oysters were 40s. the bushel, they were now 70s. Common oysters are now quoted at from 18s. to 245. ; a year ago they were from 12a. to 16s, When he mentioned that more than 150,000 bushels of oysters were brought to Billinsgate every year, some idea might be formed of the commercial importance of the oyster. In former years native oysters could be obtained at 4d. the dozen; more recently the price had risen to 6d., and at many of the first-class fishmongers they were now sold at Bd., and even at some establish. ments at 10d. and ls. Mr. Lowe proceeded to give some very interesting details respecting the various means of cultivating oysters ; and he expressed his conviction that there were many miles of shore upon our coasts, and especially upon the east coast, which was now utterly unproductive, but which might be transformed by oyster culture into scenes of wealth producing activity such as are now to be found in the Ile de Re, and on the coasts of Normandy and Brittany. From what he had seen he was quite sure that the cultivation of oysters is not more difficult than any other kind of cub. tivation. Indeed, Dr. Kammerer (no mean authority on the subject) preferred it to any other kind of culture. He believed it possible that, with care and study, a great variety of oysters might be intro duced to our shores and cultivated there ; and if this were done, cue great object of the Acclimatisa tion Society would be successfully accomplished. Much approbation was expressed at the results of Mr; Lowe's labours and researches; and after a little discussion, Mr. A. W. Crichton read an irate. resting paper on the Game Birds and Animals of Canada. The meeting then separated. A POSER FOR CIMIMINGITES.—Why should it be a fatal objection to Dr. Cumming that his deni. vation of Sebastopol showed he did not know Greek, and that his disquisition on the original t r ib es of England s howed he knew nothing of early history ? Supposing he were wrong in both these instances, and in a hundred others like them, why should this be any obstacle to our accepting his celestial almanac, and fixing the Millenium with him in 1867, or 1868, or whatever may be the last date that has hit his fancy ? The answer is, that his only title to make his guesses, or to exercise any kind of divination, is his supposed learning. Th ose w h o b e li eve i n hi s guesses believe in them partly because it is entertaining to do so, partly because they respect his earnestness, partly because they are sustained by a secret disbelief, and also, in a very great measure, because they think a man of his learning is to be trusted. He sets out with the theory, which he induces them to accept, that the date of the Millenium is to be arrived at Ly the knowledge of a great number of complex and intricate de tails, to master which it is necessary to know Greek and the origin of races. His claim to guess is that he is in special and exclusive possession of the requisite machinery. It is perfectly fair and relevant to say to such a man that his theory may be right or wrong—that it certainly is difficult to see why a man who knew the real derivation of Sebasto pol and the real history of the early settlers in northern England should be able to tell the meaning of mysteries which Dr. Cumming supp3ses to have been sealed to all the remainder of the Cnristian world—but that, ev en su pp osin g the theory to be right, Dr. Cumming himself is not the man who can take advantage of it. This, of course, disprove the theory, but it brings back Dr. Cumming per. does not sonally to the general level of human ignorance about the future, and there is some use and comfort in that.—Satur day Review. GREAT EASTERN RAILW AY AND THE CONTI NENTAL TRAFFIC.—The p r operty required fur thi s company's proposed cent ral City sta t i on consists of 111 houses in the parish of St. Botolph, B ishopegate, displacing 333 persons ; 60 in Christ Church, Spitalfields, 180 persons; and 186 houses in S t . Matthew, Bethnal- g reen, 558 p ersons. The company have just added another p ower f u l paddle steamer, called the Avalon, of BSO tons, to their steam fleet for working the Continental traffic between Harwich, Ant • werp, and Rotterdam. Other vessels to be placed on the route during the summer are now in course of construction, THE SUN, LONDON, TUE.DAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1864. URNRURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and 12 ?LOORCLOTFI, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying - an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing* an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adin , -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 dltto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring houseli3ld furniture, mrpet , 2, 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 Brita:u. COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, T. JAMES'S HA' GRAND CONCERT wil of ST. VINCENT de PAUL EVENING, April 6. LADY PAT IL, Regent-street. —A 11 take place in aid of the funds SOCIETY, WEDNESDAY PRONESSES. Her Excellency the Countess Hon. Mrs. Pereira. d'Apponyi. Hon. Lady Tichborne. Dowager Marchioness of H on. Lady Mostyn. • Lothian. Hon. Mrs. 01axe ell. Countess of Fingal. lion. Mrs. Herbert, of Lla- Lady E. Howard. narth. Viscountess Gormanstown. Monica Lady Gerard. Viscountess Castlerosse. Lady Blount. Lady Norreys. Lady Chichester. Lady Anne de Trafford. Lady Witham. Lady Gwandoline Petre. Mrs. H. Arundell. Lady Georgina Fullerton. Mrs. Washington Ilibbert. Lady Caroline Towneley. Mrs. H. Bowden. Lidy Catherine Wheble. Mrs. Blount, of Mapledurham Lady Catherine Berkeley. Mrs. Herbert, of Clytha. Lady Charles Thynne. Mrs. Serjeant Bel asis. Lady Camoys. Mrs. Eyston. Lady Stourton, Mrs. Theodore Gallon. Lady Petre. Mrs. Howard, of Corby. Lady ArundelL Mrs. Harting - . Lady Dormer. Mrs. Hutchins. Lady Clifford. Mrs. C. Manning. Lady Herries. Mrs. A. jerning,ham. 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. Sainton ; violoncello, Mons. Paque ; pianoforte, Miss Madelena Cronin and Miss Kate Gordon. Orchestra of 60 ; chorus of 120 voices. Organist, Mr. Sydney Naylor. Con ductor, W, 01. Lintz. Part I will contain Cherubini's " Ave Maria," a selection from Rossini's " Stabat Mater," Gounod's "Nazareth,'' and Lutz's original cantata, " Miserere," &c. the entire work). Part 11. will consist of the most popular songs, duets, trios, &c., of the day Sofa stalls, 10; reserved seats, 5s ; balcony, 3s ; area, 2s : gallery, is. 'rickets 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. Aruidell, Esq , 60, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square ; S. Lescher, Esq., Oak Lodge, Haverstock-hill ; C. F. Conley, Esq., ;6, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury ; W. M. Lutz, 13, New Dorset place, lapham-road ; Mr. John Trivick, 2, Doddington 2-rove, Kennington-park; and at the office of the Society, 151, High Holborn, W.C. Doors open at Seven; commence at Eight precisely. - HOME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1P62. Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of £5O each. (With power of increase.) First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, £1 per share on applica tion and £4 on allotment. It is not intended to make any further call. DIRECTORS. Wil!lam Frederick Baring, it:sq , 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 South Airica; Athol Hay, Esq. (Bell, Rennie, and Co. ) , Leith. Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde-park-square. James Lyall, Esq. (Lyall, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta. James M'Master, Esq. (late of William El.‘Master and Brothers), Toronto and Manchester. Brins!ey De Conroy Nixon, Esq., Queen's -gate-hardens. John Paterson, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Felix Pryor, Esq. (of the late firm of 11. and J. Johnston and Co.) - John Swindell, Esq. (Swindell and Matthews), Mincing-lane. William Patrick Adam, Esq., M.P., Blair Adam, Kinross- shire. Henry Thurburn, Esq., 5, Queensbonugh-terrace. BANKERS. London...—. The Alliance Bank, Lothbury. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchureh-Street. Liverpool.... The Alliance Bank. Manchester.. The Alliance Bank. The Consolidated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argies, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. J. and J. Whithead, 8, Moorgate-street, Temporary offices-1, East India-avenue. PROSPECTUS. This company is for,ne 1 w, h the special object of uniting' "nto one strong institution, with its chief office in London, numerous small local and colonial inststu ions, requiring con 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 - A the absolute neces ity of being effectually represented there, and to is 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 company 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 h several very successful colonial insurance oflices, either for entire amalga - r atico, on very favour able terms, or for that beneficial reciprocity of agency which will at once secure to the Home and Colonial Assurance , ompany a most valuable, safe, and lucrative business as a co-operative assurance com pany. 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 1,00 0 per cent. premium, and the increase of insurance busbies in the Australian, South African, Canadian, and Easte n settlements is at a rate of progress which has no parallel in European countries. The princip'e of assuring investments made through •he comp ny's agenc,—a pr nciple so ucces-fully ea-ried out by colonial offices—will enter as anew fell ure into he objects of the "Home and Colonial Assurance C .mpany ;" 411 d as , i a numerous agencies in all parts it will possess peon ler facilities for making assured inves tments for individuals in sound foreign and colonial securities, the Directors confi dently anticipate, from the agency an very large and steady revenue to their shareholders. While, however, the Ilome and Colonial Assurance Com pany will specially direct its attention to foreign and colo nial businoss, it will nor, neglect 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 3litio stamp tax at present imposed oa r o'icies of insurance. No promotion money given in connection with this Com pany, and the Directors' remuneration to be left to the share holders. Applications for hares to be made in the folowing form, copies of which and of the prospectus to be had of the solici tors, or brokers, or acting secretary of the company, FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the bankers,) No. To the Directors of the Home and Colonial Assurance Coen pany (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of £ bring a deposit of £1 per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that num ber, and I agree to become a member of the Company in re spect• of such shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me ; and to pay on allotment the further deposit of £4 per share thereon, and I request that my name may be placed on the register of members for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date 'TOME 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. TN what " Happy Land" can race you after the ji "Opera?" I cn'y know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GARDEN, my dear fellow ! PRACTICAL GEOLOGY.—King's College, London. —Professor TENNANT. F.G.S., will COM MENCE a COURSE of LECT URES on WEDNESDAY next, at 9 a m., having especial reference to the application of Geology to Engineering, Mining, Architecture, and Agricul ture. The Lectures will be continued on each succeeding Friday and Wednesday at the same hour. Fee, £1 Ils. 6d. R. W. JELL', D.D., Principal. STEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. 'the British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESI'ATCII one of the undermentioned Sp l en did Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH 310,NT11 for New York;— Tons. Horse Power. LONDON . ......... 2,r.00 „.... SUO ..... Capt. GLOVER. WE STAI IN i';',f ER .. 2,500 ..... 500 ..... Capt. Couch. DUBLIN ... 2,500 ~,.. ..,..,1 0 ..... Capt. num:). NEW YORK . 2,500 ••• • • 500 ..... capt. HARRIS. These magnificent vesse,... 4 are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every comfort. The ,"" ine will commence at an early date ; the exect day to be fliet, For freight or passage apply to the Conipt: ll in a latter announce ment. To load in the Victoria Docks. Alfred Laming and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street. y's Agents, ______ T HE NATIONAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). I ncor porated under the Companies Act of 18 62 , by which the liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares. First Capital £500,000, in 10,000 shares of £5O each. Deposit on application £ t per share, and Xi on allotment. No call will be made until after the expiration of three months from the date of allotment, and it is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per shart. As the operations of the Company increase further issues of shares will be made, which will in the first instance be offercd to the then existing Shareholders on such terms as the Dire:, tors may deem adyisable. DIRECTORM. Vice-Admiral Burney, Ibery House, Twick nham, Director of the European Bank. Edmund Clench, Esq., Manor House, Clapham. E. T. Gourly, Esq., shipowner, Sunderland, and Seething- Y lane, E C. A r thur Raymond Kirby, Esq., Little Marb:e-hill, Twick- Archibald Kintrea, Esq., Ding's Arms-yard, Moorgate- street. G. V. Lascaridi, Esq., merchant, Winchester House, Old Broad-street. George Maitland, E -q., merchant, 25, Eastcheap, E.C. Joseph 3.l.‘Masrer, Esq., merchant, Eastcheap. De netrio Pappa, Esq . of the Oriental Commercial Company. Miles Charles Seton, Esq., Randolph House, Maida-hill, and T:eskerby, Cornwall. Henry Spicer, Esq., merchant, George-yard, Lombard-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, CooPer,iVint e, and Co., 5, Lothbury. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, Lotitbury. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Mercer and Mercer, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Partridge and Greenfield, Throgmorton-street. SECRETARY H. L. Gentile, Esq. Offices-12, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street, E.C. The principle of limited liabi ity is now fully recognised and adopted by the investing portion of the public. Perhaps there is no class of institutions to which that principle has been more successfully app ied than to the recently esta blished financial companies ; and although large capitals have been subscribed for this purpose, it cannot be denied that there still remains a wide held open for the profitable employment of capital both in English and foreign enter prises. This Company has already promises of a large amount of support, and a pro yis.onal agreement has been entered into for acquiring a valuable railway concession, with a Govern ment guarantee. Negotiations are also pending for securing business arising from several undertakings, which will mate rially contribute to the success of the company. It is intended that the shareholders in this company shall, so far as may be practicable, have the priority in applications for shares in the various enterprises which may be introduced under its auspices, The operations to be carried on by the company will be the same as those embraced lsy similar institutions. The active management of the company will be conducted by an executive committee, under the supervision and control of the Board of Directors. Two of the proposed Committee have been many years successfully engaged in financial operations, and as 'an earnest of their confidence in the permanent success of the Company, have agreed to hold shares in the capital to a large extent, an f to be only remunerated for their services by receiving a portion of the profits after paying interest to the shareholders at the rate of five percent. upon the paid-up capital. The directors will receive such remuneration as may be determin d upon by the shareholders at the general meet ings. There will be no fees paid topromoters for originating the Company, but arrangements have been made whereby the preliminary expenses have been guaranteed not to exceed one-half per cent. upon the first capital. More than one-half of the capital has already been applied for. and the business of the Company will be commenced immediately after the allotment of the shares. The articles of association can be seen on applying at the temporary offices of the Company. Applications for shares, in the annexed form, to be made to the Brokers or Secretary. If more shares are applied for than are allotted the surplus of the deposit, on application, will be applied towards the vament of the further deposit on the shares allotted. If no allotment be mide the deposits will be returned in full, but without interest. N ATIONAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). NO APPLICATIONS for ,LIARES will be RECEIVED AFTER THURSDAY NEXT, the 7th inst. April 2, 1864. THE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (LIMITEW, IN VITE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR SHARES IN T I-IE EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY (Limi'ed). Incorporated with Limited LiLiability un:er the Companies Act, 1802, Beine• the first link for connecting the North with i he South of Europe. and ffo , ding the shortest and most convenient route between E n g land and India, China, Australia, &c. From t hiasso, near th e Lake of Cemo, to Lugano, Bellinzona, and Bia.ca, with a Branch to Locarno, on the Lake Mag g.ere, in Switzerland, 6 miles. With 1 rivilege to extend from Bias= to Lucerne or to Coire. Concession in years. Capital £1,400,r00. First issue £700,000, in 17,500 ch. shares of £4O or 1,000 francs ea The remaining £7OOlOO to be raised hereafter in shares, bonds, or obligations, as may be deemed adv'stible. Deposit on application £1 or 25 francs per share, and a further payment of £3 or 75 francs per share on allotment. No call date of made at an earlier date than three months from the date of allotment; and no call to exceed L 2 per share. DIRECTORS. Colonel SYKES, M.P., RMS., Chairman of the East India C om pany, Chairman. 11. D. Cartwright, Esq., late Chairman at Bombay of the Commercial Bank of India, and of the Great Indian Penin- Egg , 60, Great Cumberland-street. sular Railway Company, Thos. Cave, Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex. Esq., 8, Sus ex-square, Hyde-park, Director S. H. Godefroi, Esq. (Demattos and Godefroi), Coptha.l - E sq ., 6, New Cavendish-street. Ha. o F f F t .. li G e llocierr°Yd' Mercantile Credit A sociation, Limited. John Wm. Maclure, .E,A., Manchester. Thomas Pemberton, Esq., Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, 1. Esq., 3, Upper Ifyde- Director of the Birmingham Banking Company. Wm. Henry Petit Jean, Esq., Manchester, Director, Birken head Railway Company. Or Financial Corpzation, park-gardens. Watford, Esq , Direct . PC T . 0. i rG . n .. e N t l ' i r ua o ns p ewr tDer,a Limited. AUDITORS, D. Allardice, Esq., Manager of the Commercial Bank of India. Edwin Brett. Esq., Manager of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. n and County Bank. o r C I TORS. BANKERS. London —The National Bagnhkaarandßiatisikßinragncehomesp. any. Ma r n m e i h n e g a ter—ThemT h Manchesteroßis London—Messr Masterraan, and Hughes, 17, Buck- Dianchester—Messre. Sale, Worthi ng t on, Sh i pman , and Soldon. i s. re lir sb n a g r h y e . s, CONSULTING ENGINEER. G. P. Bidder, Esq., late President of the institution of Civil Engineers, 21, Great George-street, Westminster. BROKERS. LSierw: W. H Car ae ci le e N n vo Spencer. London ° au: Son , oci. Founders' court, change-buildings, , Birmingham LiverTppool.....• Rcochbou:rnrttg'Byrne, Esq. Manchegtlr Messrs. Rawson and SECRETARY. A. PixleY , Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 193, 191, 195, Gresham House, Old Broad-street. ....---. cha:fineXtending the line to Purpose of constructing a • ABRIDOtto PROSPECTUS. Thisl wayC o Railway the Canton of Tessin, nitetl• the only line a:•. - ct the railways of Switzerlandm, from withnYC i i i s i af the Lucerne, by the Alpine Pass of the St. Gothard, or to Coire by the Pass of the Luckmanier. . The line now to be made from Cniaro to Biased, ip, indis pensable Italy, the line being comparatively easy of P lo e w n e s a d b l b e y to II e Swisseither of Gtohveesrne nirtgittest,oi t co b n e construc tion, free from costly works, and promising a large traffic. The Company has, however, secured from the Canton Tessin, bes des the concession of the line from Chiasso to etdodefsßiognirast Blasco, the preferential right to construct the extension of their line to any junction with the system of railways of Central Europe, whether at Lucerne or at Coire, and this peculiarly advantageous condition forms a very i mportant feature of the present enterPr i • State subventions to a very considerable amount have been voted in aid of t e proposed Alpine Railway, which is ac know' ed2,ed to be of the highest national importance to both Switzerland and Italy. The lines proposed by this Company will coniplete the shortest overland route to India and China across the centre of Europe, and will effect a saving of three days' sea naviga tion. As the line from chiag - 0 to Bianca-, which is intend e d t o j in the Lombardo-Venetian lines, will open a direct com munication b tween the most important towns of the Canton Tessin and the railway network of Italy, connecting also the th:ee Lakes of Como, LitlanO, and Maggiore, and as it forms the key of the wholepo4tion, the Directors have reso ved to commence this line iorthwith, pending the sift veys and ne gotiations for determining the precise Alpine Pass to be finally adopted for the extension. Responsible contrac ors have undertaken to construct and complete the line for a sum within the amount of capital ; and , he works were commenced on the ISth of January, in the rresenee of Government officials. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum will be paid to Shareholders during construction, neon the amounts from time to time paid in respect of the r shares. Full particulars are given in the detailed Prospectus, which may he obtained, together with the Map, at the Offices of the Company. Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Directors, and copies of the Prospectus may be obtained at the Tem porary Offices of the Company, or at the Offices of the Finan cial Corp ration (Limited), 14, Leudenhall-street ; the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be con .idered unless a Deposit of £1 per Share on the number of Shares applied for has been paid. FA UR OPE AN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Share List of this Company will be CLOSED on SATURDAY next, the 9th( nst., for London ; the 12th inst., for the country; and the 14th inst., for the Continent. 1934-5, Gresh m i ;louse, April x,1561. By order. LADY BLAKE'S NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in 3 vols., 'VEY STEPFATHER'S HOME, By LADY BLAKE. Also now ready, in 3 vols., ADELA CATHCART. By GEO. MACDONALD. Hurst and Blackett,l3, Great Marlborough-street. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, in 1 vol., with Portrait, 9s. bound, LIFE of the REV. EDWARD IRVING, Llustrated by his Journal and Correspondence. By Mrs. OLIPHANT. " A truly interesting and most affecting memoir. Irving's lit,' ought to have a niche In every ga.ilery of religious bio— graphy. There are few lives that will be fuller of instruc tion, interest, ~nd consolation." —Saturday Review. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCIE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &c. Prepared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-plioe, Dalston, London, N.E. BED•ROOM CANDLES, "pitlcrs CANDLES, which will not drop .crease Aden carriod."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes is, and 3s. each, are recommende I 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. 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OHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and [louses to be disposes 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. The Wreck of the Golden Age,—Board of Trade Inquiry. Yesterday an official inquiry, instituted by the Board of Trade, took place at the Greenwich Police-court,before Mr. Trail!, magistrate, and Captain Harris and Capt. Domett, nautical assessors, into the circumstances attending the loss of the ship Golden Age, Captain Charles Morrison Pack, off Dungeness, on the morning of the 19th February. Mr O'Dowd, attended on behalf of the Board of Trade, Mr. Morgan (of the firm of Humphrey and Morgan) appear ing for the captain'; and Mr. Marshall watching the case on behalf of the owners. Mr. Boustred, the chief clerk of the Court, took the depositions of the witnesses. The proceedings were briefly opened by Mr. O'Dowd, the first witness called being Joseph Wall, who said he had a certificate of competency as master from the Board of Trade, and was chief officer of the Golden Age, which left Madras on the 2d of October last, bound for London with a cargo of cotton and oil. At the time of leaving Madras the vessel was found well and sound, and sufficiently manned. Everything was prosperous on the voyage until three o'clock in the afternoon of the 17th of February,when a Deal boatman was taken on board to take the ship to Dungeness. The wind was then N.W., and they had a leading wind up Channel. At 2.25 a.m., being then within pilotage waters, the pilot-boat came up, and William Anderson, a branch pilot, took charge of the ship. About 3.30 a,m., the Wellington steam-tug took the vessel in tow, and at 5.45 a.m., a Dutch galliot came into collision with the ship, it being then just daybreak. The ship was got off without much injury, but was left adrift, the hawser of the steamer having apparently been out by the galliot about 7 fathoms on the outside. The vessel was then worked to windward until about 11 a.m., when the steam-tug Secret took the ship in tow, the South Foreland being in sight, distant about 10 miles, Folkestone light was observable on the port bow, and Dungeness light bore W. by S., distant 10 or 12 miles. The tug having left, the captain set the fore and mizen topsails, standing in on the starboard tack, and anchoring in 17 fathoms at 8.45 p.m. The pilot gave the order to let go the ship's anchor, and the anchor watch, five in number, each lasting one hour and 25 minutes, was formed, He had the first watch, from 9 to 10.25 p.m., and at 4.5 a.m. of the 19th he was again called. At 5 a.m. he gave orders for all hands to be called to get the ship under weigh. The crew had coffee, and at 5.45 the ship struck heavily about midships, under the heel of the mainmast, starting the masts. The captain remarked, " What is that ?" and witness said, "The ship has struck," upon which the captain replied, " That is impossible." Tho vessel struck again, and on the pilot coming up the captain said, "The ship has struck," and the pilot said, "That is impossible in 17 fathoms of water," and gave orders to slip the chain at 75 fathoms, and to hoist the foretopmast stay sail. The well was sounded by the capenter, and he re ported six feet of water. Witness jumped into the star board mizen chains and took a cast of the lead, which gave five fathoms, less a quarter. The ship went broadside on, and the pilot gave orders to cut away the main and mizen masts. The snow was coming down heavily, nothing could be seen. Shortly after 7 a.m. No. 4 pilot boat bore down came alongside and took off the passengers and a portion of the crew. The remainder of the crew, excepting the captain, witness, the carpenter, and four men, being taken off by the boat in five other trips it mado. At 1 p.m. ship was aban doned, and those who had remained on board were landed nea No. 2 battery. A large portion of the cargo was after wards saved, but greatly damaged, and the vessel has been got off the Roar, where she struck, and taken ashore at Hythe. By Captain Harris —When the ship anchored at 8.45 p.m. of the 18th, the wind was blowing fresh from ENE., with a heavy snow squall. During his watch, from 9 p.m. to 10.25 p.m., the ship rode easily, and the pilot gave orders at 9 that the helm was to be shifted at 12 p.m., w hen there wo uld be a change of tide, and that if there was any change in the weather ho was to be called. No orders were given to throw the deep-sea les4 overboard, nor was it thrown during his watch. The Foreland light was right a-head, and the ship's head bore to the cast. Before leaving deck at 10.25 p.m. he tried the chain by placing his hand upon it, and found all correct. The captain was on deck when he was called up at 4.5 a.m., and tlso at the time the ship struck, but witness did not see the pilot. The boatswain, carpenter, and second mate were then severally called and examined upon the points contained in the preceding evidence. They all stated that during their different watches orl the morning of the wreck the deep sea THE RIDE FO