The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Tho following promotions and exchanges in the royal
Artillery, as about to take place, were yesterday announced
at Woolwich :—Col. E. C. Warde, C 8., at present com-
manding the Gth Brigade at Portsmouth, to the command
of Woolwich Garrison, in succession to Major-Gen. Sir
Richard Dacres, K.C.8., whose term of service will expire
at the close of next month ; Col. Eardley Wilmot, 7th
Brigade, appointed to the Gth Brigade; Col. Buchanan,
commanding the 13th Brigade at Woolwich, to command
the Royal Artillery in Dublin, vice Col. Fitzmayer, C. 8.,
Bth Brigade, ordered to India; Col. Cockburn to succeed
Col: Buchanan in command of the 13th Brigade at Wool-
wich; Col. d'Aguilar, C. 8., to the command of the Horse
Brigade at Aldershott, to replace Col. the Hon. G. T.
Devereux, ordered to Woolwich.

Instructions were received yesterday at Portsmouth from
headquarters to suspend all further operations upon the
Sturbridge Shoal in the construction of the foundations for
one of the three proposed marine " Spithead forts." This
course has no doubt been adopted by the authorities
owing to the insuperable difficulties which exist in finding
any foundation of sufficient strength to carry a part of the
weight requisite to carry ordnance of the "Big Will"
class, which is supposed to be the smallest description of
gun with which these ironcased granite works will be
armed. Whatever cause, however, may have led to the aban-
donment of the work, it is understood to be intended now
to erect a fort on the Warner Rock, where the three forte
would then stand together in a triangular position at the
very throat of the narrow entrance to Spithead from the sea
Since the Spithead forts have become an acknowledged ne-
cessity this is really the only position in which the three
retained forts ought to be placed. It is the gateway to the
only direct entrance to Spithead from the sea, and the bolts
and bars fixed to secure it cannot well be too strong. Inside
this gateway the enemy must be met and fought, if the bolts
and bars are forced and he is still afloat, by our own ironclads.
The Sturbridge shoal lies off the town of Ryde, and visitors
to the island will remember the mass of staging which rose
above the surface of the water at about a quarter of a mile's
distance from Itydo pierhead, in the direct track of the
steamboats between Itydo and Portsmouth, encircling a,
huge iron cylinder, which was being sunk down through
the shingle forming the shoal, and surmounted by an odd-
looking combination of staging, cabin, and an embryo light-
house. These form the now doomed works, which were
erected for the construction of the foundations of the Slur•
bridge fort.

MURDER AT CAMBRIDGE.—On Friday evening,
at 6 o'clock, an old lady named Hunt died at Cam-
bridge from the effect of a murderous outrage perpetrated.
upon her on Sunday the 28th February last. The deceased
and another aged lady, named Walker, both widows, lived
together at Prospect Cottage, Cambridge, having some small
income. On the Sunday evening named a man, wearing a
mask, and armed with a bludgeon and a knife, entered the
house, forcing his way into Mrs. Hunt's room, pushing the
servant who was waiting upon her on one side, and then
attacked the poor defenceless old lady with the knife, in-
flicting some serious wounds on her head and face, beside
breaking her arm with the bludgeon. The servant girl
screamed " Murder ;" and made her escape from the house
to give an alarm. Mrs. Walker, who was upstairs, hearing
the cries, put her head out of the window and called for
help, when the villain ran upstairs and struck her several
violent blows on the back of the head, leaving her almost
insensible. The fellow then made off; he threw off the
mask, which ho left behind, with his hat, cloak, and knife,
in the house. Outside this house was found the bludgeon.
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Robbery seems to have been the sole motive of the crime.
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imprisonment sbettzure of their goods, and an entire release
from all debts and liai ilitiea without publicity, by application
to Messrs.
Marshall, solicltors of the Court of Bankruptcy.
Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices
(
established 1830), 12,Hatton-gardeu, City branch—C, Moor-
gate-street, Bank.--ADYT,

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SABLONIFRE FOREIGN HOTEL COM-
PANY (Limited), London.
Capital £lOO,OOO, in 5,000 Shares of £2O each.
Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, with limited
liability.
Deposit on Application £1 per Share, and £3 on Allotment.
Calls not to exceed LI, at intervals of at least Three Months.

DIRECTORS.
Chairman—Lieut.-Colonel H. CREED, Bucknalls, Wat-
ford, Herts (late Director of the London and North-
Western Railway.
Sir Charles Blunt, Bart., lieathfield Park, bussex, Director
of the Imperial Gas Company.
Captain F. Kemble, R N., Bear Ash, Twyford, Berks.
'William Manton, Eeq., Crutchedfriars.
Cornelius Potertson, Esq., Director of the London, Ham-
burgh, and Continental Exchange Bank, 70, Lombard.
street.
Frederic Robinson, Esq., Director of the Brighton Hotel
Company (Limited). 7, Parliament street.
Frederick W. Sedgwick, Esq., Hyde-vale, Blackheath (late
of the firm of Gaurey and Co., Watling-street).
pailip Nind, Esq. (Manager), late proprietor of the Sablo-
niere Hotes, Ivyliouse,Clapham.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Norris and Sons, 2, Bedford-row, W.C.
ARCHITECT.
John Whichcord, Esq., F.S.A., 16, Walbrook, E.C.
BANKERS.
Sir Samuel Scott and Co., No. 1, Cavendish-square
European Bank (Limited), 53, King William-street, E.C.;
and 6, Boulevard des Capuqines, Paris.
BROKERS.
lAressTs. Huggins and Rowsell, 1, Threadneedle. street, City.
AUDITOR.
G. A. Cape, Esq., public accountant, 3, Adelaide-place.
SECRETARY.—J. H. Doyle, Esq.
Temporary Offices-15, George-street, 'Mansion-house, B.C.
This Company has been formed for the purpose of estab-
lishing, a Foreign Hotel on the site of the present Sable-
nsines Hotel, and with this view, to purchase the lease,
stock. goodwill, and freehold of the present Sable-
niere Hotel, Nos. 28, 29, and 31, Leicester-square,
together with certain freehold property adjoining thereto,
to reconstruct the Hotel on the most improved models, and
to provide suitable accommodation specially for the numer-
ous foreigners who visit or reside in London.
The Sabloniere Hotel, established in 1784, is known in
all parts of the world ; its accommodation, however, is not
commensurate with its connection; with a suitable build-
ing and modern appliances the business of the New Hotel
need only be limited by the extent of its accommodation.
The Company will not risk its capital in a new and doubt-
ful enterprise, but will improve and extend an old esta-
blished business.
The New Hotel will be built and organised on the con-
tinental system ; adapting itself, however, to the tastes
and wants of English and Colonial Travellers. It will con-
tain a spacious table d'hote, to dine from two to three hun-
dred persons, a large Coffee Room or Restaurant a la Cart
also a Cafe, several suites of apartments, 200 bedrooms, and
every improvement required in a first class Hotel; the foreign
guest will here find his own language, cuisine, amusements,
and the Hotel will provide for him all the advantages and
comforts of a home. The scale of prices in a foreign hotel,
with every due regard to reasonable profit, can be kept
lower than in hotels on the English system; this, with the
knowlege that their habites and wants are understood and
considered, will always draw foreigners to this Hotel in
preference to any other ; whilst the travelled Englishman
will here find the comfort and luxury which attract him to
the Continent.
The central position of the new Sabloniere Hotel, a short
distance from the Charing-cross Station (which is destined
to become the London Terminus of the principal Continen-
tal Railways) is unequalled in London as a site for a Fo-
reign Hotel ; it is sufficiently near fcr convenience, but not
close enough to be subjected to the noise and confusion of a
position contiguous to a large railway station.
As an investment, the Sabloniere Hotel Company will
offer every security in the shape of freehold land, build-
ings, furniture, &c., and, from the facilities it will pos-
sess for doing a large business, !t may be anticipated
that at least 15 per cent. profit will be realised on the capital.
The reports of the Louvre and the Grand Hotel in Paris
show a much larger profit, which result has been obtained
notwithstanding the costly character of the building and the
very high price paid for land. 'The rapid increase in the
value of property in the neighbourhood of Charing-cross,
will, at no distant time, double the value of the freehold of
the Company, and thus the permanent value of the Com-
pany's estate will be guaranteed against any unforeseen
contingencies.
The Company have secured, for a period, the services,
as manager, of the late proprietor, who, to show his great
confidence in the undertaking, has arranged to take the
larger portion of the purchase money in Shares. The
transfer of the trade will thus be effected without danger
of its being diverted into other channels. His 25 years
experience in the business will secure for the undertaking
economy in its management, judgment in furnishing and
fitting up the Hotel, and in the selection of the
stock. The business will be carried on in part of the
Hotel, whilst the other is being rebuilt, so that
profits will accrue at once. No costly experiments will be
made or money wasted in useless exterior decorations ;
but in all interior fittinfis the tastes and comfort of the pub-
lic will be carefully considered.
The following facts are suggested for the consideration
of capitalists :-
1. That this Company is formed on a bona fide basis to
take a highly successful established business, which is pur-
chased at a valuation.

2. That it is a specialite, inasmuch as no other Company
has been established to build and conduct a foreign hotel
specially adapted to foreigners on a scale of moderate
charges.
3. That tha great and increasing number of foreing tra-
vellers in London is calculated to promote the financial suc-
c,?ss of the Company beyond that of any other hotel com-
pany existing.
4. That the site of the property, within three minutes of
the Charing-cross Railway Station, is specially adapted for
its purposes.
5. That the freehold, buildings, plate, furniture, stock in
trade &c., will give ample security for the capital invested.
Interest upon the amount paid up at 5 per cent. per
annum will be allowed from the date of payment until the
completion of the new Hotel, and in the event of no allot-
ment being made, the deposits will be returned in full.
A Copy of the Artic!es of Association may be inspected
at the Offices of the Company.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may
be obtained of the Brokers, Solicitors., or Secretary.

COALS.—The LILLESHAL G COMPANY'S
COAL..
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marquis' 268. per ton. I Double 21s. per ton.
Top 255. „ Nut 5........ 19s. „
Deep 22s
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf
?addington, W.
Best Coze
Terms cash.
JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent