The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

£27,513,125
BAN KING D ZPARTIMM.

Proprietors' Capi-
tal .£14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposita (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
miasionera of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) £11,124,5131
Other Securities 1i0.856,744
Notes

Gold and Silver 720,61 Q
COLD

counts) 7,079,789
Other Deposits 13,300,156
Seven Day and
other Bills 548,192

.£39,0:6,983
M.

L 30,066,934
ESHALL, Chief Cashier,

Feb. ,8, 1864.

Th© Olympic Theatre.

TO TUE EDITOR OF TILE fitiN.

Sir,—May I ask the assistance of your column
to give publicity to my contradiction of a report,
which has been embodied in newspaper paragraphs
that I have become manager of the Olympic Theatre
My friends, Messrs. Emden and Robson, are still
the prosperoul managers of that very successful
little theatre, and long may they remain so
I should not have thought it necessary to con.,
Um:lid this report, but that it has drawn on me a
fllod of letters, the answering of which makes
serious inroad on the time of

Yours respectfully, Tom TAYLOR.
Lavender-sweep, Wandsworth, Feb. 17.

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

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MEETING THIS DAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in
this company was bold this afternoon at the London
Tavern. Mr. James Goodson, chairman of the board of
directors, presided.
The CHAIRMAN said ft was satisfactory to know that
during the past half-year the traffic had been remunera..
tire, lie had to communicate an increase in the revenue
of the past half-year, as compared with that of the corre-
sponding period of 1802, of £33,202 12s. 3d., the whole of
which had accrued in the goods traffic, earnings, the pas-
senger receipts having been nearly the same as those for
December half year of 1802, when they were largely in-
creased by the passenger truffle to the International Exhibi-
tion. It was proposed to pay a dividend on this occasion at
thu rate of £2 106 per cent. per annum. This would require
£104,494 15s, leaving £2,221 18s Id to be carried forward
to the next account. Under the circumstances, ho thought
this would be found a satisfactory dividend, inasmuch as
they had for a long time been struggling with difficulties,
but were now emerging into light. having referred to
the extensions proposed, and to the London and Rotter-
dam traffic via Harwich, the Chairman concluded by
moving the adoption of the report.
Captain JERVIS. M.P., seconded tho motion, which after
• lengthened discussion, was adopted.
A resolution declaring the dividend was agreed to, and
it was announced that the warrants would be posted oil
Monday, the 20th inst.

THE CASE OF MADAME BUONAPARTE
against Mr. Lewis, her late attorney, was resumed
in the Common Pleas yesterday morning, and after a
masterly address from Mr. Whiteside for the fair plaintiff,
and the charge of the judge, the jury found a verdict for
£lOO damages, and £l6O on the money counts, for memo),
received by Mr. Lewis for her use, and costs. The verdict
was received with applause in a crowded court.
The baptism of the Infanta to whom the Quoen
of Spain has recently given birth, took place on Sunday
last in the Chapel Royal of tho Palace at Madrid. The god-
father and godmother were Duke Robert of Parma and his
sister, Margarita-Theresa, represented by Don Francis do
Fuels, and the Marchioness do Novalieches, gouvernanto of
the Prince of the Asturias and hie Royal sisters. Tho
Papal Nuncio was present, and the ceremony was performed
by the Patriarch of the Indies. Tho Infanta received the
names of Maria. Eulalia-Frsincisca-Margarita, etc., etc., the
whole number of names being, according to the Madrid
journals, above eighty. Tho Infante Don Philippe, son 01
the Duke do Montpenoier, is better.
The Oat-Deutsche Post states that a fall of 81:10Wi
nearly black, took place a few days back at Purkersdorf, in
Austria. On being examined with a microscope, it was
found to be covered with exceedingly small insects, which
had given to it a dark colour.
The Civil Ti ibunal of the Seine has just given,
judgment in nn action brought by M. Saigno,, a
retired builder, against M. Lambert, stock-broker, to recover
a sum of 62,886 f. In March, 1862, hi Saign,,,- accused a
Lambert sold for them
theasM.
ofNorthern
theaboveTheyweretried at
cou the
prisoner having pleaded in her defence that the the female
bonds had
been given to her by M. Saigno as an acknowledgment of
certain coniplaisanoes on her part. aliately after the
trial, M. Soigne commenced civil proceedings
mind his wife to recover the 62,886 f., and obtained a judg-
ment in his favour, but the defendants took their against Leroy
mea-
sures so adroitly that he has never been able to derive any
benefit from the decision. Being thus baffled in his efforts
to recover his property from the Leroys, M. Saigno coin•
menced an action against M. Lambert, whom he considered
liable, on the ground that ho had not taken proper precan..
tions to ascertain the position of the Leroys before ho
handed over to them the value of the bonds. M. Lambert's
counsel, however, proved that Leroy had been intro,lnced
to M. Lambert in 1869, and had subsequently on several
occasions employed him to make purchases. M. Lambert,
therefore, had no reason to suspect Leroy of anything
wrong. The Avocat-Imperial having also expressed his
opinion that M. Lambert's conduct was perfectly blameless,
the Tribunal gave a judgment rejecting M. Saigne's de-
mand, and condemned him 10 pay all costs of suit. ,
FLOODS IN THE NoltTII.-I'hu sudden thaw of
Saturday and Sunday last caused considerable
inundations in the vales of the North and East Ridiert
On Sunday and Monday the rivers Eye, Durwent, at.n!
Ouse, with their tributaries, overflowed, 'and laidiv:hae.las
joining lands under water. On Monday nil" At
well) thought to have reached the highest poinno.,
turn
the
Nor-
ton the banks of the rickyards (Baron's)
dfiedet submerged.
water, and the works wore probably
_O, to sit. very
' 'rho damage to farmers at this season *th "

great invo-anee.
WESTERrtN DISPENSARY FOR DISFASES OF TTIE
SKIN.—The twelfth annual meeting of this charity was
held on Tuesday at the Dimpenoary, 21A, Charlotte-street,
Fitzroy square. Ilia ehsir was taken by the prenident, the
Jtuv. eiluOli Dale. Thu report of the committee was read,
and the woofing separated after a vo t! of thank.; t Mr.
Hunt, the surgeon, and to therm ehaituutn,