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RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY T. COGNAC, This BRANDY. celebrated Old IRI3 a WHISKY rivals the finest BENCH BRANDY, It i 4 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. , L Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by at " l e Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the " Rinaha n ' s LL Red hisky." Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded W VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN --e1,50P,000. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY Men OF LONDON (Limited) to announce that th e y are authori ed by the Govern ofein,,t Venezuela to offer to the public a Lean for that State, she extent of .£1,5. 0,000 n minal Capital, upon the follow interrits The Bonds will be issued for sums of £509, £V 0, and £'oo at They will bear interest as from the at October, 1 86 1 , • the rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup no attached, Payable halt-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October at the 'Offices of the General Credit and Fit ance Comoany in Lon in e d sterlin7, or at the Offices of 51-1 srs. Salomon Oppen rn, ay, Jun, and Co , Cologne, in tnalera, at the exchange of b The price of issue N .£6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will red as follows : £5 on application. Cy) on allotment, less £3 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 hall-year's interest accrued, due Ist October. Z6O tipiscount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum willbe allowed of r e- pa rnelltB in full making, with allowances, the price In under X 55. A ls 'n case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, d uould a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the 098tt will be made availa.b'e tower& payment on the I ,;lnlent. and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. ahe object of the Loan is to effect a settlement of the reral financial condition of the country, to assist in mak 11,:rW roads and improved c mmunications, inland and coast d2e, to pa— y off some existing claims, and generally to the agricultural resources and industry of the eJuntry 52.12e1.0an5. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a t r-al hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at ott .e,Ports of the Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara- N .„ 11)°, and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go 41thlent as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be • stantiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the I c4 n), and as producing more than sufficient to meet the D u g s of the present Loan. The produce of the Export uties last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in- Z- eate is expected. In the event of anydeficiency, the amount Ito be made good by a further special hypothecation of the Uncharged imirrt duties at all the ports of Venezuela. .1 consent ot Earl Russell has been obtained for the col !Ction of the ,iut lea o hypothecated by her •fajesty's Consuls 1 5 he several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, and the requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month _LO the re sit and Comp of London. out of the same, C £120,000 a-year Finance will be applied to the pay- Ulent of the interest and redemption o , the debt, as follows : 490 ,000 to be applied in the first instance to the paymentof the interest. X 30,000 to a sinking fund; this amount being augmented lx , riodically by the interest on band. that shall have been °ought up or redeemed. , The sinking fund sh a ll be a pplied to the purchase of Bonds ' l l the open market. if th 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 put chase or redemption to take place Ist October, 1 864, The documents' relating to the authorisation of the Loan, stud 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 lurid Credit and Finance Company, 7, Lothbury, where rece a PP ive l ications for the Bonds, in the annexed form, will be A pplications will also be receivedby the London and West minster Bank By the Union Bank of London And at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and Co, . A msterdam, by Messrs. Lippmann, Rosenthal, aid Co. prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, othbury, and of the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, Apr,l, 1864. FORM OF APPLICATION. VENEZUELA. GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Ge ntlemen,--I request that you will allot to me in the above Loan, on which I have made the s quired Deposit of 5 per Cent on £ and I ree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that aY be allotted to me. and to pay the further instalments tcereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual signature Name in full Profession Address TRE CLYDE ENGINEERING AND IRON SHIP BUILDING COM ['ANY, Limited. (Introduced by the London Financial A ssociation.) Capital £500,000, in 10,600 shares of £5O each. First issue 5,000 shares. beposit Li per share on application and £4 on allotment. Int call and subsequent calls not exceeding £5 per share ea an interval of three months between each call. TheDIRECTORS. Right Hon. Lord ( 'laud Hamilton, M.P., Chairman of the P anama, New Zealand, ant Australian Royal Mail Corn l i - • any. • niral the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, K.C.8., late Admi .l,V Superintndent of Malta Docad. Walker, e Esq. (Messrs. Wal k- ke y r, r How, and Co.,,Mer chants), Canon-street, E,C., Director of the Lo ndon k ,finan cial Ass oc i a tion. J ohn Esq. (Messrs. John Elia and Co., Merchants) , 34, A.,„bchurch-lane, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and /liver DavidPat Ban. aVid smi l th, e Esq. k (Messrs. Smith and Rodger), Ship Builders P, Gayagineers, Glasgow. • detbyl, Esq , 3. Upper Hyde Park-gardens, Direc tor,. of the English and Scottish Marine Insurance Company. ''atnes Reid, Esq. of Calderbank (Messrs. Joha Stewart and Co., Merchants), Jackson-street, Glasgow. 'apt. lames Rennie, C. it., late Contro ler of Marine Affai rs, ~rnd.Narine Secretary to the Government of India. m• li amilton, jun., Esq. ( Messrs. David Hamilton and Co., Merchants, 04 ....g0w and Manchester). 14, Park-terrace, G:aSgOw, Director of the English and Scottish Marine In surance Company. D. Micpherson, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, London. Jas. Rodger, Ezq. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger, Ship Builders and Engineers), Glasgow. Captain C. Baillie Hamilton, R.N., Director of the Panama, _New Zeala n d, an d A us t ra li an Royal Mail Company. Robert Walker, Esq. (Messrs. Peter Stewart and Co., Engi neers and Machine Make rs ), Gl asgow . uavid Carson. Esq. (Messrs. Carson, Warren, and Co., Mer chants), 3, Grosvenor-terrace, Gjasgow. . G. Tinker, Esq. (Messrs. Grinnell, Tinker, and Morgan, 13,1 Powners), Leadenhall-street, Director of the London, 4 -driatic, and Italian Steam Navigation Company. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Dawes and Sons, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. .._London, E.C. Messrs Lamonds and Maduokie, 36, St. Vincent-place, Glas gow. Joh n Atl - nrrons. John i • Ball, Esq. Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co.), London. Young Esq (Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Lond vir"„ on. "Liam Andersen, Esq., Chartered Accountant, Glasgow. BANKERS. 4, Lombard-street, London. The , Mercantile an I Ex- 41, Mincing-lane, Lond n. e aange Bank, Limited, 17, Brown's-buildings, Liver pool. 35, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow. The City of Glasgow Bank and Branches. 'BROKERS. Una k•on—Francis Burnand,Eaci., Caunty- chambers, Cornhill. lisgovi -Messrs. Kerr, Anderson, and Brodie. Man chester—Robert M•Ewen, Esq., Bank-street, Exchange. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. eaSti, R, B. Bell and D. Miller, Civil Eng:nears, 4, Both street, Glasgow. SECRETARIE4 (PRO TEM.) E. Coleman, Esq., London, H. Dymond, Esq, Glasgow. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 15, Tokenhouse-yard, London, E.C.; and 36, St. Vincent place, Glasgow. PROSPECTUS. This Company has been formed for the purpose of pur -Bh-lling and extending the valuab e and old-established ltbuilding and Engineering Business of Messrs. Smith 1 : 1 3 ._ Rodger, Glasgow, a fi rm well known on the Clyne, dur ing the last quarter of a century, as successful builders. There is probably no branch or industry which has been more rlfitable in Scotland during the last few years than ir..n (VP - building, and when the great advantages possessed by I . l ogew and its vicinity are considered, the rapid and in s e a Bl ll , expansion of the trade in that neighbourhood is not urPrising. „„ i The Clyde possesses great advantages, compared with the the ames, in the lesser cost of coals. iron, and wages ; while skill and industry of the scotch artisans are universal y `c.icuowledged. The Directors have made a provisional Contract, by which t hey_ have secured, under a very fa'ourable arrangement, the business of Messrs. Smith and Rodger, including the whole of their building yard. engineering premises, plant, ,t,ools, goodwill, and connexion, as welt as the benefits arising Irom valuable existing contracts, lobe paid for partly in cash and partly in shares of the Company. The partners of the firm have agreed to join the Board of Direction, thus giving the Company the advantage of their taluanie influence and experience, and as the entire staff of the arrangement referred to, the Company will be enable' t o enter immediately upon a business in full and profitable o peration. Although several Shipbuildin a' Companies have been e stablished in the vicinity of London and Liverpool, whose v ',,Perations have been attended with great success, the bust on the banks of the Clyde has hitherto been exclusively re eled on by private enterprise, and the large fortunes acc umulated by Scotch shipbuilders are .a guarantee of pt might be expected from the workng of a Com- POssessing ample means and influential body of Di 'lle immense impetus given to iron shipbuild;ng by the 4.lllraerous Steamship Companies recently established under Limited Liability Act. which will require vessels of great ( r e and power for trading to all parts of the world, will un eubtedi Y Prove a constant source of highly remunerative I:l l s ,'° 4 Yment to this Company; and it is evident that the day • si aPPrOaChinwhen iron steamships will be used n ot not onl y for ths conveyance of emigrants and pas 'll4• 12.e r, but c ost lyas, silks, and other descr.ptions of the port on mosty articles of commene to and from every . 00 o t On of the globe. eft W ing to the revolution which iron-plated ships have ~..!oted in naval warfare, it has become necessary to recoil- Zuct the entire navies of Europe. and from the admirable at aller in which the iron-plated vessels ef war recently shi el l to the British navy have been constructed by private Pbullder, and by the Thames Iron Ship-building; Com nis, there is not the slightest doubt that the building of 1, • c fleets of Great Britain and the other naval Po were will f uture be large entrusted to such companies. that eleent in the success o this Company is the f v ari luere wil l be a London Board , ready t contrac tor the ti o . v ° lll 3 and impor ant contracts of the British and Foreign 4 e ,./nments, an the large Shipping Companies, whose orders are naturally first placed in hand in London, and which are much more likely to be secured by the influence of etropolitan directory thin by the application of a provin ','alliPbuilder. t ,,_ne Articles and Memorandum of Association may be in ,rpted at the Solicitors of the Comoan, Messrs. Dawes go' Son, Lond n, and Messrs. Lamond and Macluckie, Glee- I; • f"Peetuses and Forms of Appli - ation may be obtained Idle_ London Financial Associ Mon (Limited); Thread the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors of the V r gl e t tnY, and of Messrs. G. 11. and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhouse- CO-ti orin must be delivPred entire to the Bankers of the anY. who will tear off and retain the Form of Applica tio for Shares. To „ FORIkf OF APPLICATION FOR SHAMES. the Directors of the Clyde Engineering and Iron Ship building Company (Limited. Gentlemen, ti s l avi ng Paid into your bankers the sum of .4 Da Posit of , being £1 per share on shares in the stov e Co i n hereby request that you will allot me that number ; 1)4'2: h tb ereby agree to acct such shares, or authoriseray less num maY be allotel to m e; and I you to place eti 4 1, lue upon the Register of Shareholdera for the shares 'Lotted. I am, Gentlemen, Name in 411 Residence' Professionlibr Business .....q. t Da.tb map! warp. NUNS &I. •• • '``ter LA; • ae * - ilt; • = N°. 22,395. T " CREDIT MOBILIER 11 (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 cf the Board, THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London, April 2, it 61 MHE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). DIRECTORS. Fredk. Bigg, Esq., Spring-mount, Champion-WI , . S. John Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wall, London, E.C. Lient-Gen. Carmichael, C. 8., Hyndford House, Brompton, S.W. . E. Edmonds, Esq., J.P., Berryfield, Bradford-on-Avon. Marshall Hall, Esq., J.P., Barrister-at-Law, Blacklands park, Caine, Wilts, and Temple, E.C. J. B. Phillips, Esq., Rawtel 'stall, near Manchester. Thos. Early Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen Merchants and Army Clothiers), London, N E. E. H. Watts, Esq, Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Parke and Pollo2k, 63, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C., London. BROILERS. Messrs. Froom Brothers, Change-ayes, Cornhtll, London. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank (Limited% Lothbury, London. The capital invested will be turned over at least four titres a year, so that a profit of 25 per cent. per ant um may be safely ca , culated on. Prospectuses, forms of application, and every information, can be obtained at the offices of the Company, 28, Cornhill, London. THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOL GEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE.—No application for Shares will be received after MONDAY, tie 11th inst. 5 By order, B. BULGIN, Secretary. London, 28, Cornhill, April 4, 1864. TO THE BONDHOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 80 1 ,0'0 dollars (£IBO,OOO New Yor c Division—Due in 1881. 1,000,0:0 dollars (X 225,090) Pennsylvania Division—Due in 1882. • Secured by a Registered Mortgage, cons'ituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights, privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and pro-erty of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at 4s. 6d. per dollar, and are transferable w ithout 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-annt , ally, St the Consolidated Bank in London, at the fixed rate of 4s. t.) the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz. : Bonds of 100 dola. at £l5 155., with interest from April, 1,1864. fl 500 „ £7815x., „ If 1,0 , 0 „ £157108., „ I If The Coupons represent. £l4 per annum on 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 es follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being Zll 5 0 per Bond of 1,0:0 dol. 10 „ al otment „ 22 '0 0 „ 15 „ 2d May • „ 13 15 0 „ „ 20 „ 16th May „ 45 0 0 „ „ 21 „ Ist June „ 45' 0 0 „ £157 10 0 Subscribers have the option of paying the insta'mcnts in advance, and will be allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per an num oo such pre-payments. After allotment Scrip Certifi •ates will be 18811 , d to "bearer." These Certificates will be exchanged for Bondi to " bearer" on payment of the final instalment, The early completion of the works of this irreat Railway Bonds, the Company in making this additional Issue of Bonds, fillowing the financial policy a topted 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. lior'na of appl'eation 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, 8.0. March 23, 1861. 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 i. THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK, are prepared to receive Subscriptions for the Capital of the LE MBE itG-CZERNOWITZ RAILWAY LOH PANY (Limited). Capital £1,°50,000, in 62,500 shares of £2) each. Under a Guarantee from he Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum dividend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contractnr, Mr. Brassey, of interest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, £1 on application and £ ! on allotment; a farther sum of £2 on the Ist of May, after whieh date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, Pending the constitution, under :he provisions of the conces sion, of the Company as a Societe Anonyme. In England— Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., M.P. Directors of tin Anglo- Frederick Engethivdt, Esq. j Austrian Bank. I. P. Brown-Westhead. Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman of the Loudon and North-Western Railway. In Austria fT. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count Wladimir 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. Blrcliam, 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 o 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 irontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Cari-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'davia to Galatz, on the Danube ifor which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Principalities), must neces sarily add len ely to the profits of anthe Lemberg-Czernowit z Railway, which will thus form intezral 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 tith January, 1£.65, and for their completion within three years ; but provision is made for extension Lf these periods in ca-e of political or financial crisis. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of ZllO,OOO 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 wilt be adopted by the Company, has been entered into by the concessionaires with Mr. Brassey for a sum of £2,450,000. This contract provides for the construction of the ratway in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with r Bing stock. It includes a ll the prell- minary expenses of acquiring; the concession and forming; toe Company ; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid up capital at the rate of 6 per eetv. per annum ; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management the railway shall be opened for publio 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 Anonyme w ill be £2,450, 000 ; to he issued, £1,20',0)0 in Bonds, and £1,250,0.0 in Shares of £2O each. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonym° (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 hao been for ,, ed as a limited liability company, the shares in which pill be exchanged for Shares of a like denomination in the Societe Anonyme. A copy of the krticles of Association, of the concession, 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 elal s,ciety (Limi ted), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, but n o application will be co nsi dered , unless accompanied by the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., or of t e Anglo-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 the application not being eded to, and, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment ol .£1 per Share then due. LE MBERG-CZERNOIT imi Z ted) RAILWAY COMPANY (L . FORM OFo bAe left wi h thPPLICATIONe Ba FOnkers.R HARES. TS No. --- To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank. Gentleen,—Raving B in g £ t Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the sum of £ per Share on Shares, Company ( Limited), and I of £2O each, which I request may be allotted to me in the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Comp 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 me. I am. Gentlemen,our obediedt servant, ame in full Address in full 111 Date 'spills r. 4 ~ • . • . , •.,....*,? .. .04--,,,, , s ,rn `,."--...• ' , • , 04 . . 41. ‘,.• :, .t_ \,..,...,..,,4 _ , _•t4; • ••- l zt6 H , ••t1;....5,.. -5. ,,,_t 4 :1..,:." 11 ' / -19' ‘.. a .ay..., it , '.. j 'qt. ' r r. 4 . •-, V i ''''.• ---.16,4___ 0,...• - - E 11 •, k -J,:ii,.....` 4. " - -il '%l :: ' ~,,,- • ' ^ .5 -A V al° DrEttr c, i" ,: '''' iz4„, ir4 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1864. 1• UttNt PUKE, CARPETS, BEDDING, aro FLOORCLOT FL 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 tom, displayed in Showrcoma occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. GYMEN 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 Aim -able engravings of every description of Furniture and ..ec:steads, 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 cab A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed (lino A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a erice List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ 3ld furniture, earpeN, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern. Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, •_:yde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborouirh, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COB BETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London, S.E, QT. JAMES'S HA GRAND CONCERT wil of ST. VINCENT de PAUL EVENING, April 6. LADY PAT .LL. Regent-street.—A 11 take place in aid of the funds SOCIETY, WEDNESDAY CRONESSES. Her Excellency the Countess Hon. Mrs. Pereira. d'Apponyi. Hon. Lady Tichborne. Dowager Marchioness of H on. Lady Mostyn. Lothian. Hon. Mrs. At ax% ell. Countess of Fingal. Hon. Mrs. • Herbert, of Lla- Lady E. Howard. narth. Viscountess Gormanstown. Monica Lady Gerard. Viscountess Castleroase. Lady 810 nt. Lady Norreys. Lady Chichester. • Lady Anne de Trafford. Lady Witham. Lady Gwandoline Petre. . Mrs. H. ArundelL Lady Genrgina Fullerton. Mrs. Washington Hibbert. 'Lady Caroline Towneley. Mrs. H. - Bowden. L,dy Catherine Wheble. Mrs. Blount, of Mapledurham Lady Catherine Berke'ey. Mrs. Herbert, of Clytha. Lady Charles Thynne. sirs. Serjeant Bel asis. Lady Camoys. Mrs. Eyston. Lady Stourton. Mrs. Theodore Gallon. Lady Petre. Mrs. Howard, of Corby. Lady Arundel]. Mrs. Rafting,. Lady Dormer. Mrs. Hutchins. Lady Clifford. Mrs. C. Manning. Lady Herries. Mrs. A. Jerningham. Lady Milford. Mrs. C. Tempest. Hon, Mrs. Stonor. Mrs. Les-her, of Boy es. Hon. Lady Smythe. Mrs Alfred Zouch Palmer. Artistes—Madame Lemmens Sherrington. Miss Banks, Miss Marian Moss, Miss Fanny Armytage, Madame Burring ton, Miss Harrington, and Madame Sainton-Dolby ; Mr. George Perren, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr. Vernon Rigby, Mr. Gaynar, Mr. Plater, and Mr. Aynsley Cook. Violin, Mons. Sainton ; violoncello, Mons. Paque ; pianoforte, Miss Madelena Cronin and Miss Kate Gordon. Orchestra of 60 ; chorus of 120 voices. Organist, Mr. Sydney Naylor. Con ductor, W, M. Lutz. Part I will contain Cherubini's " Ave Maria," a selection from Rossini's " Stabat Mater," Gounod's "Nazareth,'• and Lutz's original cantata, " Bliserere," &c. ethe entire work). Part 11. will consist of the most popular songs, duets, trios, &a., of the day Sofa stalls, 104 ; reserved 'eats, 55 ; balcony, Os ; area, 2s : gallery, is. 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, lapham-road ; Mr. • John Trivick, 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. H OME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. • Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £1,000,000, in 29,C00 shares of £5O each. (With power of increase.) First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, not per share on appl tion and .E 4 on allotment. It is not intended to make any Anther calL DIRECTORS. William Frederick Baring, Esq, Director of the Bank of Hindustan. Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Com pany. William Duthie, Esq , Director of the Standard Bank of Bri- tish South 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 la`Master and Brothers), Toronto and Manchester. Brins!ey De Conroy Nixon, Esq., Queen's-gate-zardens. 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, Queensborough-terrace. BANKERS. L0nd0n...... The Alliance Bank, Lothbury. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street. Liverpool.... The Alliance Bank. Manchester.. The Alliance Bank. 21 The Consolidated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. J. and J. Whithead, 8, Moomate-street. Temporary offices-1, East India-avenue. TS what " Happr Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" 1 only know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GAIt th , ,N, my dear fellow! I)RACTICAL GEOLOGY.--KingN C4I ipqa, London.—Professor TENNANT, F.G.S., will COM MENCE a COURSE of LECTURES on WE DNESD AY next, at 9 a m., haring especial reference to the application of Geology to Engineering, Mining, Architecture, and Agricul ture. Tee Lectures will be continued on each succeeding Friday and Wednesday at the same hour. Fee, X 1 11s. 6d. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principa.. QTEANI from LONDON to NEW YORK. The British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of .the undermentioned Splendid Fast Scrcw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York:— LADY BLAKE'S NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in 3 vols., Y STEPFATHER'S HOME, By LADY BLAKE. Also now ready, in 3 vols., ADELA CATHCART. By GEO. MACDONALD. Ilurst and Blackett, 13, Great 31a lborough-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. OLIPITANT. "A truly interesting and most affecting memoir. Irving's lite ought to have a niche in every galf , ry of religious bio graphy. There are few lives that will be fuller of instruc tion, interest, i , nd consolation."—Saturday Review. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just r'ady, in 3 vols. post Bvo., A WOMAN AGAINST THE WORLD. A 11 Novel. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. On Thureday next, Never before Published, price 25., LEAH, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. ** Whoever has seen Miss Batem In in the character of " thou d read this thrilling story, upon which the popular play is founded. London: Ward a, - d Lock, 15S, Fleet-street. In a few days. pr . K ATE H 25., fancy cover, MIL T O N. Uniform with the a 1. SKITTLES. 2. ANONYMA. London : George Vicke tbove, price 2s, each, I 3. LEFT HER HOME. 4. FANNY WRITE. rs, Angel-court, Strand. PAID IN FULL The New Novel, by HENRY J. BYRON. commenced in the APRIL NUMBER of TEMPLE BAR MAGAZINE, price 1 s., Monthly. Office, 122, Fleet-street. PRICE .4(1. STAMPED,....Sd. THREE SHILLING THE WELLINGTON DINNER, consisting . cf Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c.. is served daily from 3 to 2 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, Ho, Piccadilly. Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2,500 600 Capt. GLOVER. WESTMINSTER 2,500 ..... sro Capt. COUCH. DUBLIN 2, 500 • 500 Capt. PROUD. NEW YORK 2,500 500 ..... apt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every comfort. The Line will commence at an early date ; the exact day to be fixed in a tatter announce ment. To load in the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street. THE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (LIIIIITED, INVITE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR SHARES IN T HE EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY (Limi ed). Incorporated with Limited Liability tin 'er the Companies Act, 1 862, of Europo. and fib; ding the sh ortest and moat convenient Be"mr, the first link for connecting the North with i he South From , Mass o, near the Lal;e of Como, to Lugano, Bellinzona, route between England and India, China , Australia , l i ze. end nia-ca, with a Branch to Loc - irno, on the Lake Mag g ore, in Switzerl , ind, 6 miles. With privilege to extend from Masao. to Lucerne 02 to Coire. • Concession 93 years. Capital .£1,400,q0. First issue £700,000, in 17,500 shares of £4O or 1,030 francs The £7OOlOO to be raised hereafter in shares, each. as may be deemed adv sa,ble. Deposit on application £1 or 25 francs per share, and a f ur ther payment of £3 or 75 francs per share on allotment. No call to be made a t an earli er date than three months from bonds,remaining orbligations, the date of allotment ; and no call to exceed £2 per share. DIUECTORS. Colonel SYKES, M.P., F.R.S., Chairman of the East India Gower, Esq, E,q., Manchester. Company, Chairman. 11.0 o t. m . nerci C ar twright, alEßsacink6 E 6o s ,f q GI . n , : l aj a a,t t Penin sular Railway Company. Thos. o i, I s . . Cave, aod e f E r Esq ., . , Esq.Se r i f f ( Ds o ue f London smaextt ..o Bsci uaan a r n de d , Glloyied fe.rpoai)Middlesex.Hyde-park, c. Directoro p th a: i court. the u a naand tlillseciereBClit A [ iodation, Limited. E sq ., 6, New Cavendish-street. , r e s a Et t a re ae t ß er Indianton Birmingham,b ay of the Director of the Birmingham Banking i.,ompany. R. F. 0 0h F f F n u. t . r h.w Gt e ll . o mm w o I . Wm. Henry Petit Jean, Esq., Manchester, Director, Birken head Railway Company. P. G. Van Der Byi. En., 3 , Upper Hyde -park-gardens. Cornelius Walford, Esq., D ector Financial Corpzation, Limited. J. L. y ropert, Thomas Pemberton, Esq., He3Caatunndoeiii SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC, MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. AUDITORS, Esq., Manager of t h e Commercial Banking Manager of the Commercial Bank of India. BANIKEIts. Lon d on —The Nationgl Bank and its Branches. Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking Company- D E . dwn Allardice , Company of Brett, E Sydney y q, e y Manche ter—The Maazheater and County Bank. SOLICITORS. Lo „don—Messrs. ugh s. Masterrnan, and Hughes, 17, rsb. Buck- M anc h e ster--Messrs. Sale, W orthington, Sh!pman, and S t ddon. CONSULTING ENGINEER.G. P. Bider, Esq., late Pr esid ent of the I ns titution of Civil BROKERS. lin A ineers, 24, Great George-stre e t , Westminster. Byrne,Ha stleaq. S,r R. -K. Carden and Son, Royal Ex Lewis Londo n R L a o w tlb o u n r a y: d c ood, Esq., Founders' Liverpool. Spencer. and Sons. Mancheatir Messrs. R aw s on SECRETARY. Birmingham A. Pixley, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 193, 191, 195, Gresham Rouge, Old Broad-street. aftlsohsproeniGeEdodepsfignPra:tea'(:)l)-piromising a arge traffic. e S . p i P n u E r t p C h o e 'r s tr e e o S a i n constru c ting n a , d extendincr tha line 1 0 sßailwa yw T i h tz t s er C l a o nt m rdo p ,m an wi A Y ct ß h i h s ß secured from the Canton ° the rat ways of Lucerne, by the Alpine Pass of the St. Glyotteohamarsrdaos,:oarciotsnoisCntrdioueirse of the line from Chiasso to Luc kmanier• by the Pass of the bean; dna - the only. line al lowedoNeoTur h st indis pensable b li l be i ty n a tl e tyoh, now t ? hts w hew : i tr o si nso b ef e bme these al n d ge Governmentr o f e r o o em m ep.Ca, to c o nnect a i t i ve t T i free e o T. , l2B , len, to besidesfmr om an c costly shht the c once ssion ho works, we v a n er Blasco, the preferential right to construct the extension of their line to any juuction with the system of railways of Central Europe, whether at Lucerne or at Coire, and this peculiarly advantageous condition forms a very important feature of the present enterprise. _ _ State subventions to a very considerable amount have been voted in aid of t e p °posed Alpine Railway, which is ac know' ed;ed to be of the highest national importance to both Switzerland and Italy. The lines proposed by this Company will complete the shortest overland route to In dia and China across the centre of Europe, and will effect a saving of three days' sea naviga tion. As the line from Chiasso to Blasco, which is intended to 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 connecting also the three Lakes of Como, Liliallo, and Maggiore, and as it torms hie key of the whole po-ition. the Directors have reso ved tcl commence this line iorthwith, pending the surveys and ne gotiations for oetermining the precise AlpiLe Vass to bo finally adopted for the extension. Responsible contra.° ors have undertaken to construct and complete the line for a sum within the,amount of capital ; and he works were commenced on the 18th of January, bathe presence of Government officials. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be paid to Shareholders during construction, upon the amounts from time to time paid in respect of the r shares. Full partioulars are given in the detailed Prospectus, which may be obtained, together with the Map , at the Offices of the Company. Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Directors, and copies of the ProspeAus may be obtained at the Tem porary Offices of the Company, or at the Offices of the Finan cial Corp,ration (Limited), 14, Leadenhall-street ; the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered unless a Deposit of £1 per Share on the number of Shares applied for has been paid. EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the 'Share List of this Company will be CLOSED on SATURDAY next, the 9thi nst., for London ; the 12th inst., for the Country; and the 14th inst., for the Continent. 1 9 ; -1.5 , Gingham lime, April len BY order. HO R 'PHA ND.-"PITNIAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly , efficient —probably the mOST efficient - system of Shorthand that exists. Sir Rowland Hill HE 0 X F ORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUN, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry. Tyrrell, VValmsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. PROSPECTUS, This company is for ;;;Iwll.iiiespecial object of uniting . into one strong institution, with its chief office in London, numerous small local and colonial insttu.ions, requiring coo 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 mote and more the great "clearkg house" of the ommercial world, the different colonial insurance offices have experienced the absolute noes 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 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 suc • London institution, ard are now in treaty wi h several very successful colonial insurance offices, either for entire amalgaot atio7, on very favour ible terms, or for that beneficial reciprocity of agency whi.th will at once secure to the Home and Colonial Assurance 4 ompany a most valuable, safe, and lucrative business as a co-operative assuranJe com i 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 1,000 per cent. premium, and the increase of insurance busines • in the Australian, South African, Canadian, and Easte n settlements is at a rate of progress which has no parallel in European countries. The prtncip e of assuring investments made through the comp ny's agent:— apr nciple so ucces , fully carried out by colonial. offices —will enter as anew fe a: ure into h 3 objects of the "Home and Colonial AES anee C mpany ;" ~.nd as in i s numerous agencies in all parts it will possess pecular facilities for making assured investments tor 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 revenue to their shareholders: While, however, the Acme and Colonial Assurance Com pany will specially direct its attention to foreign and colo nial business, it will not ne.llcct 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 aboliton of the heavy and imp stamp tax at present imposed on t.olicies of insurance. No promotion money given in connection with this Com pany, and the I . irectors' remuneration to be left to the share holders. Applications for hares to be made in the following copies copies of which and of the prospectus to be had of the solidi . tors, cr brokers, or acting a, cretary of the company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the bankers.) No. To the Directors of the pany Home and ited) Colonial Assurance Com (Lim. Gentlemen,—llaving paid to your bankers the sum of £ being a deposit of £1 per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot and 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 X 4 er share thereon aud I request that my name may be placed on the register, of members for the shares so allotted. Name in fail Residence Profession or Business Date • •• 'TOME AN C D OMP C A O N L Y ON Li I m A it L ed. ASSURANCE 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. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCtE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, dm. Prepared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, Daiston, London, N.E. BED •ROOM CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop erease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes is. and 3s. ewh, are recommendei as the best carriers. mow..•••. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in bores 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 iy a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. S. ecial candle ticks to fit thin candles. Is. and 2s. 6d. each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwool Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains erice's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, for tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. 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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 wind ward 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 atri mizen topsails, standing in on the starboard tack, and anchoring in 17 fathoms at 8,15 p.m. The pilot gave the order to let go the ship's anchor, end 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." The 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 made. At 1 p.m. ship was aban doned, and those who had remained on board were landed near 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 sn ow squall. During his watch, f rom 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„ when there would be a change of tide, and that if there was any change in the weather he was to be called. No orders were given to throw the deep-sea lead overboard, nor was it thrown during his watch. The Foreland light was right a-head, and the ship's head bore to the east. 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 also at the time the ship struck, but witness did not see the pilot. 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Acclimatisation Society of Great Britain. Last evening a meeting of this society was held in the great room of the Society of Arts, John. street, Ade!phi, for the purpose of inaugurating a [system by which it is intended that papers shall occa.sionaily be read by members upon various sub jects corning within the E cope of this interesting organisation, Lord POIVERSCOURT occupied the chair, and the first paper was read by Mr. Frank Buckland, one of the secretaries, the subject being " the reports from 'long Kong, Tasmani a , L a b uan , B creou d a , Barbadoes, Borneo, 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 parts of the world. Their intentions were n o t ex actly of a zoological character, the result of th e i r operations their being noticet o to adapt usefulpurposes. everything rpose. h o t c ame within i ng to the combined exertions of Mr. Edward Wilson and Mr. James Lowe, much veluable information had already been received from the different 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 Calonial-office, and the report from Tasmania stated that the only quadruped in that country of much economic veil% 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 ,here 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 tanyer and eddoe, the increase pea, the Lima bean, the Causse yam, the hock-padded pea, the Buana 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. 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, joist 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 12s. 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 hew as quite sure that the cultivation of oysters is not more difficult than any other kind of cul 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 oar shores and cultivated there ; and if this were done, cne 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 inte resting paper on the Game Birds and Animals of Canada. The meeting then separated. A POSER FOR CUMMINGITES.—Why should it be a fatal objection to Dr. Cumming that his deri. vation of Sebastopol showed he did not know Greek, and that his disquisition on the original tribes of England showed 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. Those who believe in his 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 tailE, 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 o f mysteries which Dr. Cumming supp oses t o h ave b een se aled to all the remainder of the Cnristian wor ld—b u t that, even supposing the theory to be right, Dr. Cumming himself is not the lowa who can take advantage of it. This, of course, does not disprove the theory, but it brings back Dr. Cumming per sonally to the general level of human ignorance abc , ut the future, and there is some use and comfort in that,--Satur day Review. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY AND THE CONTI< NENTAL TRAFFIC.—The property required for th-iit company's proposed central City sta t i on consists o f 1 11 houses in the parish of St. Botolp h, Bishopsgate, displacing. 333 persons ; 60 in Christ Church , S pitalfields, 180 persce , ,7 i - and 186 houses in St. Matthew , Bethnal - green, 558 peret D . Et: steamer, The called company theha v ejust added anoth er powerful ix . i dle Avalon, of 880 to ns , t o their stea.v geet d for working the Continental traffic between Harwic' a, l Ant werp, and Rotterdam. Other vessels to be pl ace a on the route durin the summer are now in came of or atruction. THE NATIONAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act of 1862, 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 per share, and £1 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 share. As the operations of the Company inrrease further issues of shares will be made, which will in the first instance be offered to thethen existing Shareholders on such terms as the Direc tors may deem advisable. • - • -- DIRECTORS. Vice-Admiral Burney, Ibery House, Twick nham, Director of the European 'tank. • Edmund Clench. Esq., Manor House, Clapham. E. T. Gourly, Esq., shipowner, Sunderland, and Seething lane, E C. Arthur Raymond Kirby, Esq., Little Marti e-hill, Twick enham. Archibald Kintrea, Esq., King's Arms-yard, Moorgate- - .treet. G. e. Lascaridi, Esq., merchant, Winchester House, Old Broad-street. George Maitland, E q , merchant, 25, Eavtcheap, B.C. Joseph Al'Master ' E-q.. merchant, Lastcheap. De metrio Pappa,Esq of the Oriental Commercial Company. Miles Charles seton, Esq., Randolph House, Maids-hill, and T:eskerby, Cornwall. Henry Spicer, Esq., merchant, George-yard, Lombard-street. A.IIDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, Whit e, and Co., 5, Lothbury. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, Lothbury. 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 liability is now fully recognised and adopted by the investing portion of the public. Perhaps there is no cla,s 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 field open for the profitable employment of capital both in English and foreign enter prise.. This G - mpany has already promises of a large amount of support, and a provis;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 nifty be introduced under its auspices, The operations to be carried on by the comp any will be the same as those embraced by similar institutions. The active management of the company will be conducted by an executive committee, under the supervision and control of the Board or Directors. Two of the proposed Committe , have been many years successful ' y engaled 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 ' to be oply remun , rated 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 to promoters to: 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 a 1 .tment 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 ayraent of the further deposit on the shares allotted. If no allotment be made the deposits will be returned in full, but without interest. • N ATIONAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). N ) APPLICATIONS for SHARES will be RECEIVED AFTER THURSDAY NEXT, the 7th inst. April 2, 1884. ruk