The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-08 00:00:00

.46 pee !heti, rIL :

per share to d: nwntlu
twelve mouth, date of allotment.
g 2 10e. „
Provision has been mutate the estimates for the payment of In.
tenet on the pald.sp capital at the rate of tl per cent. per annum,
payable ou let January and lit July during the three years of con-
etruettou (pending the capltslleutlos of the revenue hythe Credit
Yonder at ?ran*, and by arrangement ouch interest la guano
teed by the Credit Fowler and blobiller of England tlirolte.l),
and will De paid at their Offices, 17 and It, Curnidll. The first
payment of Interest .111 be mode let July, 1883.

DIRIOCTVIM

Richard Stuart Lane, Ray
Mertes i Newoou, Req. Directors of the Credit Fowler and
Hoary Pownall, liey. Xobiller of Ragland t Limited).
IldwardWarcer.Paq.,t4.P.
I. W. Edwards, F.sq., Director of the London, Chatham, and
Dever Railway.
J. G. Telletosebe SluoWr, key., London.
Ilona. Dmasard, late Councillor of Stato, and late Prefect of the
Rains tat hears, Paris.
You. Begler. Director of the Comptolr d'Amiculture of Prance,
Perla
Masa. P. Marshall. Path. e"--
BLPIK.IB.—The Agra and Maaterman's Hank 'Limited).
Somerroar. —Messrs. Nowhon, grans, and Co., N icholao
lane, LC.
lIROKUIII.

Moors. Laurence, lion, and Pearce, 8, Angel-court, Tbrogmar-
dried, S.C.
Masora Robins, Barber and Colley, 29, Threadneedle street, KO.
*Magnin (pro tem.)—Alfred Lowe, Fre.
Offlose-17 and 18, Cornhill, Loadoo 76, Rae de la Victolre,
Parts.
This Company is formed for the purpose of acquiring and
out the valuable COIK44IIiOII of the Verdon Irrigation
cVrarleinuPPll, es well as other concemicess, ler which nevem-
Mona are in protrels
This co as bons granted by the Emperor of the
fronch, and has for Its object the supplying water from the
river Verdon to Ate (Provence, In the 'oath of Prance. The
wane will be used Pa irrigating the lands on its route, and
also for supplying the towns with pure water, which is greatly
needed, upon the same principle as our English water com-
panies, the shares of which, se la well known, stand at very large
qems, having increased enormously In value, besides pay-
itraordinary dividends.
conceesioa has been granted for Arran sod amen
other privileges it may be mentioned that the sumo' four 'Wi-
lton' of francs (e 160,000 cash subvention, or money gift, bits
been made by the Trench Government, the Department of the
honchos du-Ithene, and the teen of Aix to the hoiden al the
concession.
The beneficial results in southern countries of irrlgettoo are
wall known. in warm climates, where agriculture it Motet
impossible without water, land, otherwise of small and nandael
value, la known to produce, when supplied and Irrigated, four
noesestes crops every year: hence the great rise In the value of
such land to five or an times de original value, thus stearin@ a
large revenue to the Company from subscribers coming forward
with aridity to delta their share of the supply of the water.
This revenue will be increased by the use of the wane ler
household sud sanitary purposes, and by its employment as
hydraulic power, for which there is a groat demand.
The coneemion being for fie years, ens this Company fee all
practical purposes of revenue • complete monopoly of the
supply , the value of which may well be estimated by the for-
tunate shareholders to the eliding English water cornfields,-
The whole of the works an cootracted for by eminent am-
tracton for a flied sum : they have been engaged upon them
duce June lad. and are bound to complete them by December,
IMO, leas than then years.
'The estimates of profit are fully set out in the detailed peer
peens.)
The interest warrants on the amount paid up at 9 peacoat.
per annum, under the before-mentioned guarantee of the Credit
Fonder and ellobiller of England (Limited). for three years
daring construction Vending the capitalizatlonliedll be sent out
on Ist January and Ist July in each year, and be payable et
their offices, 17 and 18, Conhill the tint payment will take
place lit July, 1865.
With a view to meet the convenience of many who prefer to pay
up the whole gle per slur. us allotment, and thus avail them-
selves of the special arrangement made, by which they will
receive interest at 8 per cent. per annum on the amount paid
up under the guarantee of the Credit Wonder and Mobilise of
England, as above-mentioned, a special form id application le
enclosed herewith.
6000 shares hare been already subscribed for, and apple-
plated to french and other &peer-mita, and the demean
thereon paid at the bankers.
The allotment of the remaining 12,000 shares will be made
exclusively amongst the !shareholders of the endit Yonder and
Mobilise of England (Limited!, upon the following basis :
Applicants for shares with ele paid up will receive allotments.
not exceeding 6,000 shares in all, strictly pro seta upon the total
Dumber of each shares &polled for. The remainder of the
shares will be allotted to the applicants for shares with L 5 paid
up, also strictly pro rata open the total number of such shares
spelled for. The total number of shares applied for will be
made known with the letter of allotment.
All applications must be received by 4 o'clock on Friday, the
10th inst., for London applications . sad Saturday, the 11th that.
at 2 o'cloek, for country applicatioue
The Imperial decree of the concession, plans, and Articles
of Amodatlonom siso the revert. of Mondeur Arles Dittoed, of
Lyons., can be Inspected at the oftleee of the solicitors.
Applications for shares are to be made in the annexed form,
end left with the bankers of the Company, upon payment of the
deposit of SI per share . if the pro rata number of shares allotted
be lees than the number applied for, the deposit paid will, so far
se ueceasary, be credited towards the payment due on allotment.
Prospectuses and forms of application eon be obtained at the
Codices el the Credit Yonder and Mobilise of France and England
(Limited), 17 and le, also of the bankers, broken,
solicitors, and of the Secretary of the Company.
February 7, 1864.

Shareholder In the Credit Fonder and Mob!ller of England
(Limited,
Pro rata allotment In proportion to number of shares applied for.
PAM DV APPLICATIU3 Poe XS PAID SHARKS.
To be retained by the Bankers.

No.
To the Directors of the General irrigation and Water Supply
Company of Trance (Limited).
ONNTLlllll2l.—Baring paid to your bankers, the Agra and
Maatennan's Bank (limited,. the rum of E tieing a deposit
of £1 per share on shares In the above Company. I hereby
request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to
such shares or any less number you may allot to me, is:S°6X
terms of the prospectus, and I agree to pay the suss of £4 pu
share on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the
, Company when required, andauthorise you to Insert my name
' on the register of members for the number of shares allotted
to me. Usual avatars
Name In full
Pull address
Profession
Date

Or, U £lO paid up shares ere required, on the followlaaaora
Shareholder the Credit Yonder and liobtlier of
Molted).
Pro rota allotment in proportion to number of shares applied
for.

110111 or APPLICATIOII—POR £lO PAID SHARI&
To be retaloed by the Beakers.

No.
To the Directors of the General Irrigation and Water Supply
Company of France (Limited).
Oglingente.—Having paid to your bankers, the Agra and
Bank (Limited), the sum of A being a de-
osit or Cl per share on shares to the above Company,
I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree
to accept such shares, or any less number you may allot te me on
the termed the prospectus, and I agree to pay the corn of L 9 per
share on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Aseectation of the
Company when required, and I authorise you to Ineert my name
on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to
me.
NUsuame al s
ii full
gnature
n
Fun address
Profession
Date

"n Y and 8 0 N (Limited).
Arrucerimm for SHARGI CANNOT be iNCEIVED
AFT= TO-YORROW, the oth tut Treepeotaste eon be
obtained et the °aloes of the Company. Ost«siesipt._
.Lioodn's-
Ina4kolds : at the *elicitors to the Company, Mums. lute, Ken-
dall, and Leta, 10, Llooolo's4na : or at the broker's. N. Neale-
weed. Nag.. loaadeeecoart Lothbory, London.

THE PHOSPHORISED NERVINE TONIC.
Td new chemical combination of PHOSPHATIC SALTS,
Quinine, Iron, ttc., containing all the esseatisl constituents of
the blood. brain, and nerve substance. Great philosophical and
chemical research has led to the discovery of this invaluable
remedy In its present perfect state, agreeable to the palate and
innocent in Its action—still preserving Its wonderful properties.
affording Immediate relief, and permanently curing all who
suffer from wasting and withering of the nervous and muscular
tissues, total and partial prostration, and every other exhaustive
derangement of the system. It regenerates all the Important
elements of the human frame. •As phosphorus in a state of
nature Illumines the darlmess, so the exhausted frame revives
when Impregnated with its electrical properties." Prices lla
per bottle, or four 1 la bottles
same.cases contain-
ing three Mc betties, tra, which 4l 125., packed securely,
and sent to all parts of world. nts .—Newberry,
0, Bt. Peas the
Churchyard ; San Londonger, 150, Oxfoagerd-street : Hooper.
4A. Klag Willisal-sireet, London bridge ; flout, 236. Strand.

1-.AItBERT'S ASTHMATIO BALSAM,
JLA an effectual remedy, without emedising the bowels or
'lkeda( the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, la admi to
be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs,,
colds
coaffrised came of asthma, and incipient oonsumpUon. It fre-
quently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incura,
admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughible
In approiching consumption effecti are truly benedetsL
Femme deprived of sleep, or even lying down for tear of suffoca-
tion, sna depend on relief In a few minutes atter taking It.—
only and sold by W. LAMBIRT, chemist, 8, Xing WU-
ilantetreet, London, and by all druggists, In
b
Ibid., and three quantities to one, 99. 9d. Be particular
andaa for Lamberff a Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address
we
engraved on the stamp.

ITEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES are daily
recommended by the faeulty—teettmodals trees the MOw
eminent of whom may be le meated—as the most
, and convenient remedy for Megb end alligr=ammit
rd7sangs, Chest, and Threat Sold In hens& le. IS.:
be. dd., M. , and melt. T. !SATING, oaseese, re, at.
Peas Chirchiercl, London. dead mall brio DmiereiN

arIADTION.--000K1313 celebrated READING
eAner. for Ytah, Game. Meeks. &AP% °Mies. Rog and
Cold Neste and unrivalled for general nee, Is mold by all re.
meetable dealers le sancta It la riansfaetared
.eouten of the Bole Yroyrietor, =LIM= COCKS, 41.
street. Reading, the Original Mao@ Wateboass. An oaten an
Spurious Imitation&

FILMER and SON'S lIPTIOLFITICRY and
CABINET EURNITUSIS SHOW WOMB, SI, St, and 34,
iternemetreet, W. Attention Is reyeasted to these roedoue
show rooms, which are among the lemma in Leaden, ooataWag
a great variety of every description of furniture, of the best
quelity, and moderate price.

BARLOS PATENT CASK STAND, a new
W
toren/son, so admirably =rod that a full b:haiz
roll as smaller casks, may be er tilted on IS
!obey or trouble. Its action Is so Impalpable that the aodianeat
of the ams limpid fluid by no pantiblllty can be tllstartoL
Fria es.. 12a, 14a., to suit 44, 9, and 1.9 gales maks.

BAHLOiY'SSIBLF-AOTING SYPHON TAP.
No sestisse rnalresi. 110 sows tat boo sr sac wins.,
Prim fa Bd. ; OVA SISCIMPIM4III. 116.•,911, direct to JI,IIW
W .1"la r seare
spurious thertatiooss. Ilagravissr gertrissossamssallia.

FOX SMITH'S PURE COLZA OIL.
FOX SMITH'S MODERATOR LAMPS.
Fox SMITH'S SOAP, CANDLES, to
I.4attlitr2l,l4tlr, ;la"

nANDLBS.-PRIZE MED•Ia
PAJIATIINL—Adepted by Mir Maisety's ecresessieed ter
the military Matinee.
J. C. mad J. MELD,'
the Irleteal mantireottirers and leaders of the 11181 Prise Medal,
caution tbs public against sup spurious Imitations. Their MINA
is on all packets sod bores. Srla by all dealers Inroasheat the
Iftddies. Whaler Need tor expereedies at the Works, CPT=
MARSH, LAMBETH. LONDON. &. where she nay be oirialand
thels esktasibed Untied Barrios leap Tablas.

HYAM and Co.'s ATTIRif for GlNTlefliltlf,
woad er, Oxfords Irma. W.
All $s West production In OGATINIA VZSTINOB, aad
TROUSKRINGS, or Geatieniana Algoma sad Mater Attire.
The now statism for Troussn and Vasia, .tIM ors &WIWI to
greet vartoty, are specially reooeuseaded. Overcoats. togas.;
Wham Capes, 21,0, to Ws. , Jackets, Ca. to 42&.: Drew Coals,
Ste area ; hook Coats, Ste to We : Drew view, ea ea. Is eta.
WU. ilds. le 10a. Bata aad Cam with Boalsrh the.
braes. &c., in (ma variety.

RIMXIIIIB NEW PERFUMED VALEN-
KZ& —The Valenttne of the laregasee at Tiewere; tls
Seclefekothee ; the PhotographleValentlae; the Maur Vast-
them; Velentioe's Gloves. All It. : either sort Nat=
for 14 stampe.-03. Strand 128, RefCent-strert :.ad t 4, o
Leadefx

ALiq PARENTS sail GIJARDIANS.—The return
of youth to their respective boarding-schools indnose a
de for their persona comfort and atkinetim. wed ROW-
LAN ' MACASB OIL, for sooderatteig the growth end
im and beautifying the heir, Rowlands,/ ICalydor, for in-
pr= t e skin and cempterlon, and oetenewas
a and Rowlands' Odonto. or Pearl Deo ler yen.
dewing the teeth beautifully white and weary_ log
esoddered indispensebte neeempanlinentd—asse by A.
LARD and SON& 20. klattonoardes. and by chandsla and per-
fumed Ask for Rowlands' articles.

ASTHMA, COUGHS, Ac.—Dr. LOCOCH'S
PULILONIC WAFERS ere blatant relief, end niOd
are it asthma, animation, orneles, aad all disorders ot the
and loop. They ban • plasaaat taste. Prig la. let.
ia id., and Ils. per bar Bold by all enediolui modem

LAITUR—The LETTUCE contains an active
the
I the Wades, which pommies all the
rope= without tat &meas.—Kr. O. Jol:llAlls,°laf=
itseplat. 40, prepares a amp and a fate of Lase
Cos Were). recorameuded by the It @dial Profusion for
colds. asthma, filitAl. rod all chest affections. Syrup, to ad.;
Pate, Is. IN. and ts. ad. Pate. by post. la. edd. and is. Id.

Now reedy, price One Shilling,a Iles Edifice of
NICOLE'S LIBRARY CATALOGUE.
Alm meth fled poetess free:
1. A REPISRD LIST of the PRINCIPAL BOOKS LATELY
ADDED to the OOLLICTION.
AILIST,of SURPLUS COPIES of RECENT WORKS WITH-
DRAWN to SALK
Mettles ,elect Ilbrery (Limited), New Oxfordefreet, London.

TEE COMPANIES ACT, 1862. The Forms
and Account Books required under the above Act, aloe
all other kinds of gement Books, with every ntationery re-
quisite for Public (bawd" the Countinghouse. Ac., wy
plied on
on the beet terms. Printing of every description.
Certificates Maimed and Mated . Official Reels de-
signed sad executed.
Ash and nat. 414 flestetrest. LC., and Loudon-bridge„ al

At the court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
the 4th day of Febnery, present, the Quern's Most Excel-
lent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. William
Nathaniel thaw was, by her Ma'wity's command, swoni
of her Majesty's MostHoomirebie Privy Council, and took
his_plaes at the board accordingly.—Goicite.
ST. Paula's &floor. —On Monday, the Gth of
February, the tomb= of the Choral Society attached to
this school presented • teetimosial consisting of • hand-
some timepiece to the Rev. J. Kenipthonts, the late °ab-
ductor of the society. The Rev. J. Lepton occupied the
chair, and the captain of the wino!, Mr. WWI, who sated
as treasurer to the fund, presented the testimonial with •
few appropriate words. Mr. Kempthorne, in retuning
thanks, said that he was not aware that he had done any-
thing to merit such a handsome present. The nem@ of
the ooncerm was a sufficient reward for his trouble and
anxiety. its then briefly described the history of the
society from its oommenoement, and again thanking the
members for the honour they had done him, sat down amid
prolonged applause. The proceedings then terminated.
HEALTH or LONDON.—It appears from the re-
turn made by the Registrar-Gaosnl that the mortality of
the week meting Saturday list is higher than it was is the
ten cities of the kingdom. The birdie were 4,186, the
deaths were 3,557 in the week, end the annual rate el mor-
tality was 34 per LOOO. The rate was 91 in London, 93 in
Edinburgh, and 37 in Dublin ; 42 in Liverpool, 35 in Man-
chester, 31 in Safford, 90 in Birmingham, 38 in Zigttalr
is Bristol, and 44 in Glasgow. A high rate of
oonsequent on the late inclement weather prevails is Lon-
don. In the week that ended on Saturday last the deaths
of 1,111 person were registered ; in the previous week the
number was 1,747. In the corresponding weeks of ten
years, 1855.64. the average number of inane w with •
amnion for inmates of populatioe, 1,530. The deaths in
the agent return, therefore, exceed by two hundred
and forty-three the estimated number. Three hundred
and seventy deaths occurred last week from symotic
the corrected average number being 324. Typhus wtselt:
to 95 piteous, a number considerably above the average,
which is W. Whooping-cough destroyed the lives of 8I
children ; 6 of these cases were registered in the subdistrict
of St. Paul, Bt. George-in-the-East, and 4 in that of St.
=7-Mathe-Martyr, Holbon. 16 deaths manned from
rtyr,
-ox, 28 from mauled, 46 from searlstins,6and 5 from
diphtheria. 600 persons died from diseases of the respiratory
organs (exclusive of Offline), the corrected average number
being 38L Bronchitis proved fatal to 339 persons, of whim
163 were above 60 years of age. 102 deaths occurred from
pneumonia, 180 from phthiars, 78 from diseases of the heart,
and 178 from diseases of the brain and nervous
32 deaths were caused by accidents. 11 persons from
fractures or contusions, 10 from burns or scalds, and 7 from
suffocation. Four parsons committed suicide. A needle.
woman, aged 37 years, died on 30th January at Ilis Skid-
' morentreet, Mile-end, from suffocation named by food
enteriog the windpipe. A tobaconist, aged 55 yet" was
found dead on 17th Jansary at U, Braithwaite-pine, Ken-
Nippon, from pneumonia, accelerated by his denying him-
self the neossenies of life. A dock labourer, aged 56 yeas
died on 24th J sunny in the Rbodiewellroad, Stepney, from
exposure to cold. Two pencils were killed by "
vehicles
in
the streets. The Mane of seven nonsgenarians were re-
corded ; the eldest was a man who had attained the age of
97
Tics LOST Strains. —Canonarebdeaconroctor Bar-
tholomew was to preach on Sunday afternoon at Exeter
Cathedral. He emended the pulpit, whew, lo I be found
that he bad not brought his airmen with him. He was
aniseed, of coons, and if he had ea been • dignitary by
appointment you would not have discovered it in his bear-
ing. It is told of a Gucon preacher that, epilog himself
in • similar predicament, he tuned upon the congrega-
tion before desosoding from the pulpit, and, with a look
of great onntiseratioo, he struck his forehead, and ex-
"My friends! I pity you! You have lost a
noble diesoures." The rev. pluralist had, however, DO
snob conceit of the talent of Mr miming sermon. He
could do nothing but beat a hurled retreat. He went
down and swanked a Prebendary is &flurried manage, end
nrthe loan of • sermon from him. The Prebeedary
ittit one composed, and if he had, might, peahen, have
doubted the ability of the reverend thrice-be
to me
it disorsetly. The rev. Prebendary offered to do his best
extempore. His offer wee accepted, and Clasociarcheracee-
rester MI the enviable pinion of Bennis( to ea extempore
incomes whisk, for ability and form of delivery, maibilim
feel theta prow might do Inuit better enselintes byhleaseel
his written nandess behind him, time by plodding t
a diainlin doling of mesenred loadiorrity. Probseiary
Brenta' was tie perrabor.—Wilions Tina.