The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-01 00:00:00

VICTORLi (AUSTRALIA) PUBLIC LOAN, I
Issued under the authority of the Public Loon Act, 20th
Victoria, No. DE, assented to 12th October, 1866, to be effected
by the Issue of Debentures to the amount of £250,000, bearing
Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, in amounts of 4100,
6500, and 81,000 each, secured upon the consolidated revenue
of the colony of Victoria, and redeemable on the Ist January,
18111.
The COMMITTEE appointed by the cis smociated Australian
bank; se agents totals couutry of the government of Ykitlarla
for the negotiation of the ribose Loan, IigKEBT GIVE NOTICE,
that PUBLIC TEBBE 66 will be received for the entire amount
of 0850,000, at the London and Westminster Bank, at two o'clock
nrede, on thialiallhEDDX atbi NaMinibir
isext; 3611MEEMEirieisTaTtenders will hi rircelfed [here from
all parties who may forwent the same. addreseeditto the &air-
mail of the committee; and endorsed " Tenders tot the Victoria
Loan," or attend in person therewith. In CAM A equality of
Tenders beyond the amount to be tented, they will be subject to a
pro-rata diminution.
A depo.A of Eve per cent. on the amount of each tender must
be previously paid to the [undo:; and Westminster Bank. The
tenders will then be opened In ;::r presence of all so attending,
and read pithily, and the put. --eri forthwith declared to be
those who have offered the his;tu,t pile^ not under the nlinhumn
previondv fixed, and which ',old' i.e contin.tel in a sealed paper
placed 'n the table b...!ore tend:l.3 I o:itned.
Venders by the Balite pe: • ois at prices must be nude
out and delivered separately, and tastes must be careful not to
endow the deposit In the staled tender.
Tenders at a price including fractions of a shilling other than
sixpence will not be accepted
The Debentures so contracted for will carry interest from the
Ist July last, and will be delivered to the subscribers at the
London and Westminster Bank on the MI November next upon
payment of the balance due thereon.
Principal and interest payable in London, at the London and
Westminster Bank, and at the bindon Joint stock Bank. Interest
payable on the let January and Ist July In each year, by coupons.
The Act farther provides that the Wm shall be applied as
follows:
For the completion of the State railways £2.50,000
Towards the works of defence, necessary ,for the
protection of the colony against Invasion lOO,OllO
Towards the construction of works fur supplying
water to various districts In Victoria, ?for mining,
agricultural, and pastoral purposes 600,000

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The revenues of Victoria exceed three millions per annum,
and have always been sufficient foe the expenditure, which in-
cludes annually a large provision for public works calculated to
develop the great natural resources of the colour
The Railways, for the completion of which £250,000 are re-
quired, are already producing 44 per cent on the cost of their
construction, after paying all the working expenses, which in-
clude full provision for maintaining the pertuaneut way and
rolling stock In the highest state of efficiency. It is confidently
expected that in three years the railways will return, over and
above working expenses, the whole amount of the Interest of
6 per cent. paid for the money borrowed for their conatructioo.
The sum of 0.30,000 has been from time to time expended
from the ordinary resources of the colony in the creatiou and
mandensuce of works of defence. It has been deterniined by
the lexislature that the very large amount of property at stake
requires that the harbour defences of Melbourne shall be com-
pleted, and £lOO,OOO arc required towards that object.
The climate and toil of % ictoria are fit for the production of
all that mui be profitably grown in Southern Europe, but a re-
gular supply of water is essential for the development alike of
the agricultural, mining, and pastoral resources of the country,
and for this 000,000 are required.
The City of Melbourne and its soburle are supplied with
water from a reservoir constructed for the purpose : and al-
though the work was undertaken at a time when labour was
dearest, It returns eight per cent. on the original outlay.
Fur the Bank of New South Wales -D. Larnach, Chair-
man of Committee.
For the Bank of Australasia—D. Q. Henriques.
For the Union Bank of Ati,tralia—ll. W. D. Saunders.
For the Bank of Victoria—H. L Taylor.
For the Loudon Chartered Bank of Australia—C. G. Bar-
uctt.
For the Colonial Bauk of Australasia--James A. Dough&
L 01111,41, 26th October, 1666.
N.B. Forms of Tender may be obtained on application at the
Loudon and Westminster Bank, and at the-st Alec of Meters
Mullens, Marshall, and Daniell, j, Lombardrect.
SALES of PLANTS and BULBS,
EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.
STEVENS'S AUCTION 10/011S, SS, Emu-street, Covent-garden.
FULL PARTICULARS in the CATALOGUES.

BROWN and POISON'S CORN FLOUR
for CHILDREN'S DIET.
To obtain extra profit by the sale other kinds are sometime'
offered instead of BlioWN and POLiON'S.
"John Brown," "John 1,..150u," is signed by the makers on
each packet.

('IHRISTY MINSTRELS, ST. JAMES'S HALL,
N 4)W OI'?N for the Se:ASON, every night at eight;
Wednesdays and Saturdays, three and eight. Hall newly and
beautifully decorated, comp.uly greatly incremeed ; new mem-
. hers, twenty performers of known eiondlenee and ability, In-
cluding all the original members; everything new for the new
season. Fauteuils, ; malls, 35. ; area, 25.. gallery, Is
Tickets at Austin's oftke, 23, Piccadilly.—llesars. Moore, Crocker,
and Ritter, proprietors.—Manager, Mr. Frederic Burgess.

ROYALPRINCESS'S THEATRE.—S'oleLessee
and Manager, Mr. VINING.—LAST SEVEN NIGHTS of
the present Performances.—THlS EVENING, and during the
week, a Comedy In Three Acts, by John Menton!, Esq., en-
titled TIIE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Characters by Mr. Vining,
Mr. J. 11. Shore Miss Katherine Rodgers, Miss Neilson, and Mrr.
Buckingham White. To be followed by, at 9 o'clock THE HU-
°BENGT CAPTAIN, by Watts Phillips, Eon. Principal charm-
ten:—)lra Stirling, Miss Neilson, Mita Augusta Thompson, Mr.
George lion) and Mr. J. U. Shore. Grand Ballet of Bohe-
mians, in which Manicure flageolet, Clodoche, Ornate, and
Manmade will appear. New Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds.