The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

RINAIIAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. tr ,„ T his celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest -rtENCII , It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. at.Le Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by e in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. g§serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Alnahan's LL Whisky." VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN --e1,530,000. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. Tap GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY teg t OF LONDON (Limited) nien, to announce that th(y are authori , ed by the Govern -4 of Venezuela to offer to the public a Lean for that State, '° ne Le e tent of XI 5.0 000 n urinal Capit 11, upon the fol ow• rin The B euh. wads will be issued for sums of £SOD, £".CO, and £OO at th They will bear interest as from the 'st October, 1861, ray be of six per aent per annum, with Coup , ns attached, Oth e a le half -yearly, on the Ist April and ist October at the d o „ cell of the General Credit and Fi ance Company in I on herr;lul sterling, _or at the Offices of It F srs. Salomon Oppen the d ' a tuh, and , Cologne, in tattlers, at the exchange of h / • b Q price of issue is £6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will . eftnired as follows : _S on application. xi' , on allotment, less £1 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. 415 en Ist August. £l5 on I st September, less £3 hall-year's interest accrued, due Ist October. £63 o Pre-'lBcoun at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum will be allowed or - payments in full making, with allowances, the price ne under X 55. th e nt se of non -allotment, the depo4it will be returned, d e 4 A a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the ad ° 4 B it will be made availab e towarth payment on the rncnt and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. rie j a `r 2 a cbject of th e L oan i s to effect a settlement of the al financial condition of the country, to assist in mak vilrorlds and improved mmunications, inland and coast develop pay oft' some existing claims, and generally to t Aintr e the agricultural resources and industry the Th e &pea oans. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a taeat hYPothecation of the whole export duties leviable at c a i l ,P°ris of the It, public, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara 'rem' s and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go silbsreof as wholly uncharged (or that, it any claims can be xoanbantiated, they shall be met out of. the proceeds of the char )' and as producing more than sufficient to meet the butig e of the present Loan. The produce of the Export ere es last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in t, t a : ? is expected. In the event of any deficiency, the amount au ch be made good by a further special hypothecation of the ,harged imprrt duties at all the ports of Venezuela. consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col -4t ;en of the Inflect o hypothecated by her ajesty's Consuls t o several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, to 4 ,, t hi s requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month tz, the General tjre iit and Finance Company of London. at of the same, £120,000 a-year will be applied to the pay ilterit of the Interest and redemption o' the debt, as follows : t,90,000 to be applied in the first instance to the payment of 4e interest. t 30,000 to a sinking fund; this amount being augmented Vedic:oly by the interest on bands that shall have been "„,oght up or redeemed. l'he sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds r 4 the open market, if price is at or below par, or to their b e t tl forttion by lot in the usual way, if above ar, year by year the whole shalt have been paid off. 144 e first pu chase or redemption to take place lst October, a„he documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, e rl the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly t \r "eZUel under date 14th January, 1861, with Notariat Iptnalations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge -8.7al Credit and Finance Coman, 7, Lothbury, where treeillvceadt.ions for the Bonds, in the y annexed form, will be —APnlications will also be received by the London and West grinster Bank 3 119 1 0 t r io ' n Bank of London Co d at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and I tinSte d Pr ee afo. by Messrs. Lippmann, Rosenthal. and Co. L eos , Pectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, L'unt7, and of the Brokers. Anion, 7, Lothbury, Apr.l, 186 i. FORM OF APPLICATION. .A.ZUELA. GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. the Gene al Credit and F mance Company Of London Gentle(Limited). rnen,—l request that you will allot to me r equire in th" above Loan, on which I have made the d in of 6 pi r Cent on £ and I tr Z.ue to assent that amount of Stock, or any less sum that ille3;_be allotted t o me: an d t o pay th e f ur th er i ns t a lments " 13 , according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual signature Name in full . Profession Address T i lE CLYDE ENGINEERING AND IRON SHIP BUILDING COMPANY, Limited. (Introduced by the London Financial A ssoci Capital £503,C00, in 10,(.00 shares of £5O each. b e „.„ First issue 5,003 shares. XI per share on application and £4 on allotment. ir st call and subsequent calls not ex - eeding £5 per share and an interval of three months between each call. Th e 0, DIRECTORS. Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., Chairman of the , 4 - ' 4l tla, New Zea and, and Australian Royal Mail Com ,,,anY• ...ta Tr v tal the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, K C. 8., late Admi ,Joh,,LitPer,ntendent of Malta Dockyard. Walker. Esq (Messrs. Walker, How, and C 3. ,, Mer- Canon-stieet, E,C., L 'rector of the Lcndon inan 4„oi Associ tion "„",r) 'ea Messrs. John Win and Co., Merchants,, 34. churc u h l -lane, of the London, Buenos Ayres, and b t.ver Plate Bank. a „ .° 2l Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger), Ship Builders 1r . 7,:u Engineers, Glasgow. VandeTbyl, Esq , Upper Hyde Park-gardens, Dirac aa-ur of the ICn gash and Scottish Marine In surance Company. • fl , es Reid, Esq., of Calderbank (Messrs. John Stewart and 0, 0 ., Merchants), Jackson -street, GI aszow. "Pt 'awes Rennie, C. K., late Contro ler of Marine Affairs, a Mar i ne Secret/illy to the Government of India. M. Hanintonj um, Esq. (Ii east's. David Hamilton and CO.; Merchants, Graftow and Manchester). 14, Palk-terrace, Glasgow, Director of the English and Scottish Marine In tssarance Company. Macpherson, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, Landon. "a s. Rodger, E•ct. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger, Ship Builders Engineers), Glasgow. ,antain C. Halide Hamilton, RN Director of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal M a il Co m p an y. Bert Walker, Esq. (llessra. Peter Stewart and Co., Ent and Machine Mallen), sw. ":„Pci Carson. Esq, (Messrs arson Warren, and Co., Mar : • 0."` 8 ), urnsvenor-terrace. Glasgow. 8 , Tinker, Esq. (Messrs. Grinnell, Tinker, and Morgan, A nt powners). Lr , adenhall-street, Director of the London, a•.d Italian Steam Navigation Company. k eR SOLICITORS. B. Dawes and Bona. Angel-co ur t, Th r og mor t on - s t ree t. Ild'endon E c • • ow! Lamonds and MaCluckie, 36, St. Vineent.place, Glas- Joh n J ohn ., 148.11, Eeq. AUDITORS. (Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co.), London. 00 London 9 ll n sq. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Andersen, Esq., Chartered Accountant, Glasgow. BANKERS. The 4, Lombard-street, London. Xe roantile ani Ex- 41, Mincin z -lane, Lond n. change Bank, Limited, 17, Brown's-buildings, Liver- pool. US, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow. The City of Glasgow Bank and Branches. G l'3ll4 ° ll -4' BROKERS. , rands Barnand,Esq.,Connty-Oambers, Cornhill. 4 4 4 '67. Messrs. Kerr, Anderann, and Brodie. itster—itobert 111• Ewen, Esq., Bank-street, Exchange. esi o .„ CONSULTING ENGINEERS. B. Bell and D. Miller, Civil Eug;nears, 4, Both- _ street, Glasgow. SECRETARIEa (PRO TEM ) E. Coleman, Esq., London, IL Lamond, Esq., Glasgow. 14. TEMP OR4ItY OFFICES. okerillouse-y ar d , London , E. C . , • and 36, St. place, Glisgow. „,hia PROSPECTUS. ratti n -61 hPany has been formed for the purpose of par ani extending the valuab e and old-established iVf . ,'ldine• and Engineering Business of Messrs. l•mith rnrer;"Glaspc , w, a firm well known on the Clyde, "at quarter of a century, as succeisful build •rs. Profi t a, Probably no branch oi induatry which has been more nil ) 'b a ne In Scotland during the last few years than ir n and when the great advantages possessed by trei t eW and its vicinity are considered, the rapin and in- LiaTrAria 11 l ' expansion of the trade in that neighbourhood is not , h s ti a ,„! Clyde possesses great advantages, compared with the the in the lesser cost of coals, iron, and wages ; while • Rkill and industry of the •...cotch artisans are universal y , powledged th e lla Directors have made a provisional Contract, by which th e y have secured, under a very fa , ourable arrangement, • b usiness of Messrs. Smith and Rodger. including the t o 4e of their building yard, engieng premises, pl . nt, fra, n'oodwill, and connexion, as welts the benefits arising ‘0,,4 , Partly in share t s of the Companyla valuable exising contractloe paid for partly in cash ' 1) he partners of the firm have agreed to join the Board of p k ` r et , on • thus giving the Company the advantage of their lit ' k,,,••able influence and experience, and as the entire staff of th`„ a ars. Smith and tiodger will also be tran-ferred, under arrangement referred to, the Company will be enable i tienter immediately up ._n a business in full and profitable Alth • est o , ,nugh several Shipbuilding Companies have been tp e ,' l 2Rhed in the vicinity of London and Liverpool, whose he , i' a tions hive been attench - d with great success, the bust s 0 rt the banks of the Clyde has hitherto been exclusively keu e d On by private enterprise, and the large fortunes illated by Scotch shipbuilders are a guarantee of ?an; Might be expected from the work ng of a Corn 'eet;Jossessing ample means and influential body of Di 5. 1 11 Z? f raniense impetus given to iron shipbuild'ng by the Lhe yletis Steamship Companies recently established under alzo—annited Liability Act, which will require vessels of great . m oubtal,Pewer for atrading to all parts of the wod remunerativewillun .'airi vulY prove constant source of highly _ ea faWraent to this Company ; audit is evident that s t e h_ ;144Poaching when iron steamships will be n d 4 , y ^ttl k ,:••• not only for the conveyance of emigrants and as nest' at but also of teas silks, and other descr ptions of the P °rt o „‘ °,l Most costly aiticles ofcommerze to and from every „Jorr. O f the glbe. `lleet e ",,g* to the n revolution which iron-plated ships ha o v n e . ruct” naval warfare, it has beome necessary to rec _ ni t , ht the entire navies of Europe. 'and from the admirabe ;T(14 1. 4 _ 11 1 which the iron-plated vessels et war recently znipb„,"l, the Bri qsh navy have been constrwted by private Vaai.""fler, and 1 y th Thames Lon Ship-building Coin: elo t i n lthere is not the slightest doubt taat the building of • fut7 ° of Great Britain and the other naval Po Nero will 4 ,4 ~„,re be large entrusted to such companies. natrb e at element in the success of this Company is the net ‘ r o ,,'re will be a London Board, ready t contra() tor the 'n•ei.', B and impor ant contracts of the British and Foreign 1 -I.4 rts -Inen t an l the large Shinping Companies, whose k.hleh are naturally first placed in hand in London, and ‘ ,lne t „ f tre Much more likely to be secured by the influence of "al s ii° ll l)!ltan directory than by the application of a provin . he poailder. s Nete E T' rt iales and Memorandum of Association may be in sow. zatt s t ,„ aL ond the Solicitors of th a e Catnnany, Messrs. Dawes n, and Messrs. Lmond and Macluckie, Glas- It t A th ro,. ;Peetuses and Forms of Application may be obtained 11 .-,etdb. 1 -2endon Financial Associ awn (Limited), Thread- Lreet ; the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors of the /r4 Z1: 411 -'• and of Messrs. G. H. and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhouse - Co r r n ,.s -- .118 erfin a :: ) rua must ba delivered entire to the Bankers of the a Ufe, r • who Will tear off and retain the Form of Applica hares. To th e 1:) ,_ 1 "ORM OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES. ireetors of the Clyde n E a i n eerinz and Iron Ship. q e - ntienien building Company (Limited'. Ele 4 p ° o l PF Paid into your bankers the sum of £ , being bp . i l t t Of £1 per share on shares in the atove Corn a4ucl tiereby request that you will allot me that number ; ue r ..ereby agi:e to accept such shares, or any less num ,lll,Y uft it , n t n utY be altoted to ,• and I authorise you to Place all — e uPon the Register of Shareholders for the shares uited. I am, Gentlemen, Name in full Itestdeneel, - Proreasiotr.or Business Date • t N°. 22.395. PR1CE...... ...4d. STAMPED:....Sd. N EINS PAPE 4i'tl \ K*r .%`• \ilr 4 '''t!ife 4 ,,f".„, ' 11 S - . ,':: -.: ' .iz.v., •• '" /.. ..., I ; .. , ~., . .4 , ...E.2, - , 4, ' , .. -4,?,.........,, , . T" E 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, it 61. THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN HILNUFAcTURING COMPANY (Limited). DIRECTORS. Fredk. Bigg, Esq., Spring-mount, Champion-hill. S. John Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wilt, 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, Blaeklands park. Caine, Wilts, and Temple, E.C. J. 13, Phillips, Esq., Rawte,stall, near Manchester. Thos. Early smith, k.r q. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen Merchants and Army Clothiers). London, E. E. Watts, Esq, Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Parke and Pollo.k, 83, W,0,, London. BROKERS. Messrs. Froom Brothers, Change-ores, Cornhtli, London. BANKERS. 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 cent. per any urn 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 WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE.—No application for Sh ares will be received after 310NDA.Y A Jne lltb. ina. By order, R. BULGIN, Secretary. London, ;:8, Cornhill, April 4, 1864. ro THE BONDHOLDERS OF THE• ATL ANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILTRAY. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 80 1 ,0::0 dollars (XlBO,OOO , New York Division—Due in 1881. 1,000,M dollars (X2?5,030) Pennsylvania Division—Due in 1882. Secured by's Registered Mortgage, cons'ituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights. privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and pro certy of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are rideemable in New York or in London at 4s. 6d. per dollar, and are transferable 'without stamp or en dorsement; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will be drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1865, to be pi'd off at par in. London ; Interest Coupons are attached to tha`Bonds, pay able semi-annually, st the Consolidated 1! ank in London, at the fixed rate of 4s. t) the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz.:— Bonds of 100 dola. at XIS 155., with interest train April, 1, 1661. 50) „ £78155., „ 1,0:9 „ £157105., „ The Coupons represent £l4 per annum on each bond of 1,000 dollars (.C225), or nearly 9 per cent., The privilege of subscribing will remain open until the 6th of April for thepres ent bondholders, either Weep' or through their brokers. ---- The terms of issue are es follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being 5 0 per Enid of 1,0:0 dol. 10 „ al otment „ 22 0 0 „ „ 2d May 99 33 15 0 „ 20 „ 16th May „ 45 0 0 „ „ 27 „ Ist June „ 45 0 0 „ 17 , URNI i URE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTEI, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-lass 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. CI....EEGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISII are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and are publishin an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and ~easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent giatis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale A Six-roamed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed Mao Fogel-be; with a Price List of purified ne , iding, and a mass' of valuable informationto all requiring household furniture, t‘srpete, or bedding. References kindly permitred to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Griinsby, tyde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon, Cambridge. Staines, Dorking, St. A iban's, Worcester, Ipswich. Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Lints: COB SETT and CO., General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London, S.E, STGR-AINADM CONCERT w JAMES'S HA ' of ST. VINCENT de PAUL EVENING, Aril 6. LADY PA' Her Excellency the Countess d'Apponyi. Dowager Marchioness at Lothian. Countess of Fingal. Lady E. Howard. Viscountess Gormanstown. Viscountess Castlerosse. IL, Regent-street.— A 11 take plane in aid of the funds SOCIET r, WEDNESDAY 'RONESS E S. Hon. Mrs. Pereira. Hon. Lady Tiehborne. Hon. Lady Mostyn. Hon. Mrs. Max% eil. Hon. Mrs. Herbert, of Lla narth. Monica Lady Gerard. Lady Bto•int. Lady Norreys. Lady Chichester. Lady Anne de Trafford. Lady Witham. Lady Gwandoline Petre. • Mrs. H. ArundelL Lady. Ger rgina Fullerton. Mrs. W.sh ington Lady Caroline Towneley. Mrs. H. Bowden. L-dy Catherine Wheble. Mrs. Blount, of Mapledurham Lady Catherine Berkeley. Mrs. Herbert, of Clytha. Lady Charles Thynne. Mrs. Serjeant Bel hes. Lady Cantors. Mrs. Eybton. Lady Stour ton. Mrs. Theodore Gallon. LaOy Petre. Mrs. Howard, of Coroy. Lally Arundell. Mrs. Harting. Lady Dormer. Mrs. Hutchins. Lady Clifford. Mrs. C. Manning. Lady Herries. Mrs. A. Jerningham. Lady Milford. Mrs. C. Tempest. Hon, Mrs. Stonor. Mrs. Lest her, of Boy'es, Hon. Lady Smythe. Mrs Alfred Zonc h Pahner. 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, " Miserere," &c. (the entire work). Part 11. will consist of the most popular songs, duets, trios, &c., of the day. Sofa stalls, lOs ; reserved seats, 5s ; balcony, 3s ; area, 2s : gallery, ls. Tickets may be obtained of all the principal music publishers ; Austin's ticket office, St. James s Hall; George Blount, Esq., 28, Old Burlington-street; B. Arundell, Esq , 60, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square ; S. Lescher, Esq., Oak Lodge. Haverstock-hill ; C. F. Corney, Esq., 76, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury ; W. M. Lutz, 13, New Dorset place, ( lapham-road : Mr. John Trivick, 2, Doddlngton grove, Kennington-park; and at the office of the Society, 151, High Holborn, W.C. Doers open at Seven; commence at Eight precisel T. HOME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). FIRE, 'LIFE, AND MARINE. Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1E62. Capital £1,000,000. in 20,000 shares of £5O each. (With power of increase.) First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, intendire on applica tion and .E 4 on allotment. It is not dto make any flu titer call. DIRECTORS. William Frederick Baring, Esq, Dire:tor of the Bank of Hindustan. Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Com pany. William Duttfe, Esq, Director of the Standard Bank of Bri- tish Athol Hay, Esq. (Bell, Rennie, and Co.', Leith. Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde-park-square. James Lyall, Esq. (Lyell, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta. James Milfaster, Esq. (late of William in`.llaAer 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 arm of H. and J. Johnston and Co) - John Swindell, Esq. (Swindell and Wattliews, Mincing-lane. Wiliam Patrick Adam, 14131, M.P., Blair Adam, Kinross- shire. Henry Thurburn, Esq., 5, Queenebor3ugh-terrace. BANKERS. London The Alliance Bank, Lothburv. The Consolidated Bank, renchurch-street. Liverpool The Alliance Bank. Manchester The Alliance Back. Tho Consolidated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. J. and J. Whithead, 8, Moorgate-street. Temporary offices-1, Fast India-avenue. PROSPECTUS. This company is for r.e t w• h the special object of uniting 'nto one strong institution, with its chief office in London, numerous small kcal and colonial inst to ions, requiring con solidat on anl additional strengt'r and resource. The principle of so uniting small colonial institutions has leen most successfully applied to colonial and foreign bank ing companies ; and as London is becoming daily more and more the great " cleariog :house" of the oromercial world, the different colonial insurr.nce offices have experienced the absolute neces ity of being effectually repiesonted there, and tole representation they new realise can only be ful y secured, as in the case ot 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 sues London institution, and are now in treaty wi h several very successful colonial insurance offices, either fur entire amaiga•oatiov, on very favourable terms, or for that beneficial reciprocity of agency which will at once secure to the Home and Colonial Assurance Company a most valuable, safe, and lucrAtive business as a co-operative assurance com an p y. It may be mentioned. as indicative of the success of the colonial insurance companies, that their selling prices range from 1 0 to as high as 1,000 per cent. premium, and the increase of insurance business in the Australian, South African, Canadian, and Baste - n settlements is at a rate of progress which has no parallel in European co untries. The princip e of assuring investments made through the comp n y's agenov—a principle so u tcesqfully carried out by colonial offices—will enter as anew feature into •ha objects as of the "Home and Colonial Assu rance C rnpany ;'' end in s numerous agencies in all parts it will possess peon iar facilities for making assured investments for individuals in sound foreign and colonial securities, the Directors confi dently anticipate, from the agency and insurance charge eadYs in this department of their business , a very I,;rge and st revenue to their shareholders. While, however, the Home and Colonial Assurance 'Com pany will specially direct its attention to foreign and colo nial businY as, it will not neelcct at the same time to cultivate a home business—a department whic h 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 Aide stamp tax at present imposed on r olcies of insurance. No promotion money given in connection with this Com pany, and the Lirectors' remuneration to be left to the share holders. Applications for hares to be made in the folowing form, copies ot which and of the prospectus to be had 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 Assuranco Com pany (Limited). Gentlemen,--Traving 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 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 J'rofession or Business Date .. £157 10 0 - - Subscribers have the option of paying the insta'mcnts in advair e, and will be allowed a discount of 6 per gent, per an num o such pre-payments. After allotment Scrip Certifi •ates will be issued to "bearer." These Cert'lleat, s will he 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, f ,llowing the financial policy al'pted 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. 106rris of apprcation way be obtained of the Bankers ; or at tne Offices of the Company. Offices of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, 2, Old Broad-street, London, 11.0. March 23, 1861. A TLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Temp of Second Mortzsge Bonds, payable in London. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That iv) Apolic ,tion for these Bonds will be meimd after Four o'clock on WED NESDAY next, the OtU inst. 2, Old Brc ad-street, 4th April, 1884. By order. MEM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTItIAN BAND, are prepared to re , eive Subscriptions for the Capital of the LE Al BEit-G-CZERNO WITZ RAILWAY t.,OM PANY (Limited). _ . Capital Ll,' 50,000, in 6?.,500 shares of L 2) each. Under a Guarantee from •he Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum divl lend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contract^r, Mr. Brassey, of interest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, Li on application and £f on a lotment ; a further sum of £2 on the let of May, after. which date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTOES, Pending sithe constitution, under the provisions of the conces on, of the Company as a S ociete Anonyme. In Ent:land— Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., M.P. t Directors of till Anglo- Frede , ick Engelha dt, Esq. j Austrian Bank. J. P. Brown-Westhead, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman of the London and North-We tern Railway. In Austria — H. IT. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count `'Vladimir Borkowski, Dlreetor of the Car:-Ludwig Rail w ay. 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. Wrcliam, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, rarliament• street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymmr and Co., 38. Throgmorton-street. Mews. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. M, Old Broad-street. The gr , at Trunk Railway from Vienna, in the direction of the frontier of Mo!davia, is , at present complete as far as Lemberg. e communication is effected by means of two lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow; the second, the Carl-Ludwig lial-waYs 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 and 1861. but since its opening has paid 8 per cent. upon its capital, 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 „f e mber hasg to Czernowitz, near the Moldavian irontier. The m conession 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 Car -Ludwig Inc obtains its most important traffic, and being construL a very considerably less cost, promises t ) b e more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through 310 davia to Galatz, on the Danube 'for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Priiielpaiiti s), must neces sarily add laruely to the profits of anthe Lemberg-Czernowiz Railway, which will thus form intelral art in an un broken and direct railway commuuication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Sea. he concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the comments ment of the works previous to the ith January, 1t65, and for their comp'etion within three years ; but provision is made tsr extension s.f these periods in ea- e of political or fi 'asocial criais. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of 4150,000 In silver money as a net annual revenue of the Governm viding, for the payment of interest at 5 per cent. on the Bonds, and for an annual sinking Lund, will leave a clear 7 per cent. applicable to the share capitaL The sinkii , g 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 of nt on the or;ginal capital. A. contract, which wili be adopten 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 rai way in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with r lling stock. It includes all the pre.i minary expenses of acquiring, the concession and forming toe Company ; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid up capital st the rate of 6 per ten'. per annum ; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management until the railway shall be opened for public trafilo. The concession confers the requisite power to form a So ciete Anonyme with Shares to bear, r, whereby the liability of the subscriber will be limited to the amount of 25 pe cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. The capital of the Societe Anonyme ill be £2,450,000; t-0 he issued, £1,20 ,OiU in Bonds, and £1,250,0.0 in Shares of £2O cacti. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively conatitutei according to Aus trian law until 23 per cent. of the share cap , tal has beer_paid w up), the Lemberg - C z e rnowitz Railwa y Company has poen for as a limited liability company , the shares inwhich 'A ill be exchanged for S hares of a like denom:nat:on in the Societe Anonyme. it copy of the &Moles of Association, of the concession, and of the statutes under which it is proposed to constitute the k-:oclete Anonyme, can be inspected at th.: Offices of the Soli citors, 46, Parliament -street. Applications for Shares must be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Directors of the lnternatand of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, but Onal .n -considered, unless aceomranied by the e n l o al ar S p ,,e li i c e n ty tio (L n i w na i i l t l e d b ) receipt of Messrs. Gly n, Mills, and Co., or o f t e Anglo-Ace tri n Eank, V ienn a, tor £1 per Share o n the number of Shares applied for. This *um will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded to, a n d, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of .£1 per Share then due. LEMBERG-CZERNOW (L ITZ, RAILWAY CO3TPANY imitl). FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be left h the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and ot the Anglo-Austrian Bank. Gentlemen,—llaving paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the sum of .£ being £1 per Share on Shares, of £2O each, which f request may be allotted to me in the Lemberg-Czemowitz Hallway 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 ot the Shares allotted to me. I am. Gentlemen, your obedieit sirvant, Name in full Address in full Date O.VIE AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI- C kTIO y S for S HARES in this Comp iny will be received from London atter 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 -11 j ay AL BUCKINGHAM SAUCIE, for Roast Meat, flashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Psh, Game, Sta prepared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-pi ,ce, Daiston, London, N.E. BED•ROOM CANDLES. "11DitICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hart candles, solo in boxes is. and 3s. each, are recommendel as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER. CANDLES," ---- sold In boxes 2s. each. Thicker oxndles 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 14 a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Suecial candle ticks to fit thin candles. Is. and 28. ed. each ; redwing Lockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL NT SO &PS. Sherwool Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains t'race's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, for tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SIISIRWOODOLE "Price's Glycerine" maybe Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other at 'ins. car;suled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled but " Pric3's Patent," from 6d. I ties, 6d. and Is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been soil. on the state ment that it is "equal to Prices " Retail throng Who:esale by Price s Patent Lon any Grocer. Caudle Compny (Limited: don. ti AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN 4 EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the beat medicine ior immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. it frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption At- effects arc truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying . down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes atter taking it. Preparea only and sold by W. LA &WERT, Chemist. 8, King-W,lliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all drugg sts, in bottles, 1301., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and addreo ae. engraved en the Amp. .~ ~ ~ ~ ~y ~~~ NATIONAL FINANCIAL COMPANY , (Limited). NATIONAL APPLICATIONS for HARES will be RECEIVED AFTER THURSDAY NEXT, the 7th hist. April 2, 1854. THE FISANCIAL CORPORATION (LIMITED', INVITE SUBSCRIPTIONS POR SH A R ES IN T HE EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). lacorporated with Limited ct, Liability unlcr the Companies A 1802, Bong the first link for connecting the North with the South of Europa. and illycling the shortest and moat convenient route between En2;land and India, China, Australia, Am From ( hiasso,neir the Lake of Como, to Lugano, Bellinzona, And Bia,ca, with a Branch to Loctrno, on the Lake Mag- Wore. in Switzerland, 6 ' miles. With privilege to extend from Biasza to Lucerne or to Coire. Concession 93 years. Capital £I,4OO,CCO. First issue £700,000, in 17,500 shares of £4O or 1,000 francs each. The remaining £700.(00 to be raised hereafter in shares, bonds, or obligations, as may be deemed advisable. k E o s f g* G in' re d l a i a a t t , e c a n n e ra d b b . a o e t f Deposit on application £1 or 25 francs per share, and a further payment of £3 or 75 francs per share on allotment. No call to be made at an earlier date than three months from the date of allotment ; and no call to exceed £2 per share. DIRECTORS. Colonel SYKES, M.P., F.R.S., Chairman of the East India Company, Chairman. (Dsuems ex - o l a qu a a n r d e, GHoy,ideef-rpoai)r,kC, Directoroptha *l- Railway Company. 8, Sus A sociation, Limited. Thos. Cave. Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex. H. D. court. theiaan n d : rs a et t ar et e:n. :Bombayuan of the Penin sular S. IL GodefrOl, Esq. John Wm. Maclure. 141.cp, Manchester.' 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MILL illlr, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School cf Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub scribers only, and are executed in Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta 15 One Guinea. Bronze 8 1* 99 Three Guineas Subscribers' names received by the agents in London and chief provineal towns (where copies of the Dust may be seen), or by the publishers, HOWELL, JAMES, and Co., Goldsmiths, &a., By appointment to the Queen and Prtnne an d Princess of Wales, 5,7, and 9, RE JEN r-STRE ET, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. PRIZE ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &C., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 17:i0.) 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ETAYE'S WORSDELL'S PlLLS.—These PillE &A_ are a purely veretable preparation, and may he tak e n t any time by either sex without fear or danger. They act upon the bowels mildly yet eff.mtually, and by their flue tonic, tromaile, and aperient properties, they remo,•e ail cppressive accumulations, rt - I:,rulate the secretions of the liver and bowels, stren.then the stemach, and purity the blood. Unlike many remedies, they do not induce liability to take cold or esta blis. necessity tor the habitual use of porg - ,atives, and are thus s a trouffly recommended as the BEST FAMILY MEDICINE. Prepare d solely by John Kaye, Esq.. of Prospect Ha Woodford, Essex. Sold by all chemists and other dealers in patent me dicines, at Is 11d, 23 gd, and ls Od. Wholesale Depot, i 2, Bread-street, London, isETEL-11r. 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THIS EVENING, Neil be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, TyrreLl,,Walmsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. Director, Mr. F. Jong,hmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Minivan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Powar (the Juvenile comedienne), &c., &a. Will sbortlY be produce, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolal; and THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBU.RY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. P. Vander yell, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Fia , h," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all teen duly registered by him and Mr. J. IL Weston under the title of •` The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Crystal Waters, form a coup d'call of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Princ 3 Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. - • The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, ed. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- TRIUMPH ANT SUCCESS of the NEW CIRQUE, acknowiedg,ed to be the best ever produced in England. Grand MORNING PERFORMANCE Every Wednesday and Sa' urday, at Two. Evening at Hall-past Seven o'clock. ROYAL A.LHAMBRA.- The Greatest FEMALE RIDItIt of the Age, Mdlle. LOUISE LOISSETT. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Brilliant Equestrian Scene. by Three Young Ladies, "THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON." 11ADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry INT. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1390); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. _ . Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 41A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W, rip aE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Asters; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One tihilling (tor Gentlemen only). IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any .11.. one troubled with Wiwi in the Stomach, Indizestion, or Biliousness, take P.1.G8 WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Trcir world-wide celebrity proves them of atteing merit. Of all medioine vendors at le. IW. cad' s. 94.: or free by poet for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. MEESSB.S. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. Itql_ execute COMMISSIONS on an races throughout the year. Market price g,ttranteed. Remittances. 1, , ,n don and Westminster Bank. Post-dike Orders payable at Camber wen-park. Adcire:;s—Borr and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine torts, George-street. Camberwell-park, London. : QUITO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BITSINFSS AGENCI . OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or havimr Business and fiouses to be disposed of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MUttIZAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 2J, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail my 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,beforo Mr. Trail!, magistrate, and Captain Harris and Capt. Domett, nautical assessors, into the circumstances attending the lose 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 waiching tho 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. 0' Dowd, the first witness called beiiig 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 17+11 of Febrnary,whon 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 bean out by the galliot about 7 fathoms on the outside. The weasel 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 tag having left, the captain set the fore ant mizen topsails, standing in on the starboard tack, and anchoring in 17 fathoms et 8,15 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 9to 10.25 p.m„ and at 4.5 a,m. of tha 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 doming 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 raved, hut 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 ancho re d a t 8 .45 p.m. of the 18 th, the wind was . blowing fresh from ENE., with o .52 a p heavy.m ~the h s n s ow i pd squall. roe D During his watch, f rom 9 p.m. to easily, and the pilot gave or d ers at 9 that the helm was to be shifted at 12 p.m., when there would be a change of tido, and that if thero was any change in the weather he was to be calk .d, No orders were given to throw the deep-sea lead ovcrboard, 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 net 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 on the morning of the wreck the deep sea lead the p low both the pilot and captain wore on deck. The inquiry was then adjourned. Acclimatisation Society of Great Britain, Last evening a meeting of this society was held in the great room of the Soiiety of Arts, John.• street, Ade!phi, 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. Lord POWERSCOURT occupied the chair, and the first paper was read by Mr. Frank Backland, ono of the secretaries, the subject being " the reports from Hong Kong, Tasmania, Labuan, Bermuda, Barbadoes, Borneo, Western Australia, &c., cone 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 count r y to a ll parts of the world. Their intentions were not ex - I &die' of a zoological character, the result o f their operations wit i a their being notice to t o adapt useful purposes.everything which came h Owing to the combined exertions of Mr. Edward Wilson and Mr. James Lowe, much valuable 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 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, but 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, bat 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 Barbedoes stated that there were no indige nous animals or birds, bat there were three kinds of fish—the kook, 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 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 b© 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 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 Len 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 Austra`ie there were no animals or birds which had not already been acclimatised in :England, ;;nd the only fish is the Murray end. Mr. Bucklaad'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 bad brought tc bear upon the subject bad 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 ego the best native oysters were 40s. the bushel, they were now 70s. Common oysters are now quoted at from It3s. to 245. ; a year ago they were from 12e. to Ns. 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 6j., and at many of the first-class fishmongers they were now sold at Bd., and even at some establish ments at 10d. and Is. 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 11.,, 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 cal. tivation. Indeed, Dr, Kammerer (no mean authority on the Enbieet) 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, one great object of the Acclimatisa tion Seeety would be successfully accomplished. Much approbation was expressed at the results of Mr. LOWO't3 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 B h cu id i t 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 acc epting his celestial almanac, and fixing the Millenium with him in 1867, or 1838, 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. Thobe 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 acts 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 ho 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 wbo knew the real derivation of Sebasto pal and the real history of the cariy settlers in nortlitrn England should be able to tell the meaning of mysteries which Dr. Cumming supposes to have been tealed to all the remainder of the Cnristian world—but that, even supposing the theory to be right, Dr. Cumming himself isnot the man who can take advantage of it. This, of course, does not disprove the theory, but it brings back Dr. Curaming per. sonally to the general level of human ignors.nce about the future, sal there is some use and comfort in that.--Satur day Review. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY AND THE CONTI. NENTAL TRAFFIC.—The property required fur thi s company's proposed central City station consists of in houses in the parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, displacing 333 persons; 60in Christ Church, Spitalfields, 180 persona; and 186 houses in St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, 558 persons. The compact' h a ve just added another p ower f u l pa ddl e - steamer, called the Avalon, of 883 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 summit are now in course of construction. . '.4 4riF .._ ..„.„ 4..,,,,,...,. „„r,,,„ ~ ~ . L1:4 - el. spive f , ----i:t , . ~_‘„,,,,r , ,,, , , „,. i. =.7 .. , :k.,,,,c, _, : „. : -"1,,, , .., ,.. ,,,_. N ......1,z ;4 4 , 4 4 I' , - 4 1) ic k , S5 l e' a ~,\„. ~ :,...,... _,_ ~,, ... , ) i ).., ~, ':- . ':. .., '",.. , , ..,,,,•+,,.... 4 ~ - ~. , ra h r,, ' ...... '' -E T . ' WINE' `l.. 'o' -:: : 41' /` *•', b R e rr. ' ‘ 412 1 ' 1414 ' C 77- GZ ---------- A. 'a .6.4 0 % kJ , A. .4 • G.------ - Z V .'"'. was not need, the second officer stating t ii . : -, .. l '' pilot came on deck, and having spoke to hi , ~ . - ... • f ., again, and that at 5.15 a.m., just before the tihip Stick, iI it _ • 441 THE SUN, LONDON, TUE°-,DAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1861. IN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" 1 on'y know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVAISS', COVENT GAII,DzN, my deer fellow ! PRACTICAL GEOLOGY.—King's College, London.—Professor TENNANT. F.G.S , will COM MENCE a COURSE of LECTURES on WEDNESDAY next, at 9 a m., having especial ref .rence to the application of Geology to Engineering, Mining, Architecture, and Agricul ture. The Lectures will be continued on each succeeding Friday and Wednesday at t heam se hour. Fee LI iis. 6d. R. W. JELF, D.D. , , Principa.. QI TEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. .1 he British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH AIONTH for New York:— By Mrs. OLIPHANT. Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2,500 sco Capt. GLOVER. WESTMINSTER 2,500 seo Capt. Concre. DUBLIN 2,500 . 5OO Capt. PROUD. NEW YORK 2,600 500 (.apt. HARRIS. -- • • - - These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every gomfort. The Line will commence at an early da'e ; the exact day to be fixed in a latter announce ment. To load is the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street. T HE 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 £ i per share, and Li on allotment. No call will be made until after the expiration of three months from ihe date of allotment, and it is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. As the operations of the Company increase further issues of shares will be made, which will in the first instance be offered to thethen existing Shweholders on such terms as the Dire:- tors may deem advisable. DIRECTOI( O . - Vice-Admiral Burney, Ibery House, Twick nham, Director of the European sank. Edmund Clench, Esq., Manor House, Clapham. E. T. Gourly, Esq., shipowner, Sunderland, and Seething- littie,ll C. - Arthur Raymond Kirby, Keg , Little Marb:e-hill, Twiek- enham. Archibald Kintrea, Esq., Ring's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. F. Lascaridi, Esq., merchant, Winchester House, Old Broad-street ;q - ; merchant, 25, Eautcheap, E.C. st reet. George Maitland, Joseph IWMaster, Esq., merchant, hastcheap. "d e De metric) Pappa, Esq of the Oriental Commercial Company. Miles Charles Seton, Esq., tandolph louse, Maida-hill, and Treskerby, Cornwall. Henry 6picer, Esq., merchant, George-yard, Lombard-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, e, and Co., 5, Lothbary. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, Lotlibtiry. SOLTCITORS. Messrs. Mercer and Mercer, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Partridge and Greenfield, Throgmorton-street. SECRETARY H. L. Geatile, Esq. Offices-12, King';;l:rini-yard,..MoOtgate-street, E.C. The principle of limited liablity is now fully reccgnised 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 field open for the profitable employment of capital both in English and foreign enter prises. This C ompany has already promises of a large amount of support. and a provisional 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 contributeto 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 maybe introduced under its auspices, The operations to be carried on by the company will be the same as those embraced similar institutions. The active management of the company will be conducted by an executive committee, under the supervision and contr.:) , of the Board of Directors. Two of the proposed Committe • have been many years successfully engat ed 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 only 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 p id to promoters for originating the Company, but arrangements have been made whereby the preliminary , expenses have been guaranteed not to exceed oneqialf 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 dment of the shares. The articles of association can ba seen on applying at the temporary offices of the 'Company. Applications for sheves, 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 rayment of the further deposit on the shares allotted. If no allotment be made the deposils will be rCtutned in full, but without interest. Bich .rd Bentley, New Burlington-street. LADY BLAKE'S NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in 3 vols., S T E B P y F LAD A Y T I TIM'S HOM E. Also now ready, in 3 vols., ADELA CATHCART. By GEo. MACDONALD. Hurst and Blaokett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, in 1 vol., with Portrait, 9s. bound, lIIFE of the REV. 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A Novel. an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday) ; Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is. A Nan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next 31orning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three._ On Thursday next, Never before Published, price 25., EAR, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. *** Whoever has seen Miss Batemnt in the character of Leah," sheu'd read this thrilling story, upon which the popular play is founded. London: Ward asd Lock, 158, Fleet-street AUDITORS. Esq ., M a nager of th e C ommercial Bank of India. E s q., Manager of th e Commercial Ban ki ng DEdcAwliniapranßarlyceetoi. f Sydney. BANKERS, Lottlon—The National Bank and its Branches. Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking. Company. Manchester—The Manchester and County Bank. SOLICiTons. London—Messrs. Tlughc a. Mast e rmEin, and Hughes, 17, Buck ler sbary. Manchester —Messrs. Sale, Worthington, ShTpman. and Seddon. CONSULTING .ENGINEER,. G - . P. Bidder, Esq., late President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 21, Great George-street, Westminster. BROKERS. S:r R. W. Carden and Son, Royal Ex. James and Sons. change-buildings, London Lewis H. liaslewood Esq. Founders'. court, LOthbUry. L i vorpoo l Robert Byrne , Esq. D o l ir an mi cu n e g a h t? a r m .... InNeessssrros. m . it a aw e s s °ll Pe and Spencer. SEC RETARY. A. Pixley , Esq. TEMPORARY ()Mots. 193, 191, 195, Gresham Rouse, Old Broad-street.. tdoesEirneao extendi ABRIDGED This Company is formed for the purpose of constructing a PROSfliPiEtCheTtre.S. —anton of Tessin, SRwaigearylanirdo,mwCithhf Chiasso ng the line 10 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 _ C hing oto Blasco. is Indis pensable to either of these routest, it h in - -e—aa' the only line al lowed by the Swiss Government o connect the railways of North Italy, the line being eomPara Lively easy of construc tion, free from costly works, and promising a large traffic. The Company has, however, se cured_e from the Canton Tessin, bes•cles the concession or the line from Chiasso to Blasco, the preferential right to construct the extension of their line to any junction with tn 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. ider b State subventions to a very cons ale amount have been. voted in aid of the proposed AlPine Railway, which is ac- know edged to be of the highest national importance to both Switzerland and Italy. The lines proposed by this Company will co m pl e t e 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 Lombardo-Venetian fm Chio Biasca, which is intbnded to j in the lines, will open a direct coin munication b tween the most important towns of the Canton Tessin and the railway network ot Italy, con nect i ng . also the three Lakt a of Como, LuYano, and Maggiore, and as it forms the key of the wholepo,ition. the Directors surer rem ved to commence this line iortliwith. pending the ys and ne gotiations 101* determining. the Precise Alpite lass to be finally adopted for the extension. i 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 18th of January, in the 1 resew e of Government officials. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be paid to Shareholders during const ruction, upon the amounts from time to time paid in respect of the r shares. Pull particulars are given in thedetailed Prospectus, which may be. cbtained, together with the MA I ) , at the Offices of the Company. Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Directors, and copies of the Prospodus may be cbtained at the Tem porary Offices cf the Company' or et the Offices of the Finan cial Corp ,ration (Limited), 14, Lea denball- street ; the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered unless a Deposit of .C 1 per Share on the number of Shares applied for has been paid. E UROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HER KBY GIVEN, That the Share List of this Company will be cLOSED on SATURDAY next, the 9thi net., for London ; the 12th big, for the Lountry ; and the lit.. inst., for the Continent. 193-4.5, Greal m House, April', ISA 1y Order. 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