The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-05 00:00:00

THE CITY MERCANTILE CLUB
AND

DINING- lIALL COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE.—In the Preliminary Contract made by the Di-
rectors for securing Premises, in their opinion. rarticularly
eligible for the Club-house, they were restrained trom iden-
tifying the particular premises so purchased until seJeral
thousand share had been subscribed for, and the application
for shares being already far in excess of this r, striction,
the Directors have now much p easure in announcing- to the
public that the Premises they have secured comprise the
dib'e pile of Buildings, Nos 107 and 303,
extending Honey-
-Jane in the rear, having been erected two years since, from
the designs, and under the superintendence, of J. L. Knowles,
B.A.

CITY MERCANTILE CLUB and
DINING HALL COMPANY (Limited).
(Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.)
Capital, £BO,OOO, in 8000 shares of £lO each.
Deposit, £1 por Shama on application, and £1 on allotment.
Should no allotment be made the deposit will be returned
in full.

DIRECTORS.
Captain Capel Coape, Army and Navy Club.
John Salushury Davenport, Esq. (Deputy Commiesary
General), Clarendon Lodge, Brighton.
Thomas Shann Derham, Esq. (of the firm of Wilkinson
and Co.), flax spinners, Leeds.
Frederick Augustus Legg, Esq., The Willows, South
Norwood.
Thomas Hardwick, Esq., Moorland derrace, Leeds.
Thomas King, Esq., 2:3, St. Paul's-grove, Canonhury.
David Fraser Luckie, Esq. (Director of the City and County
Assurance Company), 26, Ashley-place, Victoria-street,
Westminster.
iaptain Arthur Palliser, Oriental Club.
Edward Smith, Esq., M D,F,R.S 16 Queen Ann-street,
Hanover-rquare.
ohn Theodoridi, Esq., Merchant, Great Winchester-
street, Old Broad-street, City.
With power to add to their number.
INTO/I%—The London and County Bank, Lombard-
street, City, and Hanover-square.
S oLICITORs.
Messrs. Tippetta and Son, 2, Sise-lane, Bucklerebury, City.
Messrs. Upton and Yewdall, Leeds.
AUDITORS.
Johnstone, Cooper,Wintle, and Co., SA, Lothbury, London.
H. W. Blackburn, Esq., Bradford.
BROXER—Alfred Ashton, Esq., 75, Old Broad-Street,City
SECRETARY (pro. tent.)—Mr. J. W. Tempest.
Temporary Offices--24, Bucklersbury (two doors from the
Mansion House.)
In introducing the City Mercantile Club and Dining
Hall Company to the public the Directors have pleasure in
knowing that they are supplying a great public want, it
being universally admitted that—
A Club adapted to the constantly increasing growth and
requirements of the commercial and mercantile world of the
City of London, and
A higher class public dining and refreshment hall are
greatly wanted.
The Club, with its private dining, reading, and smoking-
rooms for the exclusive use of members, will be conducted
under the management of a committee, strictly upon the
principles of similar establishments, with a small entrance
fee and subscription, and a moderate dining-room tariff,
adapted to the views of men of the commercial world. The
establishment will contain from 30 to 40 bed •rooms.
Holders of ten shares and upwards will (subject to the
ballot) be admitted to the membership of the club, without
entrance .fee,
The public dining halls will be on a scale worthy of the
City, and capable of comparison with any establiehmerit on
the Continent.
The Directors have purchased in one of the best and most
central situations in the City, in close proximity to the
principal places of business. a magnificent range of buildings
(recently erected under the superintendence of an eminent
architect) in the centre of Cheapside, having nearly 30,000
feet of floor space, and pre-eminently adapted to the re-
quirements of all branches of the proposed establishment.
It will be for the consideration of the Directors whether
it is desirable to let off the ground and basement floors, the
residue of the premises providing ample space for the re-
quirements of the undertaking, and should these floors be
so lot off they will alone command a rental sufficient to
guarantee a substantial dividend upon the paid-up capital.t
The Directors have carefully considered the probable
profits and returns of this undertaking, and their most
moderate calculations show a dividend of from 30 to 40 per
ent. _ _ .

The Directors congratulate themselves on having secured
the invaluable co-operation of several gentlemen whose
practical knowledge and experience will be truly desirable.
In consequence of a large amount of shares having been
already applied for (and a most encouraging number of
applications made for Club membership),the Directors are
compelled to add that the list of applications for shares can
remain open for a limited period only. In the meantime
applications for the unaliotted shares must be made to the
Solicitors or Secretary; the required deposit having been
previously paid to the Bankers of the Company.
The Articles of Association can be seen at the Company's
Offices.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
No:
To the Directors of the City Mercantile Club and Dining
Hall Company (Limited).
Uentlemen,—l request that you will allot me
Shares of £lO each, in the above Company, and I enclose a
cheque for the deposit of £ I per Share thereon : and I un-
dertake to pay the further sum of LI on allotment, to pay
all calla thereon, and to execute the articles of association
when required.
Dated this

day of 18
Names in full
Residence
Profession or trade , .
Place of business

Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Sports.

Oxroßn, Friday Evening.

As the fixture for the Oxford and Cambridge athletic
sports approaches the interest of the public in the event in-
creases, and there is a general desire that they may come
off without let or hindrance. The fine open weather to-
day has had a very beneficial effect on the ground, and,
although "heavy going," it will be better than might be
anticipated from the recent rains.
Mr. Lewes, of Cambridge, and a host of his fellow-col-
legians, have arrived to-day, and to-morrow morning a
special train from Cambridge will bring a more numerous
body of Cantabs, There seems a desire to back the " light
blue to win the majority of the events; but, as
one of those, viz., the long jump, is a certainty, the Oxonians
are shy, although the high jump may be almost looked upon
as a foregone conclusion on the part of Oxford. The mile
race engrosses most attention, and from the time taken by
the champions of both universities, it looks a good thing for
Mr. Lewes, whose partisans are backing him freely. The
100 yards race, quarter of a mile ditto, 120 yards hurdle
race, 250 yards ditto, and steeplechase, the remaining six
events, would puzzle the most accurate observer, and until
the fiat of the judge goes forth it will be a difficult task to
point to a winner. The sports will commence as soon as
possible after the arrival of the "special" so that the oppor-
tunity of witnessing them and returning to Cambridge the
same evening will not be lost.

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race,

OXFORD, Friday Evening

A visit to the banks of the Thames below Nuneham this
afternoon has increased the opinion we formed some time
back of the excellence of the Oxford crew, who rowed down
to Abingdon and paddled back to Sandford, attended by a
numerous guard of horsemen, including several representa-
tives of the sister University. Arrangements had been
made for a race between the crew and picked eight, but at
the last moment it fell to the ground, having been post-
poned until Tuesday in next week. This will perhaps be
the last time of the crew going over the long course, as they
intend migrating to the London water about Wednesday,
when the " knowing ones" will have an opportunity of
judging for themselves of the merits of the " dark blue."
We understand that the price of steamers to accompany the
race have been raised 20 per cent., so that the usual over-
crowding to witness the race is likely to be discontinued.

SOMETHING LIKE SUGGESTIVE MUSIC !—A
Polonaise by Weber, writes a lady critic, has
chords that fall upon the oar like the rattling of swords just
drawn from their scabbards. In them, she writes, she
almost hears " the wild and distant neighings of the steeds
of the desert, as they toss the long manes around their
haughty heads, impatiently pawing the ground, with their
lustrous eye beamingwith intelligence and full of fire, while
they bear with stately grace the trailing caparisons, em-
broidered with,
torqn;ise and rubies, with which the Polish
seigneurs loved to adorn them." This, she says, is. a
Polonaise by -Weber. The polonaises by Chopin,
she poceeds, taking Lit=zt, re beau more
her parable from Herr
They repre-
u suggestive. neut. " the heavy resolute t d of men bravely
faelig:all the bitter injustice which the most cruel and re-
Ir.mitless. destiny can offer," "While the music proceeds,"
'*he says, "we see passing at intervals before us brocades
of gold, velvets, damasked satins, silvery so ft and flexible
=sables, hanging sleeves gracefully thrown
hack upon the
shoulders, embossed sabres, boots yellow
as
gold or red
'with trampled blood, sashes with long and
nd
itinges, close chemisettes, rustling trains, atom:li u a ting
broidered with pearls, head-dresses glittering with ebm.
.or leafy with emeralds, light slippers,
rich with
amber, ,
gloves perfumed with the luxurious attar from the harems,
As the paternal mind becomes more and more
disturbed
'with an idea that his beloved child is losing her wits she
informs him that Chopin's polonaises are nothing at all
to his Funeral March, which she offers to play
him, and which she assures him is " the cry of a
nation's anguish mounting to the very throne of God ; the
appeal of human grief from the lyre of seraphs. Neither
cries, nor hoarse groans, nor impious blasphemies, nor
furious imprecations trouble for a 'Lament the sublime
sorrow of the plaint; it breathes upon the ear like the
rhythmed sighs of angels. The antique face of grief is
entirely excluded. Raising itself from the soil wet with
blood and tears, it springs forward to implore God; and
having nothing more to hope from earth, it supplicates the
Supreme Judge with r rayers so poignant that our hearts in
listening break under the weight of an august compassion.'
THE FASHION OF FURNITURE.—It is not too
much to say that there is hardly an article to be
found for sale in a modern uphholsterer's shop which will
bear evidence of even the commonest principles of good
design. The individual merits of Gothic or classic art are
not here questioned. Our furnitura has no style at all. The
wonder is, who h
15 Supplies the patterns for this endless variety
of absurdities; 'who i 3 responsible for title "shaped" backs
of sideboards and washing-tables, and the bandy-legged
seats which we occupy. No dcubt there are many " lead.
jag firms" who flatter themselves that the contents of their
warehouses are exceptions to the general rule ; and, indeed,
if high prices and sound workmanship ensured good taste,
there would be no lack of the latter. Ent, unfortunately,
of furniture which is—to use a trade expression—kept on
stock, the more expensive it is the uglier it is sure to be,—
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