The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, trituRSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1866.

WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.
(THIS DAY.)

(M =craw TILIOZAPH.)

This morning the Attorney-General, Sir J. Rolt,
Was re-elected for West Gloucestershire without oppo-
sition.

LONDON AND SOUTH AFRICAN BANS.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the directors was
held at noon at the London Tavern ; Colonel JAMES
HOLLAND in the chair.
The following report or circular was submitted by the
directors to the shareholder; :
" The directors beg to submit herewith the audited
balance-sheet and profit and loss account for the half-year
ending the 30th June, 1866. Notwithstanding the
depressed state of trade in the South African colonies,
the profits of the half-year enable the director,
after carrying 5,0001. to the amount held against
previous losses, to make a payment to the shareholders of
per share, or at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, in
an of the yearly dividend. The directors regret
that so little progress this been made in realising
the assets in the various insolvent estates, it
being thought injudicious to preen sales until • sh.
further improvement in the colony has taken place.
The shareholders will observe that since the publication at.
of the balance-sheet to the 31st December last, the depo-
sits have been reduced by 105,1971. 3a 11d. This arises „o°s
solely from the director' having declined to renew deposit
receipts at ahigher rate than five per cent., being convinced
that • large amount of borrowed money cannot, in addition M.
to their capital, be safely employed at the preeent time. 100
The hills under discount have been diminished by a cor- 100
responding amount. The liabilities of the bank have ?,!.-
thus been materially reduced, whilst, in the
opinion of the directors, its position has been ag.
strengthened. No lose whatever has occurred to St.
the bank through the recent financial crisis in 84.
London. The colony is gradually recovering from the late 1.11.
commercial embarrassments.,.
sonents, and it is believed that the "‘t
improved state of affairs will induce a renewal of nierean-
st
tile transactions of a safer and more satisfactory character 8..
than has lately prevailed."
From a statement of accounts which accompanied the 8$
foregoing circular, it appeared that the paid-up capital 81-
was 500,000/. ; that the deposits amount to 343,2861. ; that
the revenue fund amounts to 18,1811. ; and that the gross
profit during the half-year ending on the 30th June last et
was 35,7771. at.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he had M.
but little to add to what was contained in thecircular. He 90-
did not pretend to say that the statement presented was of litt
a perfectly satisfactory character. The financial crisis to
which had recently prevailed bad been as severely to
felt in South Africa as in any other quarter ;
100
bat there were unmistakeable signs that the lie
clouds were disappearing, and that the usual ac- 10
tivity of business was returning. There was one unfa-
vourable circumstance in their present tion, namely, st
that the overdue bills, which at the period of the last meet. 26
ing amounted to 130,0001., new reached the sum of 144,0001., at.
But overdue bills were not necessarily all bad bills, and 8t
the directors bad set aside on the:. account a sum of 31.
80,000 E, which if no unexpected difficulties arose
would be sufficient to meet the total amount st.
under that head. It was fair to state that a large a
portion of the assets put down as good would have to be 11
obtained from dividends on bankrupt estates, but the 16
investigations made justified the directors in anticipating to
satisfactory results. They were enabled to declare but a
small dividend on this occasion •, but prospects were et.
brightening and he hoped that when they next met the Bt,
state of things would have improved. 81.
Mr. HODKENSON. after criticising the balance-sheet, pro- 66
posed an amalgamation with the Standard Bank of British at
Bt.
South Africa.
So
The 'notion having been seconded, 9t.
Mr. PARAVICINI moved, and Mr. CHURCH seconded an is
amendment that it was not desirable that any such sing- St.
cremation should take place. 10
After some discussion the amendment was put and car-
ried by a large majority.
A dividend of Bs. per share was then declared, and the
proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of thanks tothe
chairman and his colleagues.
Ll*

THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

Yd. I MAILWAfg.

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.—(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon, in accordance with the resolu- S►
tion passed at a private meeting of shareholders in the 31.
Great Eastern Railway Company, held at the instance kr
of Mr. John S. Weare, on the 7th inst., a larger meet- 20
ing of assenting shareholders invited by that gentleman et,
took place at the London Tavern, "for the purpose of fit.
forming a Great Eastern Railway shareholders' defence 100
association, and of appointing a committee of 100
shareholders, and for other purposes connected rog
therewith." The circular describes as follows No
the objects sought to be attained—" To obtain for 100
every shareholder without partiality that information 100
about his affairs which is necessary to enable him to 100
form his own opinion on questions where he is re- 100
sponsible as master for the profit and loss.
.To encourage
observation and reflection among the proprietors on what 20 I
means are calculated to rescue and improve their pro- la
perty ; and by correspondence on these questions, to find R.
among themselves the men best qualified for seats on the St
direction. To bring all abuses which demand correction, st,
and all sensible suggestions for the improvement of the 201
property, under the attention of the directors." 100
The CElAlitliaN (Mr. Weare), by whom the meeting was too
convened, opened the proceedings with some remarks in re- to '
lation to the object. The movement had, he said, already re- U.
calved the support of GOO shareholders, representing 44,
1,500,000/. of stock, this being the response to two letters t,i,
addressed by him to the shareholders. He had not com- 50
menoed the movement for the purpose of agitation, but 10a
simply to secure for the shareholders that information 100
to which they were entitled, and to restore the credit of st.
the company. The late speech of the chairman st
of the company was sufficient to destroy any- St
one 'a confidence in him, especially on accouut
qt
of the instability of his opinions in reference to dividends, st
which he hail now postponed to an indefinite period. The
question of dividends was left in the air for five years hence.
The working expenditure was unjustifiably high, and this
had helped to depreciate the stock, while the attempt to -
obtain three-and-a-quarter millions of additional capital
which could not be successful, had further damaged the
company. The shareholders had a right to know why
the agreement with this Great Northern Company
was broken off. It was their interest to get to
the north, and the liability which would have
been incurred for that purpose was only about 50,0001.
a year. The Great Northern net revenue in the last
year was 430,000/., a large portion of which arose from
London coal traffic in which the Great Eastern Company
might participate. All secresy should be done away with,
and, together with that, the abuse of the free-pass system,
which he believed was greater on the Great Eastern than
on any other line. He read a letter from Mr. Thomas
Ridley, chairman of the London and North-Western
Shareholders',Defence Association, in favour of the course
pursued by the chairman.
Mr. Serjeant SPINKS moved the following resolution :
" That this meeting, having heard the explanations
of Mr. Weare and other gentlemen, is of opinion
that an association should be forthwith formed
consisting of such shareholders of the Great
Eastern Railway Company as shall be willing to join the
same, and that such association shall be called " The Great
Eastern Shareholders' Defence Association."
[The meeting was proceeding when our report left.l

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On o'CLuni.
The funds continue in demand, and have
attained a fresh rise of 4 per cent, but
English railway stocks and foreign bonds
are rather dull. Banking and financial shares are
neglected. General Credit have declined 55., not- 1
withstanding the favourable character of the report I
just issued by the directors. The transactions ge-
nerally are limited, attention being almost exclu-
sively directed to the completion of the fortnightly
settlement.
The demand for discount to-day is very moderate
and the rate for choice bills is still 3/ per cent.
The directors of the Bank of England, at their I
weekly court just held, have decided to make no
change in the rate of discount for the present. No
alteration was expected to-day, although it is stated
that the accounts of the establishment present a
further improvement.
Consols are now quoted 90 to 1, cum div., for
money, and 881 to 1, ex div., for the account (6th
December).
Foreign securities are offered for sale, and show
a drooping tendency. Turkish of 1865, Greek,
Spanish Passive, and Italian of 1861 have receded 1
to per cent. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted
58 to 59 ; ditto, 1865, 321 to 1 ; Greek, 131 to
14; Spanish Passive, 211 to 4; ditto Certificates,
14 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 541 to ; Mexican, 171
to 181.
American securities exhibit no variation. The
5-20 Bonds are quoted 691 to 70/. Erie Railway
shares, 501 to 51; and Illinois Central, 771 to 78i.
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. Preference shares are unaltered, at 141
to 15, and 4to respectively.
The motions to remove the names of certain
shareholders in Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited)
from the register and list of contributories, which
stood over from last week until to-day, have been
further postponed until the 22nd inst.
The City of London, from New York, has
brought 25,000?. in specie.
International Financial shares are quoted 11
to 11 die. ; London Financial, 161 to 15/ dis. ;
General Credit, 11 to la dis. ; Credit Foncier,
44 to 1 die. ; National Discount, 91 to 101 prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 164 to 171.
A memorandum from the committee of Confede-
rate Bondholders states that they are actively
engaged in bringing their claims to the atten-
tion of government, with a view to a consid. -
ration of them, as against or in common with those
of the American government, in relation to the
Alabama and other claims.
About 20,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for Alexandria. This is the
only amount taken out for exportation during the
week, while 77,0001. has been sent in during the
same period.
The Allemania, from New York, has brought
26,0001. in specie fur England.
The directors of the General Credit and Finance
Company of London (Limited) yesterday issued
the expected report to the shareholders. The
expose of the position of the company contained in
811 it appears to be a frank one, and ought to be re-
ceived with satisfaction by those interested, if
only on account of the improved position of affairs
which it describes by contrast with the valuation
put upon the company's property by the
current quotation in the Stock Exchange. The
shares have improved to-day, yet the present quo-
tation of 11 diadount represents on 250,000 shares
an assumed loss of no less than 375,0001. of the
company's capital ; and if to this be added the
175,0C0/. of reserve, a total loss of 550,0001. is indi-
cated ; whereas the directors state that they feel
themselves justified in considering the share ca-
pital intact. But this is not all. The General
Credit Company is judiciously made to follow the
example of the numerous companies which have
deemed it advisable to defer to the universally ex-
pressed wish of the shareholding body for a
reduction in the nominal liability on the
shares. It is understood that the arrrangc-
ments
proposed with this object have met
with more than usual deliberation on the part of
the board. The liabilities to the public have been
Drought within satisfactorily small limits, while,
as regards the largest item in the list of assets,
viz., the 282,661?. of " bank and mercantile bills in
portfolio," it is said that they are of so good a
class as to be almost equivalent to cash. It will
also be noticed that the company, when reconsti-
tuted, will hold itself open to tr:uisact discount
business, for which a good field seems to be now
presented. In future the meetings are to bo held
half-yearly. An extraordinary general meeting of
the shareholders is convened for the 27th inst., at
the London Tavern, to sanction the proposed
arrangements.
A petition for the winding up of the Bank of
Hindustan, China, and Japan (Limited), under the
supervision of the Court of Chancery, was pre-
sented on Tuesday, and is to be heard before \ ice-
Chancellor Stuart on the 23rd inst. As may be
inferred from the fact of its being presented by
Mr. Joseph Mackrill Smith, the chairman of the
Company, the petition is a friendly one, and de-
signed to protect the company's property in the
common interest. Vice-Chancellor Stuart has to-
, day appointed Messrs. Arthur Cooper, Frederick
Maynard, and David Chadwick to be provisional
official liquidators.
At the meeting of the Merchant Shipping Com-
pany held yesterday resolutions were passed in
favour of the proposed plan for diminishing the
liability of the shareholders.
An extraordinary meeting of the new City Club
Company was held yesterday, when the following
resolutions were passed unanimously :
1. That the qualification of new members of the club
of the company be the payment to the company of the sum
of 311.5,., to he appropriated as follows :—For entrance
fee, 26/. ss. ; for one fully paid-up share in the company,
N., and the acceptance on allotment of such one share.
2, That the annual subscription for all present and
future members of the club shall be as follows :—For
town members, 9 guineas ; for country members, 5 guineas.
Subsciiptions at these rates to be paid on the lst of
January, 18417.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,6791. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of 3,398/. ;
the Great Western an increase of 1,7301. ; the
Great Northern an increase o 2,650/. ; the Great
Eastern an increase of 1,612 f
/. ; and the London
and South Western an increase of 1,358/.
The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada, for the week ending the 27th ult., were
31,0011. sterling, being 7151. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
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inst. ; one for the winding up of the Inns of Court
Hotel Company (Limited),
eStilli'llelvmew:ter of the Rolls on the 24th
. before V ice-Chan-
cellor Wood on the 24th ; and another for the
winding up of the General Trading Company
(Limited) before Vice-Chancellor Stuart on
the 23rd.
Vice-Chancellor Wood has fixed the 22nd inst.
for the appointment of an official liquidator of the
Richmond Hill Hotel Company (Limited).
The second drawing of the Viceroy of Egypt's
Mortgage Loan will take place at the office of the
Anglo-Egyptian Bank (Limited), on Tuesday, the
27th inst.

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20 NerbuddaCoal&lron(L 'I; 6 par Ipm -
20 . Do. New -
25 ,N.Zealand L. & 51.Ag.f I,! 24• Idlo }pm -
25 N.ZealandT.r2 Loan (L ); 4 1 1 Ipm
10 NorthernAssaraTea(L ). 21 31 251011. -
10 : Do. B 9 1 8; 7 cti,
St. N. Bris.Australasiar, (L ' 100 I 45 -
60 N.Brit.&Mercen.ln '1 2., 64 15,1 16484<u -
10 Nowgong Tea (Limitod'i 4 -,
25 Ocean Marine (Insnra 1 6 ' 15 16 pm 201
50 OrientalFinanclal(Lim ); 11 , 10 8 dli -
5 .Oriental Gas ;Llmited, ' all; 5 61
5 Do. New I 1 , 1.111 }pm
10 Orient. Inland Steann,L ) all 1 2
10 Otago &Sthland Invest. I ' I Idle par
20 Ottoman CompAny,L ) I
60 Ottomsniinauctal'L 1 I 1
6 ottoman Gas (Limited,, a
60 Overend,Ourney,Co.• Li' If.
10 Panama 11.1 L Bteamj ;,'I a'
5 Do. do.
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50 Peninsular &O.Steam 1 I
60 . Do. do. New
10 Quebrada L., It, IC (L ;
50 Rhymney Iron
15 . Do. New
25 ItioJ.Citiglmprov.(L)
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60 Trinidad Petroleum (L )
10 Trust&Agency of Aus. L
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1 60 '.Mmine of Liver. (L)
1 6 United K. Teleg. Co.(L)1
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WFDNESDAT Evrsmn.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 88#, ea. div.,
for the 6th December, opened and closed to-day
at 88# to /. For money the last price was 89# to
90, with div. The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89i,
90 ; ditto, for account, 88i, ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 87i, ; New Three per Cents., 871, ;
Bank Stock, 248, 250 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1061, 6 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "enfaced"
rupee paper, 107 ; ditto Five per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1021.

75-110 9 7 990
II 9 4al

FORRIGN RAILWAYS.
Dutch Rhenish (161. paid), 20i.
Ditto (all paid), 24g.
Eau Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per 0ent.,131.
&Path Austrian and Lombardo-Vonetian, 16f.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)I Bank of England stockwsa inquired for, and rues
21., viz., to 248/. to 2501.
Indian government securities were steady.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted par to 4a. prem.
The foreign stock market was firm, with a good
amount of business. Turkish Bonds of 1854 and
Peruvian of 1865 rose 1 per cent. •, New Gnaw?
dian, 2 per cent. ; Euptian (100/. Bond sad,
Spain* Deferred, 1 ; Maxima— , g ; New Grans.
than, ex all," Egyptian Railway Debentures, and.
Spanish Certificates, 1 to 1 ; and Passive cad
Turkish of 1865, 4. Italian of 1861 declined 4.
The dealings in bank shares were not numeroes,,
but there was a demand for Alliance, which Tolle
IL ss. On the other hand, London and Westminh
ster and Hindustan declined 11. • the latter were
quoted 27 to 25 die. with 281. paid.
Ang'o-American Telegraph alarm were offered,.
and experienced a relapse of 10s., viz., to 141 to lb.
Atlantic Telegraph right per Cent. Prrterence
closed at 4 to 41, and Telegraph Construction at 4
die. to 1 prem., showing no movement in eithee
case.
Amongst the financial shares there was a demand
for General Credit, which improved bs. to 7s. 6d.
On the other hand Credit Fonder of England re-
lapsed 2a. 6d., and International Financial were dull
Prices were last quoted as follows :—lnterna-
tional Financial, If to 11 die. • General Credit,
14 to If dia. ; London Financial, 161 to 151 dn. ;
and Credit Fonder of England, 41 to g dis.
Hudson's Bay shares cloned at 161 to 171 ; Na.
tional Discount, at ai to 104 prem. • and General
Ottoman, at Ito 11 prem. Imperial; lend of
Mrrseilles an & City Discount shares were in re-
nest, and advanced 10s. and ss. respectively, but
lish and Foreign Credit declined 10s.
nited States 5.20 Bonds were again in request,
and attained a fresh rise of 4 per cent. Virginia
Six per Cents. were also 1 per cent. better, while
Erie Railway shares and Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds showed
dulness. Prices closed as follows :--5-20 Bonds,
691 to 701 ; Erie Railway shares, 504 to 511 -
Illinois Central, 771 to 781 ; Atlantic and Great.
Western Railway Debentures, 64 to i ; ditto Con-
solidated Mortgage Bondi, 384 to 3A, ex coupon.

MINES.-(TBIS DAY.)

Oars o'Ctoss.

This being settling day there are few trans-
actions iu the mining market, but Prince of
Wales, Great Vor, Chiverton, North Crotty,
and West Caradon are inquired for. Great Vos
are quoted 17 to I ; Chiverton, 7 to ;
North Crufty, 325. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; West
Caradon, 151 r to 16 ; Prince of Wales, 23e. to 265.,
ex call ; East Lovell, 11} to ; North Treskerby,
3 to 1; and Tincroft, 9 to 12.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
On ELEZTIEIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The market has been rather steadier to-day, and the
sales foot up about 7,000 or 8,000 bales.

MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
SUGAIL-There is a fair but not such an active demsed
as at the commencement of the week. Prices ate folly
supported. British West lutlia sold AL I''. (SI. to 33a. tal.,
for common to tine grainy ; Jaggery Madras, 245. tki.; un-
clayed 2.5*. Gd. Refined continues very firm.
COFFEIL-The parcels of Plantation Ceylon brought to
public sale continue to sell freely at firm prices. Fine
ordinary to middling grey, 725. fid. to 765. ; low to
good middling colory, /Ks. lid. to ; peaberry, 83s. lid.
to 85..; Native Ceylon, ordinary, 61s. Gd. to fi2s. Gil.
COCOA is dull of sale, and prices show a decline. Good
and fine qualities, 3a. to Gs.; and superior, at 10s. per uwt.
TEA.-The market privately continues quiet.
FEUIT.-There is a good seasonable demand for all the
leading articles at steady prices. Currants, commou,sold se
21s. to 240. ; middling and good middling, Lis. to Gig. ; good.
31s. to :ids. Raisins, "aleucia, common to fair, 2.ia. to 365.;
selected, 375. to 51s ; very superior, 625. to Gds. ; Mus-
catels, layers, common to fine, 60s. to 110 s.; superior,
13415. to 140 s. ; elcme, 365. ; low Sultanas, 375. to 40s.i
Turkey figs, :t2s. to Gds. ; natural, 2:e. to 235. ; sod
Jordan almonds, 6/. tss. to 101.
RICE and Itesi continue quiet.
Sat:ff.-PAW bozos of lx:arl sold at steady prices, large
15A. 3d. to 17'.; medium, IGs. ; small, ISs.
SPICEm.-White pepper and common nutmegs have sold
on rather easier terms ; all other kinds at steady ratei.
Pepper : Black Singapore, hid. to 3,d. ; Penang, 3sl. to
341. ; white ordinary Penang, sed. ; Singapore, ~',d. to
%,.1. Pimento, 241. to Cloves. ordinary Penang,
tqd. to 11/d. ;Zanzibar, 3d. to 3,d. Mace, very ordinary
to fine, ls. 4.1. to lls. 4.1. Nutmegs, small, 10d. to Is. 11d.;
middling, 2s. 51. to' s. tid. ; bold, ha. sd. to 4s. hd. ; sod
ginger, Jamaica, low to good, 58s. to 100 s.
CorruN.---No Iles of importance reported.
JUTE has sold at steady prices, common to medium,
10!. 10s. to 17!. Ids. ; good, 181. 10s. to 19!. :is.

TALLOW MARKET.—(TiIs DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 4.is. 3.1;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. ; December, 445. ;
January to March, 445. 9d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The supply of beasts is rather larger than on Thursday.
hut there is a demand for them, and prices are about the
same as on Monday. The number of sheep is not
large, but more than equal to the demand. There
is very little business doing, at rather lower rat: s thea
Monday. (7hoice calves are scarce and dear. Our foreign
supply consists of 570 beasts, 2,860 sheep, 1;15 calves, and
70 lags.
l'er stone of Sibs. P. d. s. d. Per stone n(Sllh. s. d. ad.
Best Scots, lb:settle. 5 2 5 4 Best Dns& lit lo:sbli 0 0 0
Best shorthorns 4lO 5 2 Best Long.wo,,ls ... 0 2 5
Ssscond gust beasts 3 4 4 1; Do. do. Shorn.... 0 0
Calves
1128
lk,t Dm& Ilirbreds 5 10 Lambs
Beasts at market, I,2O0; sheep and lambs, :,410 calves. 210:
pigs, 160.
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SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(TIIIS DAY.)
Mr. Cheri,. .L,me■ E octon reports trade very slow at the
following prices :-I'rime clover, from 100 s. to 115 s. ;
inferior ditto, 90s. to 955. ; prime sccond cut clover,
90s. to 11X)s. ; inferior ditto, :WA. to 70s. ; prime meadow
hay. SON. to e:w. ; inferior ditto, 555. to 70.. ; straw, 30a.
to 44a. -

31Ersoromi Gas .APPLY.—It has been decided
to introduce a bill to amend the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860,
in the ensuing session, adopting the report of the cow-
tuittee of last session. The requisite notices will forthwitk
be given.
LIVERPOoL, Nov. 15. —The National Steam
Navigation Company's steamer Pennsylvania, with troops
from Malta, reached Quebec on the 3rd inst.
Her 'Majesty will, it is said, in Dublin shortly
confer the honour of a baronetcy on the Right lion. Joseph
Napier, and he will be swore in one of her Majesty's Privy
Council in England. It is believed that Lord Weatbiny
and the new baronet will conduct the business of the
Judicial Committee of that right hon. body.
ALRAMBRA.—The lobbies, staircases, and saloons
in front of the building have been entirely reconstructed
with the view of providing for the increased adety and
comfort of the public. In addition to tee/great centre'
entrance, two new side entrances, righ a left of the
centre, Dave been made, each leading into a spacious
crush-room elegantly furnished. From these crush-rooms
on the ground floor spring two new aznl noble fireproof
staircases le ,ding to a large lobby on the level of the
" reserved seats " just below the first balcony. These
staircases formerly descended into the pit of the house—an
objectionable arrangement. On this lobby is fixed one of
the glove bazaars. The staircases arc continued from this
lobby, right and left, leading to the first balcony. At the
back of this balcony a new saloon, 100 feet long, has been
erected, which differs from theatrical saloons rne-ally in
thia respect, that from one half—the centre half—of its pro-
menade, a splendid view of the stage can be obtained. The
new supper-room on the ground floor has been elaborately
decorated ; the lavatory arrangements above and below
ground have been perfected, the heavy chandelier in the
dome has been removed, and that part of the building is
now lighted by a graceful ring of arabesque lights and a
email but effective central light, planned and fitted by Mr.
Weston. The architectural alterations and decorations have
been executed by Mr. Chaffin, under the direction of Mr.
Rowley, the architect of the Alhambra Company. The new
entrances and exits enable an audience of 4,000 to leave in
one minute. The auditorium ban been completely re-
covered with 600 yards of new Brussels carpet and an
almost equal quantity of linoleum. On the stage, two
new drop curtains and proscenium borders, painted by
Mr. W. Callcott in the Moorish style, have been added to
the other scenic attractions of the building. Tullork,-
wring, the new Scotch ballet, is the eighth ballet that
has been produced at the Alhambra &inns the present
year, and the scenery of one of these ballets, by Mr. Call-
oott, has been sold to the 'Proprietors of the Porte St.
Martin Theatre, in Paris, and is now being nightly repre-
sented in the Parisicas a Losdrea. Tulloalworum u a
dashing ballet, and gives an agreeable variety between the
nautical ballet and the water ballet.