The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-24 00:00:00

Francis cope, TAq.,l, Angel,..
Messrs. Price and Derek 54, Threadneedle-street, E.C.
Offices—St.
nefurrear— Clement's-h W. J. L. He OT,
ouse, Clemnt's-lane, London, E.C.
Eeq.

PROSPECTUS.
The object of this Company Is to carry out the concessions
granted by the Municipal Council of Brussels, in concert with
the anthorities of the province of Brabant, and the Beentslgian
Government, for the drainage and coincident improvem of
the capital of Belgium.
The magnitude and value of these concessions will be under-
stoo Companythe fact that they include subsidies to dueive by
the n cash and annuities of the together
26,000,00 u franca, or £1,040,000 sterling, which have been voted
by all the authorities and sanctioned by the crown.
The original estimates for the principal part of these worka
were examined and verified by Sir. J. W. Bazalgette, Engineer-
in-Chief to the Metropolitan Board of Works of London, under
the sanction of that body; and these esthnates have been further
tested by months of minute cud careful revision on the part of
contractors and their respective engineers.
It is intended that the whole of the works shall be completed
within four years.
The importance of the undertaking Is evidenced In the pro-
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&acted °Metal debates In the Brussels Municipal Council, and .
also In the Belgian Chambers and Senate, on the subject, and by • NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High
the special report thereon from Lord Howard de Walden, her
-LI Holborn. —This very elegant and spacious establishment
Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, transmitted by ' having been entirely redecorated, OPEN EVERY EVENING. The
Earl of Clarendon, through Sir George Grey, to the Metro- I grand bend, conducted by Mr. W. M. Packet, will perform nightly-
the
politan Board of Works, In London, and recorded in their
~ ,_ a choice selection of operatic and dance music. Open at halfminutes under date of May 1
-8, 1888, an extract of whic" `" ; past 8 ; close at 12. Admission. la
annexed to this prospectus. his desire , 1
His Majesty the King of the Belgians has expressed
to Inaugurate the works by laying the lint stone in state oere I
-
mony, which Is fixed to take place at Brussels,on Wednesday,
the '_'2nd of January next.
It will he at once seen by this brief description of the conces-
stun that it is one of no ordinary character.
The capital of the Company is fixed at £350,000, in 35
shares,,ooo
shares id clO each, divided into 25,000 A preference and 1
10,000 B deferred shares.
The privileges attached to the respective share capital are as
follows:
The A preference shares are to be redeemed Out of the assets
of the Company, by drawings by lot, and each share paid off at
£l5 per share, being a bonus of £5 per share. The drawings will
take place on,
the following dates, viz. :
on the 22nd January, 1170, 6,250 Shares, or £62,500
„ „ 1871, 8,250 ~ ga2,500
• , 1872, 8,250 „ 482,508
„ ,', 1873, 6,250 „ £02,500

ROYAL ALHANIBRA. PALACE.-SPECIAL
NOTICE fur TO-NIGHT 'Monde)), Dec 24, 1806—In
consequence of the elaborate and gigantic character of the New
until toxin. the FAIRY BALLET will NOT BE EXIIIISIf ED
until Boling Morning. The perfinmanees to-night will consist
(,1 the new Pantamiinic Ballet, the New Brigand Ballet, the
usual miscellaneous entertainments, and concert by the band of
sixty performers.

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KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
DULLIN EJUTIBITION, 1886.
This celebrated old IRISII WHISK V' gained the DUBLIN
Plant MEDALIt is pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and very
wholesome. Sold in bottles, 311. each, at the retail healed la
London. by the agents In the principal towns In land .or
wholesale at 8, Great W{
cork London, W. (Theme the
1 red seal, pink ~I• and cork branded " Yinahan's LL Whisky.'
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Ais CHEAPER THAI EVER.-Is. 6d. 25., '
TE.. Bd. per pound are the prices at which PHILLIPS and
Cu., tea merants, 8, King Willism.street, City, London. KC.
are selling good and flue BLACK TEA. A price cuirent post tree.
40a worth carriage tree to any railway station or market town in
the United Kingdom. observe.—Pli I LLIPS and Co. have no
agents, nor any connection with any house in Worcester
or Swan-
sea. Sugars are supplied at market prices.

VALUABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.—A
ACHINESE CADDT, containing 161bs. of really good BLACK
TEA, scut canine free to any railway station or market town in
England, Ireland,
tealscotand, or n receipt of 40s, by
PHILLIPS and Co., merchants, 8, King William-street, City
E.C.

.
Total Shares.... 25.000 E 250,000
until so drawn, and paid off, each eller, to bear interest at the
rate of S per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, on Ist January
and lit July in each year, for which interest warrants will be
attached to the Shares.
Reckoning the redemption at the dates and at the bonus
named, the investment will pay subscribers a rate of interest as ,
follows .—Those shares which are drawn, and thus are •
miTo be paid off on 22lid Jenne/y.1670, will have received a total
interest and bonus of 24 per cent. per annum.
Those to be raid off on 22nd January, 1071. will have received
a total interest and bonne of 20; per cent. per annum.
Those to be paid off on 22nd January, 1012, will have received
a total interest and bonus of la per cent. per annum.
Those to be paid off on 2 hid January, 1573, will have received
a total interest and bonus ,d DI per cent. per annum.
The Directors do not pledge themselves to make an allotment
to every applicant. uor to allot the whole of the shares, it twine
their desire to place this small capital in the hands of bona tide
inveators.
The it Deferred Shares represent the cocessionaires' inrest
in the company. These hp ea will not ben ntitled either top:-
met of any interest or capital until the whole of the Preference
Shares have received their capital back, with the interest and
bonus before referred to; therefore the Deferred Shares become
practically and virtually a guarantee to the Preference Shares.
• Applicatkms for shares may be mule in the annexed form,
which must be accompauied by the payment of £2 per share de-
posit, without which no application will be considered.

TO HOTELS and large consumers.
Fine YORK RAMS, per lb. Aylesbury and Dorset
Butters, Cheshire, Cheddar, and Stilton Cheese, in tine condition;
game, and all descriptions of poultry cheaper than any other
house In London.
At W. and .1. IL TAYLOR'S, 35, LITTLE PULTENEY-STREST
GoLDEN -SQUA RE.
Families and hotels waited on with regularity. Carts to all
parts of the NVest•end every

OSBORNE'S STILTON is THE Cheese.

THE GUINEA CIGAR.
A box of 100 really good IIAV AN NATI CIGAILY sent car
riage free to all parts of the United Kingdom on receit ut Yost-
°Mee order or stamps for 21s. ; or sample box of Atop lls.
W. U. ROSIER., Importer of Mars,
2, Tichborne.street, liceadilly, W.

CARPETS.—Best Brussels 3s. Gd. per yard
usual price Ss. Many patterns to select from. Tapes
try, Kidderminster, Dutch, felts, blankets, sheetings, and Boor
cloths,
reducedp.A;l6,ooo sourth 11,11111: offered
at very prices, to make room for extensive alterations,
at WM. WAINKS, 133 to 139, Newington Butts, S.
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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARI
To 1* retained by the Banker%

No.
TO THE DIRECTORS OF TIIR BELGIAN PL WORKS COWART
LINITEiO.
Gentlemen,—llavlng paid to your bankers. Ilbessrs.
eing.
ad Smith,
Rayne, and Smiths, the sum of E , up./Alt
of £2 per share on A Preference shares in the above 1
Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that untidier, •
and I agree to accept such shares or any leas number you may ,
allot to meon the terms of the prospectus, and I agree to pay •
the deposit 1.0 allotment. rind to sign the memorandum mut
art nsh,s of ass...et:anal of the Company as duly registered. when
required. and I authorise you to insert my name on the mgister
of members for the number
I'r of
of sharessignature allotted to me.
l
Name in full
Residence
Profession
Date. December, ISM.
The slave is only a short extract from the
detailed Prospectus,
wlodi can i.e hail, with copy of the letter of the British Minister
in Brussels to Fart of Clarendon, on applicatkm to the Secretary,
at the offices of the Company.

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MECHI and BAZIN'S TABLE CUTLERY has 1
long been celebrated for Its admirable qualities. Prices I
moderate. Catalogues sent free. Cases of platednd for RIO river des-
Ex-
sert knives. Also the best electro-plated spoons aks.
cellent penknives Is., and scissors at Is. the pair. Their riaor
and magic strops, whose utility and comfort in applkation have
licen recognised for so many yeses, will lie found especislly ser-
viceable to all who shave.—MECIII and kiAZLN. 112, Regent-
, street. ------

THETR CHRISTMAS
CAND N
LOVELTY
hairs
ain CANDLES.
ANSPARENT Es in all eond sizes, for
Dining TablesF,
lELD'S P Lustres,
ATENT TAP Pianos, Am, are
RIND:E no read
ENDS, with
fitting all Candlesticks sk itliont scraping, or the WA' of paper.
To be had everywhere in 11b. fancy boxes at 2a d. per lb.

MAGIC LANTERN AND DISSOLVING VIEWS.
NEGRETTI and ZAMIIRA'S NEW ILLITS-
TRATE") now:. describing the OXV-11ADIUnIEN and
ONN-CAl.t'll.ll I.IGIITS, painting on glass, spectral effect
and ghosts. rrice one shilling —l, sett
50, Cornhill;
121, Regent-street .. and 153, Ileet-street. Catalogues of lanterns,
1 slides..S:a. postL._----ree
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THE I3ELGIAN PUBLIC WORKS COMPANY
;limited .
NOTICE IS lIERF.BV GIVEN, that the LISTS of AVI'LI-
oATioN for SHAES in the shove Company will he CLoSED
n FRIDAY next, tßhe lath instant, fur Loud on, and SATURDAY,
the '2.toth instant, for Country Applications.
By order of the Board,
W. J. L. RERIOT, Secretary.
St. Clemente-house, Clement's-lane, EC.

NEW AND REVISED EDITION OF "LADY LISLE."
This day, thoroughly revised. and in parts re-written, uniform I
with Library Edition of Miss Braddon's Novels, price M.,
LADY LISLE. By the Author of " Lady
Audlcy's Secret." &c.
" Mis.s Braddon has written nothing stronger or fuller of
human interest. • . The story ls intensely readable to Its
last line.--The Globe, Dec. 8. late.
Ward, Lock, and Tyler, Paternoster-row.

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A CUARNIING CHRISTMAS GIFT.
RIMMEL'S BOOK of PERFUMES (4th edition),
with above 250 illustrations, Svo, cloth, gilt edges, ss. ;
by poet for tis stamps.
.• .tit amusing. and not only en amusing, but an instructing
history of perfumery,"—Times.
Loudon: Chapman and Hall, Piccadilly. To be had also of
the author, 96, Mrand , l'2B, Regent-street ; and 4. Corhll.
_ _ _

CHARLES MEEKING and Co.,
having been compelled by the Corporation to give up their
premises nett St. Andrew's Church for the Holborn Valley Im-
provement, have opened
TENIPORA EY PREMISES, 45, HOLBORN-HILL.
CHARLES MEEKINO and Co. Gen a arc now sELLING Litize
ourgs,
ys or
Winceys, Dress Sergi, Reps, Epinglines, ppes, Cub
French Merime, Fancy Dresses, Coloured and Black Seal Skins,
Reversibles, Astrachans, Whims, Tweeds. Flannels, Iffankea.
Sheeting% Calicoes, Longclotlis, Prints, Table Linen, Silks. Co-
loured and Black Velvets. Coloured and Clack Plashes, Fur%
Opossum, Miniver, Grebe, and other Fur TriMlllilig9 ; taftleoe.
Saxony, and other Winter wls; Ribbons. Trimmings, Haber-
dashety, Hosiery, Gloves. &c,, Black Paramattas, ItaratheAs,
Crapes, Mourning Silks, &c., all of
WARRANTED GOOD QUALITY, Faint EXTRAORDINARILY I -
LOW PRIC,
even cheaper than they offered such goods at their old premises. FEMALE EMIGRATION. —The Umberley, Captain
The Temporary Building is on a part of the site upon which Brown, a large iron sailing ship, of the White Star Line,
the New Premises will be erected for the re-establishment of the left the Mersey on Saturday last on her first trip, carrying
business. 93 single young women and ten families as emigrants to
She Shop closes at 7 o'clock until Ist March, 1367,
"4 always I Melbourne. This is the second shi d hed by Miss
on Saturdays at 2 o'clock. li "Pam
CH ARLES MEEKING and Co., 45, Holborn-hill. I Rye since her return from New South Wales in June last,
The Carpet Mid Furnishing liu.iness is removed ,temporarily) ' and under the regulations of an improved system of female
to Nos. 3:. and an. Holborn- hill, two doors front Fetter-lane. ! emigration. Like the Red Jacket, the ship is divided into
Broike !louse will shortly be re-opened. compartments—for single women (aft), married people
CONINC.DAY, the 26th inst., will be 22:CLOSED DAY 1 (amidships), and single men (forward), with the same dis-
cipline which was adopted in that vessel and described at
OVERCOATS for the present Season.—The ' the time in the newspapers. Mrs. Graham, an experienced
NEW WINTER OVERCOATS, of best materials, ors kept i matron, and Dr. Newbold, an experienced emigration
on hand and made to order, at
HAMILTON and KIIIITON'S, ' practitioner, accompany the emigrants, and Miss Rye,
Tailors and Overcoat Makers, I assisted by Mr. Chant, the despatching emigration officer,
106, S'PRAND. opposite Exeter-hall. superintended their emlxirkation. Many of the young women
--------------------- sent nut are very poor, and many are orphans (hut not direct
OH RISTMAS PRESENTS and NEW YEAR'S from orphanages), and in these cases assistance has been
‘J GIFTs Sir all who court the gay and festive scenes.— rencler by Lord Shaftesbury and a number of his lord-
ROWLAN DS' MACASSAR OIL, & preserver and beautifyer of ship's friends, whose liberality has obtained outfits for
the lisle beyond all precedent. 'Lowlands' Kalydor, fur impart- them. There are girls from every part of the United
fig a radiant bloom to the complexion, and a softness and deli- Kingdom, all capable of hard and useful work ; and the
cacy to the hands, arms, and neck. Rowlands' Odonto, or Pearl
utmost ca, re has been taken to secure those of good
Dentifrice, fur giving a pearl-like whiteness to the teeth,
and fra-
grance to the breath. The patronage of royalty throughout character. The theory upon which Miss Rye works is that
Europe, their general use by rank and fashion, and the univer- eroigration in such cases should be offered as a reward for
sally known efficacy of these articles, give them a celebrity un- good conduct, and not held out as a punishment for wrong
paralleled. -Bold by chemists and perfumers.—Ask for "Row- doing. The orderly and cheerful demeanour of these mni-
hunts"' articles. ' grants during the week in the depot at Birkenhead, under
I Miss Rye's care, has given great promise for their future
OHRISTMASTIDE. —At this, and at all seasons ' career. Another ship, we believe, will sail under the
‘../ of the year, the BEST ARTICLE for Improving the appear- same direction early in the coming year, with 100 girls and
race of the Hair is that well.known and old.established prepa-
ration, OLDRIDGES BALM of COLUMBIA. It has stood the tea families.
test of half-a-century, and the numerous flattering testimonials ROYAL INFIRMARY FOR CHRST DISEASES, ClTY-
from tune to time received by the pniprietors is a positive proof ninau.--Since the foundation of this hospital for all chest
of its excellence as a restorative events beautifier of the Hair. It diseases, 69,850 cases ba'e been admitted. The number
imparts strength to the roots, prev its turning grey, and under treatment last week was 487. Acute cases are
thickens It. Children's Hair Is greatly improved, and the growth
promoted by its application. as It softens the texture, obviates the ceived for indoor treatment without any letter of admis-
use of pomade, and keeps the head perfectly tree from scurf and sion. The coming winter is already being felt, •and public
&adrift The BALM Is also asure producer of whiskers and mous- benevolence alone can help this hospital to keep pace with
tachlos. Sold by all chemists and petieTS, in bottles, at the claims on its resources.
Ss. Od., 6s , and Ile—Prepared only by the sale proprietors, C.
THE WEST INDIES.—LIVERFOOL, DEC. 23.—The
and A. OLDRIDOK, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W. I steamer Bolivar, from Port-au-Prince on the December
DELICATE and CLEAR. COMPLE'AIONS, Minivan° in Hayti, has been entirely
with a delightful and lasting Fragrance. b 7 Ulini the has arrived hero. ,
the has
h
consumed by fire, and t e whole of ware oused crops
oelebrated UNITED SERVICE SOAP TABLETS, 441. ma ed. destroyeL The fire was the work of incendiaries. Colon,
each. Manufactured by J. C. and J. FIELD, Upper Marsh, Jamaica, and Hayti are healthy. and the.oongestive forms
farabsth. order of your chemist, grow, or chandler. of fever which prevailed in Colon have