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AESSRS. PETTER and GALPIN hog regpectruity to intimate that they have removed to their iewly erected premises, La Belle Sativa4e-yard; Ludgate-hill. :11 HE KENTISH-TOWN ESTATE. The CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.— Next' THLTR , D V, ,„ a nuFlrY 22, at the Offices, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, the IC ENT '6II-TOWN F.,zT ATE nil Ihe allotted. For plans of one of the most Saleable Building Estates ever offered apply to CHARLES LEWIS GRTJNEISEN, Secretary. MR.. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, xv} ,,, BADEN', up the RHINE. and PARIS, is NOW OPEN EVENING (except Saturday) at R o'clock.—Stalls, 3 s. : tea, 2s. gallery. Is. Stalls can be secured at the box office, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, every day between eleven and four, with out any .extra charge. The Morulng Representations take place every Tuesday and 'aturday, at Three o'clock. MR. NV. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, Iteteristt with New Costumes and v irious Novelties, Yocal and Cha c, every evening (except Raturday) Eiwht A MORN " PERFOR MANCE every SA.TURDAY, at Three. Private [loxes Z l l Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the [ Sox - office, oY graphle-hall. King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has been entirely redecorated. A RGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO, Room Great Windmill-street, St. James's. — The above elegan are now open every evening for the winter season, with iUrent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. t r,; 3 l' l court, The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this "monable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the Irec , Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine, Admis .oll One Shilling. bR. KAIIN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen only) fr om 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models !Id Preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in nealth and disease, the race of men, &c Lectures delivered at 12, 4, and half-put 7, by Dr. G. SExvou, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and Ih,IKhIY-intere.sting series of Lectures is now in coarse of delivery j„ Dr . !CAW?. at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely . Admission , O n e ""ng. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). GENERAL TOM THUMB, the ♦MERICAN DWARF.—Crowded Houses.—Patronised thirteen years ago by iser Majesty, H.R.11. Prince Albert, H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, &c., &c. Exhibiting every day and evening, Previous to visiting Russia, in Regent Gallery, 69, Quadrant, from 11 to 1,3 to 5, and 7 to 9 o'clock. He is beautifully proportioned, and the smallest man alive. Ills performances are remarkably talented and enchanting. New Characters, Costumes, Songs, Dances, Statues, &c. The General continues to wait on the nobility and gentry, at their residences, on due notice. His miniature equipage promenades the streets daily. Admission, Is. each, regardless of age ; Stalls, 2s. and 33. ; children half-price. COCKS'S CELEBRATED READING SAUCE, which is so highly esteemed with Fish, Game, Steaks, Soups, Grills, Gravies, Hot sill Cold Meats, and unrivalled for gene ral use, is sold by the most respectable dealers in fish and sauces. J. and C. Cocks, Reading, sole Manufacturers. NASSAU RAILWAY COMPANY.— Societ4 Anonyme, or Chartered Joint Stock Company, with liability limited to the amount of share, au thorised by decree, and by a special law passed by the Cham bers of Nassau. Capital 1,600,0001., of which 1,001,000/. in Nassau Four Per Cent. Guaranteed Bonds, and 200,0001. already subscribed and paid up by the Wiesbaden Railway shareholders, Share Capital to b• issued, 400,0101,, in 20,001 shares •f 201. each, DIRECTORS-LOCAL BOARD. MM. von Roesller, Director •f the Ducal Bank of Nassau. A. Hergenhahn, Member of the Supreme Court of Nassau. C. Grossmann, Ducal Notary, Wiesbaden. - 9, C. Kalk Sohn, Banker, Wiesbaden. DIRECTORS IN ENGLAND. Original Directors Joseph Christopher Ewart, Esq., M.P• of the Wiesba- Theodore W. Rathbone, Esq. den Company. William Miller, Esq. William Nicol, Esq. Together with a Committee in Paris. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., London. Messrs. J. I. Weller, Sons, Frankfort. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Calenove and Co., Letlibury. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angol-court. SECRETARY—W. W. Lander, Esq. London Agency, 18, Cannon-street (E.C.). The most important features in this undertaking aro the fallowing : First —That twenty miles of the Railway are already open for traffic, and eight more are nearly completed. Second—That about two-thirds of the Company's capital being provided by the Nassau Government in Four per Cent, bonds, every one pound per cent. added to the net re sults of the traffic above four per cent, will add three per cent, to the dividend payable on the share capital ; and Third- That a dividend of at least seven per cent, per an num is thus secured to the shareholders during construction. The Nassau Railways will continie the Frankfort and Wies baden and the Wiesbaden and Rudesheim Lines from Rudes helm to the frontier of Prussia, opposite Goblentz. As the Cologne Railway already open to Bonn and Rolandsworth is being rapidly completed to Coblentz, the line of railway com munication between Cologne and Prankfort will thus be com pleted by the Nassau Company. The annual traffic between these two points considerably excee ds 1,000,000 passengers and 1,000,000 tons of goods. The concession is for a term of eighty-four years; it in cludes a branch line up the Valley of the Lahn, which will start from Lahnstein on the Rhine, and extend to the eastern frontier of the Duchy of Nassau, there to meet the Prussian line from Giessen. The Lahn district is rich in minerals, and its existing trade is sufficient to supply a large and remunera tive traffic to the railway. The first eight miles of this branch have been nearly com pleted (from Lahnstein to Ems) by the Nassau Government, The Company Is to take possession of these works, and to pay 4 per cent. on the sums expended by the Government, until repayment. The Nassau Railway Company becomes pessessed of the line from Wiesbaden to Rudesheim on the terms accepted by the general meeting of the former Wisebaden Railway Company, viz., that those Shareholders of the Wiesbaden Company who have not exercised the o pti on o f exchanging their old 61. shares for an equivalent amount of Nassau 201. shares, will receive interest at the rate of 4 per cent. during the constrno• tion of the works, and 5 per cent. after the opening of the entire railway for traffic, but will not be entitled to any fur ther participation in the profits of the Company. Shareholders in the Wiesbaden Company to the amount of abent 40,0001. have elected to exchange their shares for shares in the Nassau Company. The Nassau Railways will thus comprise 120 English miles of railway, consisting of the following sections : Miles. 1. The Line from Wiesbaden to Rtidesheim, now open for traffic 2l 2. The Line from Rudesheim along the Rhine, passing through Lahnstein to the frontier of Prussia, opposite Coblentz 40 3. The Line from Lahnstein to Ems, nearly completed S 4. The Line from Eme through the Valley of the Lahn to the Prussian frontier toward Gleason 5l Total l2O miles. In addition to the assistance afforded by the Guaranteed Bonds, the Nassau Government has granted many important advantages to the Company. For twenty-five years the Railway is released from the payment of any taxes. All lands belonging to the State, an required for the Railway, are given gratuitously to the Company, together with the building materials thereon. Stone, gravel, &c., from the Government quarries, are also placed at the disposal of the Company free of charge. The Rhino Railway will be constructed, liko the Rudes beim section, with a single line of way, and with the earth works, bridges, &c., ready for a second line, when require I. The Lahn Rail 'Nay will have only one lino of way, with th e requisite sidings. The estimates of most competent engineers show a margin of upwards of 120,0001., after fully providing for all that is required for opening th• 120 miles of railway for full traffic. These estimates are confirmed by the tenders of able and experienced contractors of undoubted solvency, and have been, moreover, tested and proved by the cost of the works already executed. The official traffic tables show that, taking only the present traffic in the Lahn Valley, and one-fcurth of the traffic along the Rhine, the receipts of the Nassau Railway Company will suffice, on this moderate estimate, to secure a dividend of 15 per cent, to the Shareholders, in consequence of the larger portion of tho capital being supplied in Nassau Government Guaranteed:Bonds at 4 per cent. RHINE RAILWAY. 250,000 passengers (being one-fourth of the existing traffic), at ld. per mile on 60 miles 250,000 tons of goods (being one-fourth of the exist- £62,500 ing traffic), at lid, per mile 156,000 INVESTMENTS in BRITISH MINES.—FuII particulars of the most important Dividend and Progressive Mines will be found in the Fourth Edition of ISRITISII MINES CONSIDERED AS AN INVESTMENT, recently published by J. 11. MURCHISON, Esq., F.G.S., F.S.S., price 3s. 6,1.; by post. 4s. Mr. MURCHISON also publishes a QUARTERLY REVIEW of BRITISH MINING, giving the position and prospects of the Mines at the end of each quarter, the dividends paid, &c. The Review for the quarter and the year ending 31st Dec. last con tains a Map of the Camborne district, price Is. " The book will be found extremely valuable."—ObserveS. " A valuable little book."—Globe. "A valuable guide to investors."—Herapath. "A useful little volume."—Morniag Herald. " Of great value to capitalists."—Sunderland Times. " Parties requiring information on mining investments will find no better and safer instructor than Mr. Murchison."—Leeds Times. " One of the most valuable mining publications which has come under our notice, and contains more information than any other on the subject of which It treats."—Derby Telegraph. " To those who wish to invest capital in British Mines, this work is of the first importance."—Welshman. "This work enables the capitalist to invest on sound principles; it ,s, in truth, an excellent guide."—Plymouth Journal. Copies of the above publications can be obtained at Mr. Murchison's °tikes, 117, Bishopsgate-street Within, London ; and reliable infor mation and advice will be given at any time to those who may re quire it. LAUN..RAILWAY. Present traffic above ....................... 90,000 Deduct working expenses, 50 per cent. at most.,, 223,125 Interest on Bonds 123,125 Sinking fund £40,000 To Wiesbaden Shareholders ... 7,500 15 per cent. on Nassau Shares 400,00.61, 117,500 Surplus, after providing for a ll charges, and paying" 15 per cent, to the Shareholders .£5,025 Under the provisions of the law of concession of 16th Aug , 1856, the shareholders will receive during the constructi o n of the works a fixed interest of 4 per cent, per annumn, i n addition to the surplus profits of the sections opened, The offers of the contractors, which will be submitted to the ap. proval or rejection of the first general meeting this year, snake up these receipts to a minimum total of 7 per cent. during the three years required for completing the railways. The contractors' tenders are made binding on them by agree. meat until Ist March next, up to which period the Directors have reserved to the Company the right either to accept or decline the same as may be found best for the interest of the shareholders. The Nassau Government has constantly and punctually fulfilled its engagements even during the most difficult periods. Its credit in German is first-rate, and, with the knowledge of the present issue, its 4 per cent. stock is now at 97, The•lssue' 1,000,000 i guaranteed 4 per Cent. Bonds, to the amount of will bei • granted by the Government to the Company, pro,,,ci ; ssued in Germany from time to time as the works the estimates at 90, it has been decided to give the share- They will , option of taking a portion of them at this price. annual sin D: in pid at par by the Nassau Government by an The interesta fund extending ever fifty years. payable in nd dividends on the bonds and shares will be holders. Loudon, Paris, or Frankfort, at the option of the The shares will be payabl e t o b earer after payment of the first 101. per sha.re The statutes may be seen at the offices of the Compa ny. ' Applications for shales, which must b e accompanied by a deposit of 21, per shar and to the offices of the Company be addressed to the brokers, Belo°, E Brunswick.st 'ompany in London ; to 11. C. Weiller, Sons, Frankf ort ; r :et, Liverpool ; to Messrs. J. J. ems chau, nd to the Agency in Paris, 101, nue Neuvo des P 4 allotment. ties applying for shares, i n per share will be requir e d UP:. A fu r th er payment of 31. 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NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " MARGARET MAITLAND." Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo T HE DAYS OF MY LIFE. An Autobiography, By the Author of" Margaret ?dials , d." &C. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Just published, in Bvo., price 14s. cloth, IVAPOLEON THE THIRD ; Review of his 11 Life, Character, and Policy ; With Extracts from is Writings and Speeches, and References to Contemporary Opinions By a BRITISH OFFICER . London ; Longman, Brown, Greon, Longmans, and Roberts. NOTICE. Immediately, in one volume, crown eve., 500 pp., price 55., neatly bound, MR. CIIIRLES RE ODE'S MATTER-OF-FACT ROMANCE, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. "Thousands will read this work."—Athenmum. " Written with amazing spirit."—Press. " One of the very few first-rate works of Action we have met with in our life."—Critie. •• In every way an uncommon book."—Saturday Review. " One of the most striking and effective works given to the public for many years."— Observer. 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Just rublished, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d ON TRUE az FALSE SPERMATORItH(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first limo, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if be shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. 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The Committee have the pleasure to announce, that in compliance with the unanimously expressed desire, and with the view of accom modating the large number of persons unable to procure tickets for Friday week, it has been arranged that a repetition performance of ME N'DELSSOHN'S LOBGESANG and MOZART'S REQUIEM shall take place TIIIS EVENING (Monday) January 19. Vocalists —Madame Clara Novello, Mr. Lockey, Mr, Sims Reeves, and Mr. Thomas; with Orchestra of 700 Performers. Mendelssohn's Athalie and Rossini's Stabat Mater will be performed on Friday, January 23, as a subscription concert—Tickets, 35., 55., and 10s. 6d., or Season Subscriptions of One, Two, or Three Guneas, at the Society's Office, Ne. 6, in Exeter Hall. New subscribers now entering will receive three tickets for this evening, and one ticket for the 23d. Mr. Macfarren's " Analysis of the Lobgesanz and the Requiem" Is now published, price 6d. each hook, or sent by post for thirteen stamps. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL, 107. NOTICE.—The Examination of the numerous offers of assistance in the Orchestra at the Great :Handel Festiva!, at the Crystal Palace, In May next, has commenced. No promise caa be given that applications received after this week will receive cmsideratioa, unless under very special circumstances. 6, Exeter Hall, Monday, 150 January, 1857. T HE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the THIRTY-SEVENTH HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of Six per cent., declared on the 14th instant. is payable to the shareholders, at the once of the Company, 62, King William-street, City, between the hours of Ten and Four. January 17, 107. By order of the Beard, TILOMAS PRICE, Secretary. LA W LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Fleet-street, Ist January, 1857. Notice is Hereby Given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Law Life As,urance Society will be hold at the Society's Office, Fleet street, London, on oNDAT, the 2,1 day Fer , ruary next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provi sion, of the Society's Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of receiv ing the Auditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to the 31st December last; to elect a Trustee in the room of the late Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com mon Pleas, deceased ; and for general purposes. By order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOW `ES, Actuary. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives -ire lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, oadon, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY (FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITICS), ♦.D. 1714. Cornhill, and 70, Baker-street, London. College.green, Dublin.—Gronengen-street, Hamburg. Exchange-street West, and Tithebarn-street, Liverpool. North Nelson-street, Edinburgh. Instituted in the reign of Queen Anne, A D. 1714, with large Invested Funds. DIRECTORS, kc, Crum3fAN—JOHN REMINGTON MILLS, Esq. DEPUTT-CLIAIRMAL4 —HENRY ALDWIN SO.kMES, Esq. James Bentley, Esq. John Paynter, Eeq. Thomas Bodley, Esq. John Rogers, Esq. Daniel Britten, Esq. Henry Butt, Esq. Nicholas Charrington, Esq. George Spencer Smith, Esq. S. Preston Child, Esq. Itichd. Horsman Solly, Esq. William Gilpin, Esq. W. Foster White, Fsq. Thomas Lewis, Esq.' Samuel Wilson, Esq., Ald. Thomas Mills, Esq., M.P. Stephen Wilson, Esq. John Morley, Esq. LIFE Reduced rates for young and middle ages, with guarantee of a company In existence upwards of 140 years, and a large accumulated capital. The last Bonus (185.5) gave additions to policies varying from 25 to 70 per cent, on the previous seven years' premiums. Lower rates, without profits. Two-thirds only of the premiums may be paid until death. Decreasing and increasing rates of premium, and half-yearly or quarterly. Medical fees allowed. FIRE. Insurances at the usual rates, and profits returned on policies taken out for seven years by prompt payment. Lo,ses occasioned by ex plosion of gas made good. The offices close on Saturdays at two o'clock, excepting in the fifteen days after each quarter-day. Insurances now expiring mustrbe paid on or before the 9th Janu ary, at the office in London, or of the respective agents. WILLI LM B. LEWIS, Secretary. •=4, //',Z,z •_ . , , ..r.' 1 yf,..1 . 1/ ~ • 7tCli () Ir :.,N ... .., _ . ....:... 1 II 1. ,- -- /. 1 - -----.../ j ...... ~4 ....,,,, .._,. . --i i \ t ; 4 4.-. ... : , - 46 ....: c l . •s- A- 1ik;, ,, . 74. ~. 741 Ai . :41'.,,'N'',,,..4.,1,- Gin 744 ' •:' " 710 ' '''7Crr ') ..‘ ' s tt,!...!:4,44, ___ ,______ v. ~ .. ~... 1 , ..,/ • . __.. ! ,. 7.4 , Ai i t . .. . ..., ~.,„;" _ ....6 ~ „,,,..,, • .„..„,,., . . ~ 4',. , . -, . _ i (st fi % ~. . . 4 o or ,18,, , . ,0 , ~,. „_,.. '-', % '-• -c (i) , . . ./ N. 1 7 , ,prlf e r= 4 de,. /' 1 .... bbt•i, .... 0 ..w. el -.., ~,,, • ---% -- c*- - 't! - Th. -131 Eu r+1..1;,: - . - „' r:,-,47,..,,, ~‘ ,IJ I .PM ---- iD ( 1%.,• i :i . \ . , _ ..-, ,_ Lt . - -.0' , .. ' bnOtT• ''. '''' 1:k Iza/ I fc.mwi THE LATE MR. HAYDN. ~t ~7 • ' [PRICIE 4D. STAMPED 5-15. sth of April next, being ono year after the actual termina -1 tion of the war." Mr. AINSWORTH, manufacturer, in seconding the mo tion, said that the Duke of Wellington in 1842 expressed himself as satisfied of the obnoxious nature of the tax and powers of the commissioners, and that nothing but the strongest necessity would ever have reconciled him to its introduction. The duke followed it up by saying that it should be imposed no longer than was absolutely necessary. The motio❑ was agreed to unanimously. Mr. SIMPSON, manufacturer, moved— " That _the_present system of levying the income and property taxes, by taxing permanent and precarious in comes alike, is manifestly unjust, and has now become an intolerable burden upon the professional and trading classes of the country. And this meeting is of opinion that no thing short of an entire revision of the mode of assessment will satisfy the country." Fie also spoke of the depreciation of machinery, and said that upon property of that description, amounting in value to 40,000/., there would be an annual depreciation of 2001.—an amount of tax which any one would see must be depressing to any interest whatever. Mr. HEYWOOD, M.P., thought the reason of the in justice and inequality of the tax had been a matter of routine more than anything else. Hs own feeling on the subject was that the Government ought to take off the extra tax on the very first opportunity that they can do so with due regard to the honour of the country. lie should be very glad if they could do it in April, but the honour of Government was pledged, and they must stick to their principles ; but he fully agreed with the meeting on the inequality of the tax. Mr. PARIIER, M.P., concurred with the motion, but would not pledge himself to any particular course of conduct. Sir G. STRICKLIND supported the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. The following propositions were also adopted by the meeting : " That this meeting condemns the practice of allowing a per ventage to the collecting officers upon the amount assessed or collected. " That this meeting pledges itself to nee every legitimate means to carry into efLot the resolutions just passed, and to the House of Commons embodying their substance; and this meeting also requests our borough and county mem bers of Parliament earnestly to support its prayer." The hon. gentlemen present gave the solicited promise, and the meeting separated. (From the Times.) We have received a communication on the part , 7, of the widow of th e l a t e Mr. Joseph Hayd n , w h ose t' 1 , 0:4 Dictionary of Dates" and " Book of Dignities 4t.,, J .4 ;; ;. will be so well known to many oft our readers.,iio The position in which this lady has been left the death of her husband is so distressing, and her husband's c l a i ms as a l a b ourer i n li tera t ure are so S undeniable, that it would be hard indeed to recon cile the merits of the case vAth its realities. Mr. Haydn's publications were exactly of that sort which are more frequently consulted than com plimented. Under the humble aspect of indus trious compilations they make, it is true, but little figure by the side of the more pretentious pro ductions displayed in all the luxury of " library editions" upon the shelves of the rich and the learned. They are not, however, on this account either the less useful or the less used, and we should rejoice to see the practical value of such unattractive labours now reco& , nised in the consi deration extended to the forlorn representative of one who so serviceably pursued them. The pan siou which Mr. Haydn received from G overnment has been continued to his widow, b ut 231. per annum is no we think, a measure of the obli ga ti ons under which the unobtrusive but 4 , three chilvderreyn, nadequateroi is i provisi on f or a l ady and t, useful studies of Mr. Haydn have placed a lar ge class of readers. TO THE EDITOR, OF THE TIMES, Sir,—l beg ;e - Weetr;ely — tosaythat lam the widow of the late Joseph Haydn, the well-known author of the " Dictionary of Dates," the " Book of Dignities,' and other works, who died in January last, leaving me with three children totally unp.rovided for. Although the Government pension of 251. per annum to my late hus- band has been kind'y continued to myself, still I am unable to proti le fur or e locate my little children, who are dependent on my feeble exertions ; and I ' now appeal to your benevolent sympathy in behalf of my orphan son, whom I am endeavouring to get ad• mated into the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's Society, but for want of means and sufficient influence I have little hope of being successful. Such is the helplessness of my position that I have little hope of being able to edu- cate or keep a home for my children. lam persuaded, were you aware of the distressing position in which I am placed you would not withhold your kind sympathy, and would readily pardon a mother's anxiety in seeking an education in some way suitable for the future welfare of her children ; but, unhappily, there is no asylum, no aid, and but little sympathy fur the children of a poor literary man. I now most earnestly implore your kind influence to aid me :a the effort I ant making in behalf of my youngest son, Thomas Matthew Haydn. and humbly hoping to meet your kind consideration, I am, sir, your very hum ble and respectful servant, MAST HAYDN. 13, Crawley-street, Oakley-square, Jau. 16. THE TURKISH NATIONAL BANK. The formal acceptance of the concession for the Turkish National Bank was despatched to Constan tinople the day before yesterday. Meanwhile no thing further has transpired regarding the princi ples on which the establishment is to be definitively constituted. Assuming the leading conditions al ready promulgated in London to be unaccompanied by any drawback, and that it is the intention of the Turkish Government to allow the details to be arranged solely with a view to the legitimate wants of the country and the permanent interests of the Bank, they would appear to afford a founda tion for all that can properly be required. The statement that it is intended the institution should he modelled, as far as possible, on the best features of the Bank of France and the Bank of England, s is favourable, but in the present case there is a function to be performed for which routine ex perience furnishes little light, and which involves very critical consequences, not only as relates to the success of the experiment, but also to the specie question in England and other countries. This is the restoration of the Turkish currency. The existing circulation seems to be estimated at 8,000,0001., of which more than two-thirds consist of paper in the form of Treasury notes bearing various rates of interest, while the remainder is made up of coin in different stages of depreciation. The whole is to be redeemed by the Bank either in specie or its equivalent, and upon whatever may prove to be its amount the Turkish Government are to allow to the Bank an annual tate of 6 per cent. It will be said, if the Bank with a nominal capital of 10,000,000/. or 12,000,0001. are to employ 8,000,0001. iu this manner, and to receive for it only 6 per cent. on the security of the Turkish Government, the prospect is such that no one would accept, especially while Turkish 6 per Cent. Bonds, secured by the Egyptian tribute and always nego tiable, can be purchased in London at 95. But this mode of putting the matter would be erroneous. While the Bank would receive froti the Govern ment 6 per cent. ou 8,000,0001. their astual outlay would amount only to a small proportion of that total. They are to have an exclusive right to issue notes payable on demand, but which, like those of the Bank of England, will doubtless be made a legal tender between all other parties ; and it is fair to presume that these will, in a great measure, take the place of the currency the Bank are called upon to provide for. Supposing only half of the 8,A0,000/. to be thus supplied the position of the Bank would be as follows :---They would have re ceived about 6,000,0001. of Government paper anal about 2,000,0001. in coin. On the other hand they would have disbursed 4,000,0001. of specie and issued 4,000,0001. of their own notes. The result thus far would bean actual cash outlay of 2,000,0001. Against their own notes, however, th e y would have to maintain a specie reserve of a third, or about 1,333,0001. Their entire outlay would therefore be '3,333,0001., exclusive of expenses. Upon this the allowance by the Turkish Govern ment of 6 per cent. on 8,000,0001. would be equal to 14 per cent. The latter, therefore, is apparently that which under the least favourable view should be regarded as the rate granted by the concession. It may even be contended, and not altogether with out grounds, that in this estimate the probable re sults are too narrowly stated. There is no room to doubt that the convenience of a paper circulation, guaranteed by the periodical publication of the bul. lion held against it, will be at least as fully appre ciated in Constantinople and the other principal cities of the Turkish empire as in any part of the world. The intelligence of the Greek houses, who command all the leading business, and the great faith of the Turkish population when they find they are being honestly dealt with, appear to insure this result. It is possible, therefore, that the circulation of the new bank may prove equal in amount to that which is about to be withdrawn, and in that case the advantages enjoyed will proportionably in crease. Admitting, however, the full force of these cinsiderations, great care will be required to be exercised by the founders in adjusting not only the mode of carrying out the object in question, but also the terms on which the capital of the bank is to be called up. The immediate solidity of the establishment, and the convenience of the money markets of London and Paris ale alike concerned in these matters. If the redemption of the co!. rency were to be effected by a sudden operation, it would be necessary for the bank to provide them selves with an amount of bullion nearly equal to the whole of it, since they could not rely that their own notes would at once be accepted to any large extent by a population not familiarised with them ; and to p l r ie o i v r id e e nt t i h r i e capital, this they wo w u lhdilbeetehbelyigwedoutledcaaltl utphealsmamoset t time establish a most disturbing drain upon our market. If, on the con trar y , the redemption is effected in notes, a certain percentage of which are made to become convertible at periods extending altogether over 10 or 12 months, the entire opera tion will most likely be completed without the ne cessity of a single ounce of gold being procured from this side, the advantage being also gained of less than one half of the nominal capital of the bank being required to be paid up even by the end of that period. The abundance of English sovereigns at present spread throughout Turkey is such that so tar from the bank ca lli ng f or our g old, they might bo the means of affording to the holders of these sovereigns a safer medium, and thus accele rate their re-hipment hither. In relation to the, amount of capital, as the chief business of the bask, beyond the control of the circulation, would, in the first instance, be that of assisting the revenue collections and conducting the payments of the Gro vel iiment at a certain charge, ii a manner analo gous to that of the Bank of England, there could he no pretext for a sum being called up much be yond that which would be needed for a proper interests thus reserve. Looking at the g rave thus involved, and the extraordinary commercial development which both the Eu ro p ean and Asiatic provinces of Turkey seemed d estined to attain, and which has hitherto been retarded as mueh by the absence of roads and of a sound currency system as by any political causes, it will be seen that the subject invites the most vigilant attention ; that it will be the duty of a ll our financial and trading classes to watch the spirit in which its promoters frame their plans ; to give every encouragementi to the undertaking if, upon a careful scTutiny, a its terms shall prove consistent with simple upheld ,and its ll rigid principles that roe to be inviolably of an and to denotuie it if they find the tam. at tempt, feature such direct as or y o i l direct, rec indicatet t o introducehth atthe slightestr minds singled n de:r a ee t work upon it have L •een 'corrupted by the Ca degree Mmes J Cit Article. continental bourses.-7.d . !t Alinobtialieer mania on LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1857. Naval and Military Intelligence. On the occasion of the recent visit of the Duke o Cambridge to Chatham garrison for the purpose of reviewing the troops his Royal Highness had under his consideration the necessity which existed for appointing two additional field officers to assist in carrying on the duties at the provisional battalion, which his Royal Highness considered were far too onerous to be efficiently performed by the colonel commandant and one lieutenant colonel, as is at present 'be case. It is therefore Intended that two additional field officers, as majors, together with one captain, as adjutant, shall be forthwith appointed to the present staff of the provisional battalion, the latter officer being permanently appointed in the place of an officer selected from time to time from the depots sta tioned at Chatham Barracks, who has been temporarily employed in performing field duty. Major-General Sir R. Airey, K.C.8., Quartermaster. General to the Forces, having decided that all command. ing officers, whe❑ quartered in barracks, shall be allowed four rooms, an order bas been issued from the War De partment that all commanding officers shall-henceforth be allowed four rooms, fuel, and lights, and also allow. ance for a separate room when actually living in barracks. The crew of the steam frigate Shannon, 51, Captain W. Peel, C. 8,, got out her mainmast on Thursday, and on Friday she was warped to the jetty at Devonport dockyard. The paddlewheel steam vessel Trident, 3, Commander Close, from Portsmouth, arrived on Friday at Plymouth, her passage to the Wt sr. Coast of Africa. The crew of the Coastguard training ship Cornwallis, Captain Powell, C. 8., were paid wages at Plymouth on Saturday, and she was appointed to sail yesterday for her station at Hull. The steam storeship Rhadamanthus, Master Corn mander R. Brown, was taken out of dock at Devonport on Saturday. The Indus, 78, Captain J. C. D. Hay, having been rigged and stored, will probably be taken out to-day (Monday), and the paddlewheel steatnvessel Buzzard, 8, placed in dock for repair. The Amphion, 86 guns, screw steam frigate, Captain Henry Chads, arrived at the Little Nore (from the North American and West India station), last from Portsmouth under pilot charge of Mr. John Millen, of Deal, on Saturday last, at 3 p.m. At 4 p.m. the same day she was inspected by Captain Edward P. Halsted. During the time the ship's company were at target prac tice one of the midship guns on the upper deck on the port side being fired. a portion of the expended cartridge (it is supposed in consequence of the strong wind blow into the main deck ports) lodged upon a cartridge in the hands of No. 8, James Willis, ordinary seaman, and exploded the cartridge just at the moment it was to have been put into the muzzle of the gun on the main deck . The result was tkat No. 4, Henry Yeatman, ordinary seaman, whose duty it was to sponge the gun after firing, and No. 6, J. Autridge, a stoker, whose duty it was to hand the rammer to No. 4, first taking the sponge from him, received injuries by the explosion ; No. 3 in bands and face ; No. 4 and 6 in their faces. Their injuries, fortunately. are not of a dangerous character. The am phion left Port Royal on the 11th of Dec., and had 35 days' passage to Portsmouth. She is ordered to be paid off there ; she will be ready to be paid off in about ten days' time. The usual port order that no officers or men leave the ship, except on duty, previous to her being paid off is being strictly enforced on hoard this ship. At divisions, yesterday, it was made known on the quar ter-deck that pensioners then serving would not (if volun teering for any other ships in active service), be allowed to retain their pensions while in active service. The Bulldog, 6 guns, paddlewheel steamship, Com mander A. G. Gordon, and the Salamander, 6 guns, paddlewheel steamsloop, Commander G. J. Mecham, from the North Sea, remain in harbour, waiting Admi ralty orders for their departure on particular service. The Hawke, 60 guns, screw steamship, Capt. James Wilcox, C. 8., is progressing with her fitment in the basin at Sheerness. Mr. A. Eaton and Mr. G. G. Duff, mates of this ship, have left on their promotions to be lieutenants. The Melampus, 42, late storeahip, Capt. L. G. Heath, C. 8., will shortly be ready to leave the fitting basin at Sheerness. The Cyclops, 6 guns, paddlewheel steam frigate, is making good her defects and alterations in No. 3 dry dock at Sheerness. The new Seamen's Hospital Ship is ordered to be removed on Thursday from Woolwich to her intended moorings off Greenwich Hospital. The internal arrange ments have so far progressed that the extra labourers and artisans employed therein were discharged on Saturday. The screen work and appurtenances connected with the formation of the church (which has been designed with considerable taste) are still incomplete, and much yet remains to be done before the new establishment can be occupied. The transport shipping department of Woolwich is ordered by the Lords of the Admiralty to be closed on the let Feb. next—Mr. Saunders, the superintendent, to be placed on the list of naval officers on half-pay and the establishment to be discharged. The freight ship Priscilla, in the West India Docks, having been taken up by Government for the conveyance of Ordnance stores to Cape Coast Castle, embarked three tons of ammunition on Saturday from the Ordnance De partment of Woolwich Arsenal, and sailed thence for her destination. The Dorothy likewise sailed from Wool wich with stores and ammunition for the Mauritius. Letters received at Plymouth from Rio Janeiro , io reference to the collision with the screw s t eam sloop Cruiser, 17, Commander Charles Fellowes, state that the Swedish bark Therese tore away one of the sloop's guns, and damaged her lower rigging, bulwarks, and some spars. The officer in charge was a midshipman, and it is understood that the court of inquiry held on board have, in their communication to the Lords of the Admiralty, censured the captain for giving this duty to a junior officer on such an important occation as when nearing so frequented a port as Rio Janeiro. Had the bark struck the sloop in front both would probably have gone down. The Cruiser and her companions, the gun- boats, sailed for China on the 13th of Dec. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : M. C. Seymour, mate, to the Calcutta, for disposal ; A. Irwin, surgeon, to the Hecla ; W. G. J. Ayre, as• sistant-surgeon, to the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines ; W. Edney, assistant-surgeon, to Malta Hos pital ; D. Duncan, assistant-surgeon, to the Recruit ; G. Goodman, assistant-surgeon (confirmed) to the Siren; R. L. B. Head and G. W. J. Sutherland, acting-assist ant-surgeon, to the Victory ; P. Fairbairn, acting-as sistant-surgeon to the Indus ; R. W. Parish, clerk, to the Iris ; D. P. Sambell, assistant-clerk, to the Meander ; A. H. Piddell and F. F. Fitzmaurice, as sistant-clerks to the Monarch. THE 9REAT BLASTING OPERATION AT HOLY HEAD HARBOUR. This great national undertaking, which is being car ried out under the immediate direction of the Board of Admiralty by the Messrs. J. and C. Rigby, of Weetmin ster, and which was designed by the late Mr. Ronde', affords periodically to the civil and military engineer an opportunity of witnessing the effect of large quantities of gunpowder brought to bear on the dislodgment of im mense masses of the hardest description of quartz rock, amounting, in several instances, to upwards of 100,000 tons. One of these stupendous operations took place on Friday, the 16th inst., in the presence of the Earl of Lieut.. Colonel Servante, of the Royal Engineers ; the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, M.P. ; Sir R. Bulkeley, Bart. ; Lord C. Paget, Chancellor Trevor, Captain Bulkeley, Captain Skinner, R.N., Professor Ramsay, Mr. Hayter, besides several other engineers and scientific gentlemen, as well as a very large party of ladies, and several hun dred spectators. The engineering arrangements were under the personal direction of Mr. Charles Rigby, assisted by Mr. Reithei mer, the resident engineer of the firm. The aggregate charge in the four chambers, acting upon a face of 210 feet in length and 115 in he!ght, with a line of least resistance of about 25 feet, was 16,00016. of gunpowder. The voltaic battery was placed a short distance from the quarries, and the spectators were within a protected battery or observatory in front of the mountain, at a distance of only 600 yards, from which they were enabled to witness the explosion 100 yards from the face of the quarry. We may here mention that nearly 6,000,000 tens of stone have been already dis lodged by this means for the construotion of the harbour, without failure and without accident. In the mining operations which take place for this purpose the quantity of gunpowder used annually exceed, 500,0001 b., or more than 250 tons, and the atone deposited in the sea for the formation of the rubble foundations and embankment exceeds yearly 1,000,000 tons. In addition to the agency which gunpowder affords for the rapid construction of this breakwater, there are employed upwards of 1,201 men, a large number of locomotive engines, stationary engines, travelling cranes, with steam power, and every modern appliance which mechanical skill can bring to bear to accelerate the completion of this important Bar bour of refuge. The northern, or great breakwater, is at present about 7,000 feet in length, or nearly one mile and a half, and will enclose an area of upwards of 800 acres of Holyhead Bay, rendering it, as far as it is already projected into the sea, a perfectly secure roadstead and harbour, avail able to the largest vessels of any draught of water, in all winds, and in all states of the tide. Its necessity and utility have become so obvious that it doubtless will, for the benefit of shipping and the public service, be made complete by considerably extending the arm of the breakwater which forme the roadstead. So much has the importance of this harbour been felt by mariners that in its present state it has afforded protection to more than 300 vessels at one time during the heavy gales in this channel, and must thereby have saved a vast number of shipwrecks and human life. To show its increasing utility it may be mentioned that in 1854 1,788 vessels, with a tonnage of 137,169 tons, anchored under the shelter of the northern breakwater, and this number has been increased to upwards of 3,000 vessels during the last year. The adopted o urta ofa o with constructing c o t n i no economy this y n breakwater eakw rapidityater so as to of x combinee mountain adva n t ages of o b ta i n i ng stone from the a u d t i s o n in s ti has n been that o f f orming timber stages, with execution railways over the line of the breAkwater, about 80 feet above the bottom of the sea, and depositing the masses of stone of all dimensions by dropping them vertically from iron railway waggons, in trains Of from 10 to 12 at a time, into the required positions, thus bringing ►►p the mass simultaneously to above the level of the sea. In this manner as much as 25,000 to 30,000 tons have been dep sited in one week, and his vast demand is supplied by the great blasting operat:out that take place in the quarries from time to time, and of which the one we have described as witnessed on Friday last, the 16th inst , producing upwards of 100,000 tons at one explosion, affords the supply. Although the severe stor►ns which have repeated'y occurred on this exposed coast have done from time to time much injury to portions of the stages, not a stone has been displaced from the super structure now in course of construction upon the rubble embankment, thus showing the judgment and sk►ll evirced by Vie late Mr. Rendel in the adoption of this system of engineering as applied to the rapid and sec ces4ful formation of harbours of refuge. The eastern breakwater (forming the inner area) and packet pier will be shortly commenced, with which the Chester and Holyhead Railway will be connected, so that passengers can without delay embark under cover on board the packets from the Harbour Railway Station, avoiding thereby any interruption to the traffic in the transfer from the packets to the trains, and saving thereby nearly an h •nr. This pier will also adroit of being need as a s. ore for at least 2,000 tons of coals for the use of the pickets or other vessels that may avail themselves of the harbour. The works were commenced in 1848, under the autho rity of her Majesty's Government, by Messrs. J. and C. Rigby, of Westminster, London, and have since that time been unceasingly carried for ward by them. When clinpleted, this harbour will stand unrivalled as one of the most stupendous achievements of the present age, and will form one of the finest and largest artificial har- bours in the world. It would also, in the event of war, afford for the trade, commerce, and shipping of Liver pool one of the surest means of protection, being capable of harbouring in safety vessels of war of the largest class, and in any numbers which might be found neces• sary for that purpose. SPORTING NOTES. THE DERBY HORSES. Although speculation on the' Derby has, since the close of the last racing season, been pursued with little activity, and although its progress has been marked by no incidents of importance, yet it has been watched with steady attention and unflagging interest. The " Salique law" is not abolished on Wei turf, but so far as the Derby is concerned it is seldom enforced. Much sur prise has therefore been excited that the reigning fa vourite for the great Epsom event should be a mare ; and the very rareness of this occurrence clauses the candi dates for the vacant blue riband to be watched with unusual interest. On the "deposition "of Goldfinch, Blink Bonny was enthroned the Derby favourite, and down to my present writing she has maintained her posi tion with extraordinary firmness. About a week back she seemed scarcely so steady in the market, but despite the strong opposition which was directed against her she was scarcely driven back a point in the betting. That Blink Bonny proved herself to be a two-years-old of remarkable power is indisputable, and her performances fully justify the confidence of her partisans. From the period of her debut at the York Spring Meeting when she was beaten by both Magnifier and Nougat, down to the close of her two-years-old career, she exhibited a steady im provement of form. She was only three times defeated ; the first I have already referred to, the second time was at Chester by Lambourn and Sprig of Shillelagh, when she was shut out at the turn, and the third by Lady Hawthorne and Augury,— her overthrow on that occa• sion being caused mainly by an error of judgment on the part of her jockey. Amongst the animals that have been compelled to strike their colours before her may be enumerated Saunterer, Double Glo'ster, Augury, Ceeva lier d'lndustrie, Ayacano, M.D., Skirmisher, Gemma di Vergy, and Loyola—all horses of approved and acknowledged racing ability. The races which were won by Blink Bonny were won in no clumsy style, and, so far as people could judge from her two-years-old achievements, she seemed to possess those very rarely combined qualities of pluck and stoutness. The mare had no easy time of it during the past season, and her owner certainly did not throw a chance away of losing any stake for which she was engaged. She, however, displayed no symptoms of staleness from her severe work, and she appeared to possess a strong frame, which Shouldwould enabl eßlin k h e ß r n t n o n b y e w traieon i n n t er d wel muchana should advantage. she attain that degree of improvement which her two-years old form promised, I shall be fully prepared to see her enrol herself in the catalogue of Derby winners. Expe rience, however, teaches us that mares that exhibit won derful racing ability at two yrs old suddenly go off and lose all form. For this reason I am disinclined to give my unconditional allegiance to Blink Bonny. I prefer selecting a colt to represent my interest for the Derby, and I shall have no difficulty in choosing a champion from the lists as formidable and as worthy as Blink Bonny. The slight liking which I was inclined to entertain for Loyola, when I saw him run at Newmarket, circum stances have changed into a decided prejudice against him. The horse is good looking enough, but there is too much daylight under him to accord with my notions of a Derby horse. His loug legs and sweeping stride were well served over the flat at Newmarket, but they are little adapted to climb the Surrey bills. His vietory over Sydney, too, can scarcely be regarded as a true test of his ability, for Sydney's head was turned the wrong way when the flags were lowered, and Loyola got off many lengths in advance. Despite the indica tions which Sydney gave of temper, I should be inclined to stand him against Loyola, if they were to meet on equal terms. Sydney has grown into a nice-looking horse ; he has considerably thickened, albeit he has a certain "flashy " appearance, which is not greatly to be admired for racing purposes. His owner, trainer, and jockey were very fond of him last season, and were not a little annoyed and disappointed by his defeats at New market. Their expectations, however, may yet be answered. Mr. Howard's lot seems to putale the cognoscenti. If report be true, it has recently received an important addition in who, it is stated, was purchased by Mr. Howard at Newmarket, prior t. the Nursery. The price is said to have been very heavy, Mr. Parr, aniongbt other contingencies, having been " put on " 10,0001. to 0. That M.D. is as compact, good-looking a horse is undeniable, and his running at the " back end " of the season showed that his previous exhibitions were not quite correct. Still lam induced to believe that he will prove more serviceable in Handicap races than in the Derby. When I saw Goldfinch last season at Ascot I immediately conceived a great fondness for him, and this fondness was not diminished by the horse's inglorious performance at Doncaster. He is now under Harlock's care at Newmarket. I have had a recent opportunity of seeing him, and a more improving, or a more pr(.• mising-looking colt, in my opinion, never looked through a bridle. I shall not be surprised if, after all,he be not the representative of Mr. Howard's interest on the 27th of May. I trust he may prove more fortunate to his plucky owner than Yellow Jack. Schiedam also belongs to Mr. Howard's lot, but I deem him, for cogent rea• sons, inferior to Goldfinch. Laird Duff is, I fancy, a "duffer," and Arsenal shall receive none of my arninu nition. On Wednesday I will resume the discussion on the Derby chances, and give a few hints about the Chester Cup, the weights for which event I hope to receive on Tuesday. Jan. 17. A FRESH MAN. OPPOSITION TO THE INCOME TAX. HULL. A speoial meeting of the Town Council of Hull was held on Thursday last, to consider the propriety of peti tioning Parliament for a reduction of the income tax, when the following resolution was adopted : " That while this council fully admits the necessity there existed during the late war with Russia for raising the pro perty and income tax from 7d. to is. 4d. in the pound, it considers that the war being now at an end such part of the above mentioned tax ai was levied for the purpose of carrying it on should be forth with abandoned, and resolves that a petition from the council be presented to the House of Conaraone, praying for the reduction referred to, and also for the revision of that portion of the tax which may be retained, with a view to the more equitable distribution of the same among the various classes of the community." A petition to Parliament embodying this resolution was adopted. RAILWAY INTiLLIGENCE. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. At the general meeting of this company, to be held on the 29th inst., after the ordinary business is disposed of, an agreement will be submitted to the proprietors for their approval for carrying into effect the arrangements entered into between the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way Co. and the West-end of London and Crys tal Palace Railway Co., for the working, use, and main• tenance of the latter railway. The proprietors will also have to consider the propriety of leasing the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway, and, if approved, to sanction the acceptance of the lease. CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Carmarthen on Thursday ; Mr. J. R.Lloyd in the chair. The CHAIRMAN remarked on the small attendance, and showed the importance the line would be to the town of Carmarthen. The report of the directors stated that the contract for the construction of the line from the junction of the South Wales Railway at Carmarthen to Llandyssil, about 20 miles, had been let to Mr. Jay, contractor, of London. The contract was 165,0001 , including every thing except the permanent way, and the works were to be finished by the 31st of March, 1859. The line would be of cheap construction, and would afford accommoda tion to an important district, besides which it would con• stitute part of a trunk line through the centre of Wales, and join a direct route from Manchester to Milford Haven. The accounts bad been made up to Midsummer last, clearing up all previous liabilities, which had been usually heavy on account of the Parliamentary opposi• tion to the bill. The directors had arranged for the im mediate cosoitructiou of that portion of the line between the Carmarthen station of the South Wales Railway into the town of Carmarthen—about one mile and a-half, which would be completed in about eight months. A discussion took place on the motion for the adoption of the report, in the course of which Mr. Jay, the con tractor, said that if the inhabitants of Carmarthen came forward to aid the undertaking he would undertake to complete the line into Carmarthen in four months, and the whole of the works in a year and a-half from the pre sent time. The report was adopted, and the meeting shortly after wards broke up. ROYAL SWEDISH. The report of the English directors of this company states, that owing to the extreme scarcity of money, and the damaged credit of the company, only 30,192 of the preference shares had been issued. The directors consi dered the subscription sufficient, in addition to the assets of the company, to complete the first half of the line and liquidate all recognised debts. They therefore decided to proceed, in preference to sacrificing the property. They intend, if that course be approved by the meeting, to limit the issue to 40,000 st...res, and then t o c l ose th e subscription, at any rate until the first half of the line shall be i n co mplete working. condition. They regret extremely that the share certificates are not yet delivered. The English board appointed Mr. G. Miller resident di rector in Sweden at a salary of 1,0001. per annum, in cluding travelling and other expenses in Sweden. The claims of the creditors of the company demanded the at tention of the present board immediately on their appointment. The number of the creditors was nearly 60 ; the amount of the real debts about 90,500/., of which 10,421/. h as b een paid, leav i ng i n round numbers 70,0001. Th e i m p oss ibili ty of f i n di ng money to so large an amount led th e d irectors to o ff er pr eference shares in payment. After long negotiations arrangements were concluded with all the known creditors but one, whose claim amounts to 3,4821. The arrangement made pro vides for the taking among the creditors of 6,453 paid up preference shares, representing 37,8121. of debt, in addi tion to those taken by the public. It is intended to pay the balance of the debts in February. Every demand was submitted to a close examination, and upwards of 22,0001. worth of claims have been thus far succ ess f u ll y resisted. The dir ec t ors d es ire publicly to acknowledge the indulgence and courtesy shown by the bona fide creditors of the company. It was long before any representative of the late Mr. Sadleir was named, and concurrently with the appointment of a suit for th e administration of the estate was instituted by his representatives. The claim of this company has been made, but has not yet been adjudicated on by the Court. The account s of the company have been com pleted to the 31st of December last. They show th e gross receipts by th e present board, irrespectiv e o f the value of the sh ares t a ken by the creditors, 52,2571. ; payments, 47,5601 ., of which 24,1751. has been remitted to Sweden for employment on the works and payment of advances, and 7,6421, has been spent in the purchase of stock and materials in England. The assets (other than the line and rolling and other stock upon it) amount to 18,8851. ; and the liabilities to 46,7001. The company is involved in no sort of litigation whatever, and no pro ceeding instituted against the company has gone beyond the first step. This result has been effected not by pay ments under pressure, but by negotiation, notwithstand ing the large amount of debts, and that about 46,000/. of such debts were on dishonoured acceptances. Mr. ottie , the of Close, named as a di rector a t last meeti ng , i n conse quence of p ress i ng engagemen t s , did not accept office. Mr. Charles Ed war d N ewcomen was, on th e 1 4th Aug. last, elected i n hi s s t ea d. M r . William H artr i dge was Swedishelected a director director i n o n England, same day. and Mr. deputy-chairmanT the English board, has tendered his res'gnation, but the board have declined to accept it until the pleasure of the shareholders on the subject may be known, The direc tors have effected ~r arranged for the re-delivery to the company of 14,680 obligations ; and a parcel of 10,000 of the over-issued ordinary shares will, it is anticipated, be immediately delivered up. A more economical ma nagement ,has been secured ; and none of the persons who were connected with the management of the com pany or in its service in England during Mr. Sadleir's time are now in any way connected with it. The concession originally granted to the company re• serves an option to the Government to acquire the line on payment of a premium above the value to he assessed by arbitration. The interest on the caution money de posited in the Swedish Treasury has been regularly paid, as heretofore, and the company has continued to enjoy uninterruptedly all the privileges attached to the original concession. Should the Government purchase the line, the price to be received, in whatever form given, will be applicable first in payment of all debts and claims on the p a yment of the sums su b scribed by the prefer. company, then in settlement with th eo bli gat i on h o ld ers, then e shareholders, in bef ore t h e ordinary shares cat' be n ei n ititled to any participation. The directors will be ob ligedagain to request th e i n d u l gence of the obligation holder a sfo i r a further delay in the payment of their inte rest until the first 45 miles of the line shall be open for traffic, and the claims of the creditors which rank before the obligations shall have been finally liquidated. The directors have, in accordance with their promise, called the shareholders together before proceeding to make the second call of 11. on the preference shares. The English directors have individually subscribed for and are holders of 4,200 preference shares, and not taken, neither do they ask, any remuneration for their services, until the prosperity of the company is more assured. FOREIGN WHEAT. —In the yearended March 3,602,097 qrs. of wheat were imported against 2,462,060 of the previous year. The duty is is. a quarter. [ADVERTISEMENT]•—Ii o II owa) ' s Pills a C er t a i n C ure for Dropsy.—Extract of a l etter from M rs . L ee dham, of Leamington, dated O c t. 15 , 1850.— " To P ro f essor Hot. loway.—Sir : It is with gratitude that I write to inform you of the wonderful cure effected on myself by taking your pills for a severe case of dropsy. The disease ap peared about five years since, and notwithstanding the various remedies I tried, and the different medical men I consulted, all seemed unable to check its progress. At last I was so much swollen that I could scarcely walk. At this crisis I commenced taking your valuable pills, I am n ow perfectly cure d."—Sold by all by means of which, an d str i ct attent i on t l / 4 ; your printed druggists, and at P ro f essor H ol l oway ' s , 244, Str an d ; and 80, Maiden-lone, N ew Y or k ; by A. Stampa, C o n: stantinople ; A. Guidicy, S m y rna ; a nd E. Muir, Malta. directions, HAVERFORDWEST. An influential meeting was on Friday night held in the town hall of Haverfordwest for the purp)se of pass ingresolutions condemnatory of the present method of raising funds for Government purposes by means of the income and property tax. The chair was taken by the Mayor (Mr. Rees), and the meeting was a most enthusi astic one. Several speakers addressed the audience, each of whom condemned the tax as unjust, annoying, and inquisitorial, which objections had been the sole cause of producing thegreat excitement existing throu2h. out the country. Resolutions were passed to the effect that the property and income tax imposed on the country for the support of the war more than one year after the restoration of peace was inconsistent with the spirit of the act of Parliament and a breach of faith with the public; and that the tax in its present form was un. just in principle and oppressive in practice, inasmuch as the mode of levying it required the parties charged to expose their accounts and to go through the entire of their business transactions. It was then determined that a petition embodying the resolutions of the mueting shou'il be drawn up and forwarded to their member, Mr. J. Phillips, with a request that the same be presented by him to the House of Commons. A very full meeting in refere nce t o thi s su bj ect was also held in Cardipn on Monday last, when it was like. wise resolved to petition Parliament against the present objectionable form of the income and property tax. PRESTON. IS compliance with a numerously signed requisition, the Mayor of Preston, Mr. L. Spencer, convened a public meeting of the inhabitants for the purpose of taking jut° consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament in the next session for the immediate reduction of the in come and property tax. The meeting, which comprised about 1,200 persons of all classes, took place in the Corn Exchange, Lune-street, on Thursday evening, the Mayor in the chair. Besides many of the principal inhabitants of the town, there were upon the platform Mr. B. T. Parker and Sir George Strickland, the members for the borough, and Mr. J. Heywood, one of the members for the northern division of Lancashire. Mr. E. BIRLEY, manufacturer, moved — "That as the income and property taxes wore incre ase d to is. 4il. iu the pounrilor the exigencies of the war, th e law enacting that rate ought injustice to expire from the WALSALL. A meeting was held at Walsall on Friday night to peti tion against the income tax. The Mayor, Mr. Thomas, presided, and Mr. Forster, M.P. for the borough, was present. A resolution in favour of abolishing the war 9d. having been moved and seconded, Mr. FORSTER, M.P., addressed the meeting, and, alluding to the rumoured intention of the Government to take advantage of the delay in signing the ratification of peace, ho said it would be well for the people to prepare for the worst, but be could not believe that the Govern went contemplated any such thing, as it would be op. posed to that manly and straightfor Nard conduct which characterised the Premier. Though he (Mr. Forster) could not answer for the intentions of the Ministry, he could assure the meeting that an att-mpt at fraud—a violation of the spirit of the law—would, if made, receive his most strenuous opposition. (Cheers.) He concurred in what had been said about the inequality of the tax as at present levied, and would be prepared to support any plan fur its more equitable adjustment. Other speakers followed, and the resolutions having been passed, a petition was adopted, which Mr. Forster was requested to present to the House of Commons. NOTICES TOR THE COMING SESSION. (Prom the Prem.) Among the notices which have been place•l on the paper, in readiness for the now rapidly ap proaching session, are the following : Mr. .ROBBIICE—To ask Lord Palinerstoi whether Sir Robert Peel, in applying the term " brick" to a certain Russian governor, who has since been degraded for smacking people's faces, spoke as the organ of Ministers or not, and, in the former case, to ask, further, what meaning her Majesty's Go ♦ernment affixes to the term brick. Mr. COLLIER—To ask her Majesty's Government the reason why the Solicitor Generalship was given to Mr. Wortley, and not to himself. Sergeant SHEE—To ask a question in exactly the same words. Mr. J. G. PHILLIDIORE —To do the same. NINE OTHER (CONSTANTLY) RISING LIBERAL BIR RISTHRS—The same. Mr. MURROIIIIII—To move that " Big Ben" be brought into the House of Commons and experi mented upon by Mr. Denison and Sir Benjamin Hall, in presence of the house, and to move that a call of the house be made for such occasion, " as it is most unmeet to indulge in hasty (metallic) legis lation for unborn myriads." Sir JOSHUA. WILMSLBY—To ask Lord Palmer ston whether he would promise to direct Mr. Hay ter to keep a house for the next night on which Sir Joshua proposes to introduce his Reform Bill ; and also to ask Lord John Russell whether he has any objection to second the motion for leave to bring in such bill. Mr. ANDREWS (should he get in for Southampton) —To ask Lord Palmerston what he means by saying as how 1 ben't a vit and proper parson fur to be Member for Southampton, and how he likes my getting in spoite of him and his letters loike. Mr. TITE—To move that it be an instruction to the sweeper at the corner of Parliament-street to hold up his broom when he sees a member of that house desirous to cross, and that this be a signal to all vehicles to pull up to enable him to do so. With other suggestions for Administrative Reform. Mr. APSLEY PELLArr—To move that the Chap lain of the House of Commons shall be a Dissenter from the Established Church. Mr. OLIVEIRA—To move that it be an instruc tion to the Speaker of that house, at his Parlia mentary dinners, to place upon his table no wine except olaret at ls. 2d. a bottle, until such time as the wine duties shall be taken off. Mr. HATTER—To move, in the event of the pre vious motion being carried, to add to it that pale brandy and a medical man shall be supplied out of the Consolidated Fund. Mr. MuNTz—To move that a conference be ap • pointed between himself and " Mercator," better known as Lord Overt wentystone, upon the subject of the currency question, and that the survivor be appointed Governer of le Bank of England. Mr. SPOONEZ—To move as an amendment that both the hon. member and the noble lord be com mitted to the Bank cellar until the further pleasure of the house is made known, neither at all com prehending the subject in question. Mr. BOWYER—To move that no Roman Catholic culprit shall ever be hanged any more, except with a procession accompanying him, all the bells in the town in which he is to suffer tolling, and a general suspension of business on that day throughout the country.. Also that any Protestant who shall try to convert such culprit shall be liable to transpor tation. Mr. EWART—To move as an amendment that no person shall ever be hanged any more except per sons conscientiously opposed to the aboliti on o f th e punishment of death. Mr. W. WiLmems—To move for a return of the expense of blowing up Rochester-bridge ; and such return to state whether the powder used for that purpose came out of the pockets of the people, and if so, by what authority it was so used, and whether it can be used again. Mr. V. SCULLY—To move for the recognition of tenant-right, whether a tenant can write or not : landlord may also that the landlord be bound to reniiiiit rate the tenant for any improvements the may have made in the property. Mr. OTWAY—TO move that no member be en titled to count the house out without giving a week's notice of his intention to do so. Tna ROYAL. BRITISH BANS.—Actions have been corn. tnenced against some of the shareholders, and bankrupt cies and infolvencies will follow. A serious difficulty has presented itself to parties taking the benefit of the act to r elieve themselves from the liabilities, as all credi. tor,' would have to be inserted in the schedules, and as there are some thousands the mere costs out of pocket would amount to several hundreds of pounds. Nothing but a special act of Parliam en t wou ld remove the difficulty. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, ST. MARTIN'S-Ls-GRAND. The scaffolding has now been all cleared away from the central entrance area, the five horizlntal lights which have been fixed in the roof having effected the desired purpose of throwing an ample volume of light into the interior. On the right on enter ing further alterations and improvements are in progress, in order to move the poste restante, And other depart ments, to that side, and reserve the left hand portion for general posting purposes. It ha: long been felt that the inquiry windows were much too great a distance from the floor ; thi s i nconven i ence w i ll b e rect i f i e d in the im provements in p rogress , f or a ll b us i ness i n which per sonal transactions will be done are iatended to take place at counters of a convenient height,. such , as those in banks and other public offices.—Buildtitg ctn.